Braver by the minute

Just 42 hours out of the rescue centre and Jonty dares to take a biscuit from my hand. He's still separate from the others as any tiny sound has him diving back to the paint store, but this is a big move for a terrified dog. You have to wonder what awful thing must have happened to him in the past.

His name? Jonty. We chose it because it seems important that, as Ali puts it, he doesn't have a name he has to live up to. Jonty to our french friends sounds like gentil - kind. And I am sure he is a kind dog.