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kjm · 02-16-2005, 01:30 PM

So today I went home at lunch to let the little doggies out and have a break. I was in the back of the apartment closing the door after letting the two crazies back in and turned around to notice that the living room was unusually well lit. Then it hit me.

:shiver: The front door had blown open and I knew Boone was right next to me but Smokey was no where in sight. I panicked.

By the time, I got to the door, Smokey had galloped (yes, galloped) down the street. So I slam the door shut and take off running, in heels. In heels. Now, I'm sure all you ladies are aware of the fact that heels were not specifically designed for cross country sprinting. But that's what I did.

After he heard me calling for him in my happy excited voice, Smokey bolted in the other direction, stopping only briefly to "water" various trees and shrubs. Every time I thought I'd get close enough to scoop him up, he'd dart in the other direction. I even tried running the other way to see if he'd follow. No deal.

He ended up running across a kinda busy street right in front of two vehicles, one of which was a DishNetwork guy. He immediately pulled over his van and got out. He called to me to see what my dog's name was and took off after Smokey. My hero. I just couldn't keep up with the surprisingly swift dog.

Smokey finally, about a 1/2 mile from my apartment, decided to stop for a potty break and my knight grabbed him up before he could take off again. Whew. I profusely thanked him, between wheezing breaths. LOL

So then I had to carry Smokey's hefty behind, all 30 lbs, all the way home. Grrrr. . . LOL

Suffice to say I was flat out exhausted after the ordeal. When I opened the door to the apartment, Boone was waiting for us and the two were so happy and excited that something out of the ordinary happened today. Good grief, Charlie Brown. LOL

I'm just so so so thankful it wasn't worse. Flashes of horrifying scenes keep running through my oxygen deprived brain on our little jog. I'm just glad someone was willing to stop and help me. What a nice guy.

So from now on, I'll be incredibly diligent in making sure the front door in bolted every time I close it. This won't be happening again, let me tell you!!

02-16-2005, 01:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
kjm Schnauzer Slave Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 533 Rep Power: 91	Bad Bad Day for Heels So today I went home at lunch to let the little doggies out and have a break. I was in the back of the apartment closing the door after letting the two crazies back in and turned around to notice that the living room was unusually well lit. Then it hit me. :shiver: The front door had blown open and I knew Boone was right next to me but Smokey was no where in sight. I panicked. By the time, I got to the door, Smokey had galloped (yes, galloped) down the street. So I slam the door shut and take off running, in heels. In heels. Now, I'm sure all you ladies are aware of the fact that heels were not specifically designed for cross country sprinting. But that's what I did. After he heard me calling for him in my happy excited voice, Smokey bolted in the other direction, stopping only briefly to "water" various trees and shrubs. Every time I thought I'd get close enough to scoop him up, he'd dart in the other direction. I even tried running the other way to see if he'd follow. No deal. He ended up running across a kinda busy street right in front of two vehicles, one of which was a DishNetwork guy. He immediately pulled over his van and got out. He called to me to see what my dog's name was and took off after Smokey. My hero. I just couldn't keep up with the surprisingly swift dog. Smokey finally, about a 1/2 mile from my apartment, decided to stop for a potty break and my knight grabbed him up before he could take off again. Whew. I profusely thanked him, between wheezing breaths. LOL So then I had to carry Smokey's hefty behind, all 30 lbs, all the way home. Grrrr. . . LOL Suffice to say I was flat out exhausted after the ordeal. When I opened the door to the apartment, Boone was waiting for us and the two were so happy and excited that something out of the ordinary happened today. Good grief, Charlie Brown. LOL I'm just so so so thankful it wasn't worse. Flashes of horrifying scenes keep running through my oxygen deprived brain on our little jog. I'm just glad someone was willing to stop and help me. What a nice guy. So from now on, I'll be incredibly diligent in making sure the front door in bolted every time I close it. This won't be happening again, let me tell you!!
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