dog story 1360a

Sunday (10/2/2011), he showed up at my back door early in the morning. I put food out for him and he was fairly active off and on during the day. This photo was taken in the late afternoon, through a screen door. He seems better now and comfortable hanging around near my back door during the day, but he also won't let me get near him. When I go outside to feed him, he runs back into the cactus -- but then comes back to eat once I've gone inside.

Update: On Monday, 10/3, he was romping around the back yard in the morning acting like a healthy dog, even the eye infection had apparently cleared. When I went to put out some food he ran away (which is what he had done in the past), but when I went back inside he only came and sniffed the food, he didn't eat it. We didn't see him again, by noon it was clear he had somehow crawled under the back fence and left. We left food out for a couple of days, but he didn't come back. Hopefully he is okay and can find his way back if he ever again needs a safe haven for a few days.