Sounds like things went "fairly" well while we were gone, except for one not-so-good episode.... He woke up in the middle of the night one night and upchucked on the carpet :. Sarah put him outside just in case there was more forthcoming, and cleaned up the mess. Decided to give him a little more time outside so sat on the edge of the bed with her book, next thing she knows it's 11 AM and she's waking up She goes running downstairs and no pooch in back yard ....thankfully discovered him sitting on the front steps. Phew. Thankfully it wasn't -30C out there... So...he jumped the fence, again. I had hoped he had forgotten all about that over the winter, but obviously not. We did a little investigation and discovered he jumped it at the fence, the same place he went over before. There was a gap in the board Mark had put up to block him before (which we kinda needed to put our arms through to open the latch, but he figured out he could get through. image by psalmone1, on Flickr You can see the gap on the left...it's a little bigger now as the ground has heaved and shifted with the frost so the fence does, too. So....another board up to close the gap, and he is thwarted again(also note the scratches on the boards where he was scrabbling to get over)...... https://www.flickr.com/photos/31088481@N03/13651983173/lightbox/ .......hopefully. He hasn't realized yet that the chain link fence on the other side of the yard opposite the gate is the same height as where he was getting over....I don't think it's crossed his mind to try it yet as in his mind the gate is where everyone gets out. Really hoping he won't try.... :-\... The board is an inexpensive solution. Making the chain link higher or putting blockers extending into the yard to stop him jumping will be a whole lot more money....
Re: The Good and the Bad I bet your daughter felt SO guilty! Good for Simba though, front doorstep is a good place to be when you might be "lost". Glad no harm was done. (not even going to ask what he had been eating to prompt the up-chucking)
Re: The Good and the Bad Good grief Sarah must have had the fright of her life. So poor Simba was out having the time of his life for a long time getting upto goodness knows what ? Would it be a possibility to put something like chicken wire all over the wooden fence to inhibit his grip :-\ Deary me Simba you are a lad ;D x
Re: The Good and the Bad my friend had a dog who would not come in at night, would play keep away, so one night he just left it outside all night, dog never played keep away again Maybe Simba found out that the grass wasn't greener out there and may never try again to jump over!
Re: The Good and the Bad Ha ha, Stacia, I wish....but I doubt it. I'm pretty sure that in his previous home Simba had run around the neighbourhood more than once. I know for a fact that his previous owner was facing a fine from the police for allowing her dog to run free. So he's come from a history of it and I think probably has a pretty good time while out and about. He came home stinking to high heaven, obviously found something "delicious" to roll in - Sarah had to shampoo him off but he still stinks a bit. I'm just surprised he didn't upchuck the next night too, considering all the tasty treats he must have gotten in to, from 2:30 AM to 11 AM. But he didn't...sigh.... I'm glad he was okay, and came home in one piece. Sarah felt horrible about it, for sure, but in the end no harm done, except for the fact that he had time to remember about jumping the fence and enough time to persevere until he got out. :-\
Re: The Good and the Bad It's a lot better than what my imagination had come up with Glad he was waiting on the doorstep. He's a good boy
Re: The Good and the Bad Blimey!ive had the terrors he was out for so long,poor Sarah,bet she got a fright...bless her heart though,you've got a good girl there......there's lots of things we didn't 'fess up to with our parents when we were left home alone .......she could have kept it between her and Simba....a secret ,bonding pact! ;D He does have some adventures doesn't he! Glad he was ok x
