I used the "feral cat" metaphor, because I have done that successfully in the past.
And W does the "come closer, then back away" cycle a lot. She working on her issues though, seeing an IC now and on a new AD (3rd week for both, too soon to make any determination of change)...so I try to just watch out of the corner of my eye, so to say...have to remind myself to not get antsy, because she WILL pick up on that.
I do get the feeling they will bolt feeling...
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm