Don65Stang
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So we bought a pure breed cocker spaniel puppy in Nov 2009 that I had a love-hate relationship with. Even though the kids wanted this puppy, literally begging us for it as their Christmas present, Dad (me) was the one who took care of it. Sure they would play with and love on her but it was just me to care for her. Lulu had the spirit of Houdini in that she escaped from the fully fenced back yard and then again from the secondary underground backup electric fence and shock collar that I had cranked up to maximum that I installed once I realized filling in the holes she dug under the first fence was a wasted effort on my part. She got through both fences almost daily and roamed our street until I got home in the afternoon.
In May/June 2011 Lulu got out as usual and I could not find her that afternoon. The kids were crying and I was searching the whole area. Nothing, no signs of her. She gone, as Phil Robertson says.
This morning as I was driving away from the house I had a flashback moment when I thought I saw Lulu in the rear view mirror. I had to turn my head to do a double take. Sure enough, there she was two years later bouncing up the sidewalk like nothing had ever happened. I stopped, got out and she ran up to me. She looks fine. No collar but obvious that someone nearby has been taking care of her and evidently she escaped from them this morning. I gave her food and water and placed her in the laundry room until I figure out what to do. What if the new family has young kids who love her? We still have her pedigree papers and former leash.
Prior to Lulu we had a chocolate lab who also was Houdini dog that managed to clear our 6-ft wooded privacy fence. He was quite the jumper and one day he too didn't come back. What's next...Return of Java the labrador later this week? Java does have a chip implanted between his shoulder blades that registers us as his people.
In May/June 2011 Lulu got out as usual and I could not find her that afternoon. The kids were crying and I was searching the whole area. Nothing, no signs of her. She gone, as Phil Robertson says.
This morning as I was driving away from the house I had a flashback moment when I thought I saw Lulu in the rear view mirror. I had to turn my head to do a double take. Sure enough, there she was two years later bouncing up the sidewalk like nothing had ever happened. I stopped, got out and she ran up to me. She looks fine. No collar but obvious that someone nearby has been taking care of her and evidently she escaped from them this morning. I gave her food and water and placed her in the laundry room until I figure out what to do. What if the new family has young kids who love her? We still have her pedigree papers and former leash.
Prior to Lulu we had a chocolate lab who also was Houdini dog that managed to clear our 6-ft wooded privacy fence. He was quite the jumper and one day he too didn't come back. What's next...Return of Java the labrador later this week? Java does have a chip implanted between his shoulder blades that registers us as his people.
jk...Going to put a add out and see if its anyones dog local?
