Kiko gets tired of my putting clothes & harnesses on and off of her during this
cold weather. I started putting the harness (I have the ones like you do) over
her clothes when we go somewhere. It looks really dorky (not matching colors)
but she is safe.
On one of our walks during the summer the velcroe broke loose from her harness
and she saw a rabbit and ran after it. There are fields and fields ahead. The
rabbit is fast, she is fast.
I thought I would never see her again. I started calling her in a playful
manner. I truely did not know if the rabbit or I was going to win out. She
finally did come to me.
The thought ran thru my mind that I would never see her again. It is scarey.
SO GLAD THAT THINGS ENDED UP GOOD. Diana
--- On Fri, 10/10/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Scarey
To: "_Chihuahua's Y" <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 7:29 PM
I was taking Jaelyn outside for a potty break this afternoon and she was
distracted by the guys taking out our old furnace. She wanted to be near them
and before I knew it happened she slipped out of her collar. Because she's been
so cold without heat in the house for the past few weeks I took her harness off
this past week. I was tired of always having to take it off, change her outfit,
and then put it back on.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Emma, the chocolate lab from next door who
roams our property several times a day. (Much to my frustration. ) I knew once
Jaelyn saw her she'd take off like a shot and sure enough before I could grab
her she saw Emma and took off after her chasing her home. Thank God she took a
breather to pee on Emma's potty spot and make herself known! That's when I was
able to grab her.
After the commotion I looked back to the whole thing and laughed a little.
First, because me (with arthritis and fibromyalgia) trying to catch up to her
must have been laughable. Second, because seeing a little 4 1/2 lb chihuahua
chasing a 40-ish lb lab was more than a little funny. Though at the time my
biggest scare was her without a collar telling people where her home is. I
could see someone not thinking to bother to check if she had a microchip or
purposely not checking so they could keep her. That was what kept going off in
my mind as I tried to go after her.
It was the first time I realized what my life could be like without her in it.
For that split second I thought I'd lost her for good and I'd never catch up to
her. Thank God I was wrong. Back to the harness we go...
Jesslan
