Daisy's owner called last night, in a panic! He had been out of town for five days, about exactly as long as Daisy has been at our place. He had made arrangements for a housesitter, but the guy flaked out. So J. came home to a big mess--you can't leave a house unattended up here in the winter! But before he even got his water running again, he was looking for Daisy. I made him come over to pick her up and I'm glad I did. I wanted to see her reaction to him. She was positively joyful! She jumped all over him, licking and wagging her whole body. She very happily followed him through the gate and jumped in his truck.
I gave him a lecture about taking better care of her, offered to help him out in any way we could and next time he leaves town, he's just going to bring Daisy over to us! I didn't see Daisy again last night or this morning. I suspect she's enjoying being home--she has a doggy door at her house. I'm sure she'll be back to accompany us on our next run. So basically, things are back to normal!
