Bob had to have his own room for a couple of months. I'd sit on the floor and talk to him quietly, and let him decide when he wanted to approach me. Then I opened the door to his room and sat in the next room, and after awhile he'd venture out and sit in my lap. Finally one day I opened the door and he ran out of his room into the bedroom, where he hid under the bed until he felt comfortable enough to venture out into the rest of the house.

Bob still hides whenever anyone else is in the house, but he's very comfortable otherwise, and he's quite an affectionate boy with me. He sleeps on the bed at night, spends a good part of the day watching me from behind the computer monitor, and loves chin rubs. Once he decided on his own that he wanted to join the rest of the household, he progressed very well.