(Sigh…😔) One problem leads to another….Odin’s field has bees. A lot of bees. They fly around close to the grass all day long. Obviously we don’t want Odin getting stung, but I don’t want to get stung either. Apparently I’m allergic to bees. Last bee sting, my hand got so swollen and I ended up on prednisone. Now I’m carrying an Epi-Pen. That’s just an inconvenience…
The real problem began as I was putting diatomaceous earth down in Odin’s field in the hopes that it would break down the exoskeleton’s of the bees (and ticks) in Odin’s field. Odin had never seen a Scott’s Spreader before and we already know he’s pretty protective of his poop. So, as the white powder was spread across the area with the greatest amount of bee activity Odin had nothing short of a freak out moment. He was running around, snorting, running in circles, running in and out of the barn, all the while very curious about what exactly I was doing. He was so upset, he even got Tibo upset. Tibo then began the same freak out dance in his field.
There was nothing for me to do but remain calm and finish as quickly as I could, but apparently, the damage was already done. I had broken our trust bond. When I went to sit with him as I usually do on Monday’s, he’d have nothing to do with me. He was completely hesitant as you’ll see in the below video.
It took some work and patience in order for me to begin to establish trust again and as you’ll see in the next video, he does begin to warm up to me again.
The reason why I share all this is for you to see how delicate the bond is right now for Odin and to understand, with real life examples, why we ask that you keep your distance. He’s changing but at the same time he’s still on shaky ground, easily frightened and spooks easily.
I will end on an upbeat note, which is to say that we are working on exposing him to new things. It was the spreader today and hula hoops the other day. Somehow, he was much more accepting of the hula hoops.
Odin 