Day 7 of my captivity...

I brought Moose home from hospital a week ago and he has been in his pen except when he is taken on a leash to the back yard for less than 5 minutes 3 or 4 times a day. He has not really protested except for the past two nights when he barked a lot while I was making his dinner. I guess he is worried that I will mess up the recipe if he is not right there to supervise! I am glad he is not overly restless but worry that he is a little depressed. He used to love to be outside and would play with his toys on his own all the time. Now when I take him out in the back yard he does his business and pulls me back toward the door to go inside, especially odd given the lovely cool weather that usually makes him frisky. The first few times he did this he would pull me toward the front door, obviously wanting to go for a walk, but doesn't do that anymore. He also seems to have lost all interest in his toys. I can't get him to play with them for more than a minute and he definitely doesn't play on his own. Poor boy! I am going to get him a new toy like a tug-a-jug since he will still get excited about food. I have been training some things that he can learn while laying down and he likes that because treats are involved. Still he just does not seem to be himself and we have a long road ahead! We will have a 2 week checkup next Friday but pretty sure he will still not be allowed to increase his activity until week 8, and I think that, even more than confinement is to blame for his melancholy.
The 2nd pic was snapped mid-yawn but could not help posting it because he looks like a crazed caged beast which is what I imagine he feels like these days!