Our farm acclimation program for Gus is going well. Fate more or less tolerates  him, sometimes even plays with him. But more exciting is his budding friendship with the donkeys. We have brought him to the donkeys on a leash every morning, and everyone has done much sniffing. Gus licked Fanny on the nose, which seemed to amaze her.

Donkeys are guard animals, they can be unpredictable and dangerous, but these two girls are sweet and accepting. Lulu kept a wary eye on Gus the first week, but I let him off leash in the pasture and he ran right over to Luly and sat right next to her while she grazed. He’s in. Gus is on his way to being a farm dog.