"Brunch" has <stayed down> for 1/2 hour - 45 minutes!
An we had NO <gulping> of water this morning.

BigMutt just walked up and >>STARED<< intently ...
then gave a soft *whine* ...
I took that as Hobo-speak for "May I go OUT?"

The Herd is OUT - Hobo on the tether line.
We'll <lissin> for <barking>.

If no one <says> anything, I'm going to try letting everyone EXCEPT
Hobo in - just to see if he <BARKS> (the Zapp! Collar is *ON*)
when he gets lonely.

A CRATE ??

Well, dunno if that will help or not.
For SURE he won't bark if he's UPstairs with me & the Gang - loose.
If he's UPstairs but IN a Crate - dunno = ??

DOWNstairs (Basement 'Partment) ??
IN a Crate isn't much different than the 'Partment ...
NOW he's on a 5 foot Tyme-Out chain - fastened to the corner of the basement.
That gives him more "space" than even a Jumbo sized Crate would.

Baby Gate ??
Never saw a 6 foot tall "Baby" Gate!
Normal "Baby" height Baby Gate prolly would only slow me and
maybe Bowser down. I can just SEE *ME* trying to get over it at
Oh:dark:Thirty for a Fiur Call or a *pee* call!
NOT a pretty thought!
Hobo could <jump> a baby gate with his eyes closed!
(And prolly <BARK> to be let back IN the bunkroom!)

Da KAT presents his own set of "unique" problems to the question...
WILL da Hobo see him as "sibling" - or a *SNACK* ??

OUTIE Report ~

A Raging <<SUCCESS>>!!

Cinder was the only NAW-Tee Dawg ~
She stayed in the yard for the first 5 minutes ...
then wandered into the Naybur's yard (and prolly <took a DUMP>)
She DID <trott> back when called.

SmokeMutt (the ALWAYS-Good Child) just did his thing and was standing
in front of the door.

BOWSER - <IMPRESSIVE> - I saw him out in the yard ...
then he returned and LAY DOWN on the porch!
May be some Hope for that Kid!!

Hobo ??
He either has a sore throat from 6 HOURS of overnight barking -
OR He GOT the Message from the Collar!!

I hope he remembered to DO something; but when I went out to <holler>
Cinder back home - Hobo had wrapped his tie-line around the
bush THREE times!
I un-wound the mess and ushered the Three Amigos INto the howze ...
Hobo wanted IN in the WORST way (even spit out a Gud Boy So Far bisquit) -
but I pushed him out and closed the door. He was *ALONE* on the porch!!

There was a good FIVE MINUTES (not seconds) of Total, Blessed, <SILENCE>!!

I <peeked> out the window ...
There he was - <sitting> pretty at the railing, staring at the Pond.
OMG! Did somebody <switch> Dawgs ??

Not really trying to push my luck ... I decided to see what he'd do
when he REALLY got bored and wanted in ...

The answer came in another two minutes - TOTAL "alone tyme" on the Porch
was up to at LEAST 7 minutes!! WOW!!

ONE single very *soft* **woof**

OH HAPPIE DAZE!!
I about <FLEW> to the door and <yanked> it open!!
There he was - standing in front of the door - <QUIETLY>!!

I think there's a Bus Trip in the wind to PetsMart -
gonna lay in a supply of NO-Bark collar BATTERIES!

Maybe we'll ALL <SLEEP> tonight!

Hmmmm ...
Where's da KAT ???

/s/ Phred
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