About a year ago, my exterminator came to spray my front and back yards. At that time, I had a puppy gate across the bottom of my side yard gate so that Dolly & Desi couldn't get out. Well, this one time, the exterminator didn't ring the bell to let me know that he was done, and I wasn't feeling good. The next day, I was sitting on the kitchen floor looking for something that was supposed to be in my purse, and Dolly was sitting right next to me watching. I thought it a bit odd, not that she would be sitting by me, but Desi had become such a little Mommy's Boy about a month before when Dolly had her knee surgery. I ran outside and yelled and called for him. I came in the house and looked everywhere that he could be, then out to the front yard yelling and screaming his name. I came back in and checked the house again, and then ran out the back door again. I think that Dolly knew why I was upset and calling Desi, so she gave out three short barks and there comes Desi across someone's front year and zooming back into the backyard under the gate, just like he had gotten out.
I was sooooo upset. He was only missing maybe 5 minutes, but that five minutes seemed like 5 years. I (and Desi) are so lucky that he was not stolen, injured, or anything else. Shortly after that I got a new side yard gate that not only didn't need the puppy gate in front of it, but was also solid so that the dogs couldn't see everyone at the community mailbox across the street and bark at all of them. We can all be so careful, and then just one little thing that happens can change our lives forever. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] NO LONGER MISSING: Fair Lakes, VIRGINIA (Fairfax County) - M... My heart is just breaking for Bella's mom and dad. NEVER EVER let them out of your sight. After our back door, apparently not completely tightly latched blew open, I came downstairs and frantically located our dog and 2 kitties outside, happily sniffing everything, in our backyard. Mine were thankfully safe, but I vowed to tighten up security and never let them out of my sight ever again. Lynn In a message dated 4/15/2011 8:26:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Sadly, Bella's body was recovered late yesterday. :( Raven Lucy & Molly & Stella, the Girl Doggies Huginn, Riddari, & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
