tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post8048521600814403310..comments2024-03-22T14:13:55.418-07:00Comments on wmtc: pupdate: prison break, cookie stylelaura khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-88924268055670415412020-06-25T06:41:52.901-07:002020-06-25T06:41:52.901-07:00Spoiler Alert: I forgot to lock the front door. .....<i>Spoiler Alert: I forgot to lock the front door. ... About three hours later, Laura is practicing piano, I'm upstairs, and Cookie tries the front door. It opens! I'll bet she was shocked it worked! And out she goes!</i><br /><br />Twice in one day! Let's just say I was less than charitable about it. <br /><br />I continued practicing and let Allan get her back on his own. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-9194178869045452632020-06-24T23:15:49.841-07:002020-06-24T23:15:49.841-07:00If we left her outside, I assume she'd be back...If we left her outside, I assume she'd be back at 5:00, trying to get IN, for dinner.<br /><br />I'm on vacation for all but Friday this week, so after that bit of fun in the morning, they got to go to the beach in the afternoon. In the summer, Cookie zooms to one of the little ponds of water that remain when the tide goes out because there's a dip in the ground. And she splashes after little minnow-esque "fishies" that appear to dart out of the sand under water. She never tries to catch them, but she walk around and lunge at them <i>the entire time</i> we are there. In colder weather, when the fishies are not around, she and Kai will sprint up and down the beach at top speed for 30 minutes straight. It's remarkable. Not in summer, though. Kai will fish a bit, but she is not obsessed like Cookie.<br /><br />When it's fish season, we tie a rope to Cookie's collar, so we can reel her in when it's time to go. At home, I was bringing stuff in from the car, and after the third trip, I closed the door. Spoiler Alert: I forgot to lock the front door. ... About three hours later, Laura is practicing piano, I'm upstairs, and Cookie tries the front door. It opens! I'll bet she was shocked it worked! And out she goes!<br /><br />They had eaten dinner a little earlier, but I put some food in her bowl and went out in the driveway. She was sniffing in the yard next door. I shook it the bowl. She was interested. I opened the gate to the back yard and put the bowl on the grass and stepped aside. She slowly walked right to the threshold - peek in, and turned around and ran away! That little fucker!<br /><br />I did the Kai-in-the-car routine, this time driving in the other direction. It did not take that long. She chased the car for a bit and when I got out and opened the back door, she jumped in my door.<br /><br />Tomorrow promises to be a less-exciting day for the Cookster.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-55060927075647017872020-06-24T14:13:51.839-07:002020-06-24T14:13:51.839-07:00I could totally see Cookie stealing food! I could totally see Cookie stealing food! laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-72031405072409243792020-06-24T14:13:13.949-07:002020-06-24T14:13:13.949-07:00She has never wandered too far off. Both Allan and...She has never wandered too far off. Both Allan and I feel she would always come back eventually. If it weren't for the presence of cars, she might do well as one of those dogs who wanders around having adventures, then comes home for dinner when she's ready. But we do live in a town, and there are cars. <br /><br />There are also bears, and cougars. It is not that unusual in this area for off-leash dogs to be killed by either of those.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-28358336033945584572020-06-24T13:32:19.614-07:002020-06-24T13:32:19.614-07:00Cars are always the biggest concern. I don't e...Cars are always the biggest concern. I don't even want to think about it. I wonder how long she would stay out for and whether she would come back on her own. Obviously half her fun is the chase. I wish I had some advice! We did have a dog who wandered off when I was a child but my parents had this screwy attitude that animals were meant to be free so it was okay. (We lost many cats that way.) Mostly Colleen followed me around, but she also was known to steal burgers and steaks from people's grills and sit outside their homes, begging for food (and she was well-fed at home). The two dogs Harvey and I have had always stayed in the yard or walked on a leash with us, so they were more like Kai. A GOOD dog. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-69943836136714328932020-06-24T13:25:35.579-07:002020-06-24T13:25:35.579-07:00Yes, she is soooo bad not really! :)
Here's ...Yes, she is soooo bad not really! :) <br /><br />Here's a quick profile of Kai: the first time Cookie opened the front door and let herself out, Kai sat in the doorway, peeking her head out, but not taking one step outside. And looking guilty anyway! <br /><br />Kai is super obedient. She wouldn't leave because she's not allowed to. (That cracks me up. Kai is a goody-goody. Cookie is more like me!)<br /><br />She didn't actually do anything to the fence. She dug in the dirt underneath it, to create a tunnel.<br /><br />We can't tie her to a line, that would be a disaster. All we can do is continue to reinforce the bottom of the fence with horizontal planks (screwed in the opposite side) and chicken wire.<br /><br />Cookie *mostly* stays on our street, where cars go very slowly. But the reason I got in the car is that a few times we've recovered her from a street parallel to ours. So there's our backyard, the fence, then some trees, then another street. And on that street, people do drive faster. She trots alongside the road, and she's pretty fast and sharp (obviously). But still, it's a big concern!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-40313569670011967232020-06-24T13:15:56.990-07:002020-06-24T13:15:56.990-07:00She is sooo bad (not really). She's a tease, a...She is sooo bad (not really). She's a tease, a smart dog, and a dog with wanderlust! How did she do that to the fence? What's next? Tying her to a line or something? Are cars a threat where you are? It seems she stays in the neighborhood, but would she go further if at some point you hadn't noticed she was out of the yard?<br /><br />Now---do you think Kai couldn't fit under there, or is she just a more compliant dog? Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com