Tarka is doing really well with Baggins and Bogart outside.  But in the house things are a little different and he's slightly afraid of them.  I  think he's decided our bedroom is his safe zone, and he is a little defensive about the space.  This afternoon he did something I've never seen him do before, and that was to display some fear aggression.  On two separate occasions, first with Bogart, then with Baggins, he charged them, snarling and growling, when they came into the room.  Bogart just left;  Baggins answered back a little and Tarka backed off.  No harm was done.  Tarka's little heart was racing. I sat with him for a while to calm him, then invited Baggins back into the room.  After a few minutes they were both snuggling with me together. Tarka had a good sniff of Baggins too, and they seemed OK.  Bogart didn't want to come back in just then.

I decided to try the Anxiety Wrap on Tarka to see if it would make him feel more secure.  I had put it on once before (just a few days before we left, as I had just ordered it) and he seemed miserable in it. This time he initially looked just as miserable, but then I took him outside; he soon forgot he had it on, and started looking much happier.  Bogart, Baggins and Willie all came out too.  Tarka went up to Bogart who growled gently at him.  I brought a baby gate from home just in case there were any problems with the dogs getting along, and am going to put it up to provide Tarka with a space where he feels safe - and to avoid any mishaps when there are no adults around to supervise.  As I was getting it out of the roof cargo box, I turned and saw Tarka and Bogart starting to play.  They pranced around each other a little, then humped each other, then started play-wrestling and mouthing each other, and eventually running up and down the driveway.  I took a little video which I'll attempt to post on here.

I think they're going to be fine, though Tarka's still a little wary of them in the house. Now Tarka chooses to be up on the bed when they're in the room, and at one point when all the dogs were snoozing in here, he suddenly launched himself off the bed and jumped on them (I'd say not in a particularly friendly way, though it was quite comical).  They both looked a little surprised but didn't react badly.  A little while later Bogart and Tarka went running outside together to scare off some ghosts they heard out there, and seemed quite happy together.

So we are just sorting out a few little differences - mainly Tarka's fear.  Tomorrow he will have a Healing Touch treatment from a practitioner here who is also going to walk Willie and Tarka at midday while I'm skiing. Hopefully that will help him start to feel more confident too.  Overall I think he's doing really well.  It's his first road trip and he is a scared little guy who is completely out of his routine and away from his relatively new home. 

Willie is just being Willie, going with the flow, trying to catch a nap or two, and staying out of trouble.