08/22/2026
Little update on Buddy! 🐾
Since his little disappearing act, I was scared to just let him roam free. I ordered an Apple AirTag and a bright orange collar for it to attach to. It is supposed to be here today, so I was trying my best to keep him happily contained until then.
Over the past two days, I’ve also taken him on lots of walks around the farm, specifically walking him around the areas where I want him to stay. I wanted to give him plenty of chances to learn his surroundings, get familiar with the property, and hopefully start understanding where “home” is.
Thursday: After finding him, he was locked up in the shed with a regular fan and cool-air fan. I sat with him for hours with the door closed so he wouldn’t be scared when I eventually left and shut it. By evening it was just getting too hot, so we moved to the basement plant shop.
I will be honest—it took a LOT of patience. 😂 He was barking and howling, which was setting my two Great Danes crazy. I sat with him until he finally fell asleep after turning on a loud fan and some white noise on the radio. And guess what? He slept through the night!
Friday: I took him out for another morning walk around the property and then back to the basement. At this point, he had definitely had enough of me locking him up. 😂 I had to leave for a few hours, so my nephew came and sat with him all day.
When I got home, I knew he needed to start getting used to being alone, so I tried leaving him for a short period.
Well… the first picture happened. 🤦♀️
I didn’t know what to do. I was afraid he was going to hurt himself trying to get out, but I was also afraid that if I let him loose, he would take off again—especially since he was probably pretty mad at me by then! 😂 I just wanted ONE more night until his AirTag arrived.
Finally, I made the decision to let him roam… and pray a LOT! 🙏😂
I checked the cameras throughout the night, and I am VERY happy to say that he stayed all night! He just roamed around the yard, checked things out, and laid in the driveway. That’s the second picture! ❤️
So today Buddy gets his AirTag, and after all the walking we’ve done around the property and watching him last night, I really feel like he is starting to understand where home is and where he belongs.
I think he just wants the freedom to do his job, patrol his area, and keep an eye on everything.
And I am extremely excited to say…
I think this is going to work out!! ❤️🐾
I’ll admit, I was worried there for a bit.