You know, Kay, as long as Honey has been with us (and it was 8 years, yesterday), she has always been skittish. And we got her as a small puppy! We never went through anything like you experienced with Kiara, but I am certain that, like Kiara, if she had ever gotten loose, we might have had a hard time getting her back and also ever settlling her down again. Thank goodness, she'd rather be here than anywhere else, these days, and she has her microchip and her tags, but I still know that if she ran away from here, it is doubtful whether she would ever go to anyone else. She is very, very shy.

Maybe, since Kiara is so young, as time passes, she will become more comfortable with new things and different people. It is hard, though, isn't it? I know you worry, constantly.

Logan