At first, when Rufus jumps on the couch, Haywoods will try to get him to share the space. “We don’t have to fight Rufus for space anymore – we just keep moving as he gets older. That place on the sofa is all his. If someone comes in, we tell them that “He can’t sit there because it’s Rufus’ seat, and that space is, Kim explains, reserved for him.”
She added:
“When he started doing this we thought it was the best thing ever and we could see that Rufus was so different from the rest and how much he loved the sofa and how much he Felt safe there.Very safe there and I didn’t mind watching some TV.
The family could tell how much the kangaroos liked to sit on the sofa, so they made it work. “We didn’t take him out because he liked it, but we just covered the couch with a mattress protector in case there were any accidents. We go with what makes him happy,” Kim said. .
Although there are times when Rufus isn’t very friendly. Kym shared, “He gets a bit grumpy, if he doesn’t want us to be bothered sitting next to him he will push us nicely.”
The Haywood family has dedicated their home and life to caring for these needy animals. Kim said:
“I have always been an animal lover and now with a sanctuary I know what this land was put to do..
