Our little Lieutenant Kijé is beginning to get more comfortable in his forever home.  He will now sleep out in the middle of the living room floor instead of hiding all day under the dining room table, and he is also no longer too shy to walk past us to go in or out the back door.  There are a few times he needs some herding to come back inside, but usually he follows Moonlight and doesn't mind if Jack or I am standing at the door waiting.

On the leash, he is such a little gentleman.  Granted, he won't walk loose leash yet, but when I stop, he sits.  He also sits automatically at corners.  He also recognizes what the leash means, and he heads straight to the front door and sits to wait to be leashed up.  When we get home, he sits and waits to be unleashed and picked up for cuddling.  He prefers cuddling with Jack, but I'm hoping to do a lot more of that over the summer.

He still won't take food readily from my hand, so we haven't begun any formal training.  It's all been "trainable moments" as we can do them.  There is still a lot of feral fear in him, but he is coming around.

And oh, how he and Moonlight love each other!  He'll pick up a squeakie and shove it into Moonlight's face until she takes the other end.  Then they tussle and Moonlight lets him take it from her.  She rolls to her side, and he mouths her ankles, her ears, her tail.  And vice versa!  They are such a joy to watch!

We're so glad to have him here.

Hi Ef,

I am reading ofcourse your story about Lt Kije. I am so
happy for him that he found a new home with you, Jack
and ofcourse Moonlight. I think he is a great guy
and will trust you in a short time.

Greetings from Holland, Ted and Bram