Once in the garden she went to her “safe” place, under a garden shrub where she watched Ruby and Lilly have a quick wee. I hoped it would encourage Ava to do the same; but alas no. As we came up the garden steps to the back door, Ava stayed hidden under the shrub. The only way I could get her to come in to the house was by leaving the back door open and waiting for what seemed like an age, as Ava came up to the door. However, as soon as she saw me she ran off back under the shrub. This continued for most of the morning, when I realised the only way to bring Ava in was to carry her. So, lying on my stomach on the grass I caught hold of her and pulled her out from her hiding place. It felt so awful to do this, but I couldn’t leave her outside.