At first, Wally was afraid of everything. It was, Joie said, as if you just got a new dog or cat. He snapped at everything and was, well, a wild animal trying to adjust from living in what had been a swamp to living in a house. Joie had patience. It was not unlike training a new dog or getting a new cat. It had to get to know its handler. It had to be treated with kindness. "Everything has a bad attitude at first," Joie said. At first, he had to feed him with tongs; otherwise, giving him a snack of some raw chicken could result in the loss of digits, or worse.