6:29pm

We took Shaggy out of his cage for an afternoon stroll just now. Or at least that's how I wanted it to be. LOL! ;p I put him on a leash of course.

The first time I fastened the leash on his neck, he kept hissing and growling. Maybe he didn't like the idea of having a leash around his neck. He's not used to it, anyway. Shaggy has NEVER hissed and growled in his entire life. NEVER.

My fiance even joked that he didn't like the leash since it was in peach-color, and it had flowers on it ;p He said, maybe Shaggy was embarassed to have it tied up around him. You know, like a macho-destroyer bit. LOL!

So anyway, to make sure he doesn't hiss and growl at the leash, I tied it up in his cage, next to his favorite spot, assuming he would get to know the scent, and get used to it. And yess, it worked.

So we put him on a leash and waited for him to wander off around the backyard. Umm, his response was still negative. He's never been outside the house or his cage. EVER. I don't trust my neighbors to return him to me if they found him. So anyway, he kept running back into his cage. I didn't want to pressure him, so I let him.

Today, I decided to try it again, but nope. No luck at all. We actually carried him to the front of our house and as soon as his feet were on the ground, he tugged me to the back of the house towards his cage --- AGAIN.

I took him up in my arms and walked back to the front, he ran back to the backyard. Thank GOD I had him on leash.

My guess is, he's still not used to the environment. The only environment he's been in was INSIDE the house and his cage. He's such a scaredy-cat.

Did I mention that he fears umbrellas? Yeah, he does! But that's sooooo cute, riiiiighttt! LOL!

Oh well, best of luck next time! And next time, I'll make sure we take some shots of his curious, frightened face.