Close call.

Came too close to losing my idiot dog today. He has been recovering from some major knee surgery this summer so has hardly been left alone. Today both kids worked early so he had to be left alone. Well, he found a partially open window and proceeded to bust through the screen and land in a planter then escape. He has never done this but there is a first time for everything. Not sure how long he roamed the neighbourhood but my neighbor was driving home and saw him bolt across the street a block away and recognized him. Quick thinker she grabbed him and took him home. A high prey drive machine like Tucker is never off leash unless hunting or training and I'm amazed he wasn't hit by a car. He doesn't ever turn it off and always is sniffing as he runs. Need to swing by the liquor store and buy her a really nice bottle of wine. That was too close.

You are lucky to have a great neighbers

Been there ... it's scary. In my case it was someone leaving the gate open. Now it's padlocked....

My dog (who normally wears no collar) was returned by someone we don't even know, who lives around the corner and down the street. How she knew where the dog lived is a mystery to me. I must be easily recognizable. :)

Glad Tucker's okay. Is he recovered from his TPLO?

Thanks Welsh. He is healing up very well. 12 week X-rays next week but the 8 week ones were great. Now it's about reigning him in. I'm thinking I may hunt him in short 1 hour sessions by mid November if there is no ice.

Oh my gosh! That is some dog! Glad he is all right Terry. On a good note , the TPLO must be healing well. :)

(Padlocked our gate too after an escape .)

edit: TPLO not ACL

Glad to hear it all ended ok.

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Originally Posted by Sharon

Oh my gosh! That is some dog! Glad he is all right Terry. On a good note , the ACL must be healing well. :)

(Padlocked our gate too after an escape .)

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The TPLO seems to be healing well. We were on Pelee last week and he swam like a Beaver. If he can get past the leaping out of windows thing we should be fine. It was about 4 ft from the ground but he landed in a flower bed. The problem is with the girls home from school for the summer he has had company 24/7 and now he needs to transition back to some "alone" time.

Those bird dogs are bird brains. Try Ritalin it will work wonders for your dog. :)

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Originally Posted by yellow dog

Those bird dogs are bird brains. Try Ritalin it will work wonders for your dog. :)

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He's been on a sedative called Trazadone for 2 months. Without that he would eat through concrete. He's bored. Not allowed to get anywhere near the exercise he's used to.

Scary.............

I'm glad Tucker is ok.

Thanks Mark. How is your girl doing?