Timken And Neon Taking a Last Walk Together

I have a feeling many of you are wondering how Tim is doing with Neon gone from our home and in her furever home yesterday. Well I think he is a bit perplexed. Last night and this morning he did a lot of pawing at me and went to Dave for a lot more reassurance. This morning he missed not running full speed down the stairs with Neon and out the front door together to go potty. Instead he went down the stairs and then stopped at the door and hesitantly went out, then he did an about face and came back in and then started pawing me.

So I think Tim's forever home needs a good fit dog companion and this is good info to have! Initially I wasn't sure if fostering a puppy would be ok for him, but he really took to her. She was just so tolerant of his awkwardness and she spurred him on to play. He did good when we fostered Sybil as well. He is fine with our house dogs but they are not puppyish anymore and although they all get along well with no issues, they just don't engage Tim in the same way as a young dog does.

Here are pictures of our last trail walk together a couple of days before Neon, went to her furever home.

Neon and Timken on the rocks near the stream we all have to cross.

Neon is not so sure rock and stream jumping are for her.

Skip getting ready to jump across.

Neon says ok I'm DOing IT! I missed the midair shot but she did make it to the other side without falling in.

Tim saying, forget you guys, I am not going to do it!

So we waited and waited. He has been here before and been carried the other times. But we decided to give him a chance to do it on his own. Again I missed the shot, but....

...here he is on the other side. He got tons of kudos for doing it himself!

Hmmmm the dogs wonder what these things are. There is some work that is being done in the area so some novel things for the dogs to sniff about.

Tim took a little time, but he did go up to the weird thing.

Liza says, come on you guys! Enough of the picture taking, let's go!

Tim, Neon, Jenny, and Skip. Of course Liza is out front scouting as usual. Min Pins don't want to hang out with Ratties!

Time for pets foster dad...

Eh hem Neon, leashes are not for chewing silly girl.

Tim and Neon explore a pile of sand. This was one of those circumstances that Neon got Tim to do something he wouldn't have done on his own.

Another crossing.....umm foster dad, do you think you could give me some help here?

She did make it across but I missed the shot, then the camera went away and the rest of the walk we just enjoyed each others company.