My dear Roxy, why is she such an airhead? We went to the dogpark today to find that the fence had blown down. It was the dog's first time out in a while, so I couldn't let them down.
So, I took them to an area that is going to be a housing development near my house. It seemed perfect. It is nothing but dirt and streets. No one drives on the streets because the construction hasn't started on the houses yet. So, no cars, no animals, nothing! To top it off, there are open trenches along the sides of the roads, so it actually keeps (or should keep) Roxy and Dusty with me. The trench would stop them from running off if you know what I mean.
To be safe, I only let one off leash at a time. (They're even more unlikely to run off if they can't be together.) Dusty's turn was first. It worked great. I walked laps around the blocks while Dusty ran along side me. He'd run up to the trenches, look in, and then come back to me.
After about 20 minutes, I decided it was Roxy's turn and set her free. :rolleyes: As usual, she was happy as can be, leaping and running all around, running circles around me as I walked. She ran up to the trenchs a few times, looked in, and came back.
Then, she ran full speed and PLOP! She VANISHED! The silly girl ran right into the trench. (Don't worry, they're only about 4 feet deep and the dirt is very soft from all the rains.) The sides were steep, so I had to get her to walk quite a ways until we got to the end of the trench where she could get out.
Whatta dummy!
