Dog at Large

Jake and I usually keep Kage in a kennel because if there's any possible way to get out of the yard, he will find it and take advantage of it. Jake and I thought we had taken care of the spot where he was getting out so the last few days we've let him stay in the yard.

Yesterday - my cute little dog was waiting for me to get home from work on the inside of the gate. Today - I had no happy puppy to greet me, which means, "Oh Crap!" I called Jake to see if Kage had been there when Jake had come home from lunch - yes. Then I went to our neighbors house and asked them if they had seen him - yes. She had actually seen him at 2:30 playing with their dog in the backyard but assumed that Kage would go home when he got done playing. This isn't a child we're talking about here - he's a dog and he's Kage. Enough said. So that left me in a panic because he had been gone for like 3 hours. He could be anywhere.

Naturally, I was crying - I know he's just a dog but he's my dog and I love that little guy. Jake, naturally, was like "It's just a dog! Why are you getting so upset?!" Blah blah blah. You'd think he would know me better.

Anyway, Jake stopped at Rocky's - which has been another place where he has went when he's gotten out. They had at like 3:30. There, one of guys let him eat part of his sandwich and then let him leave. Brilliant idea - you don't know where the dog came from, don't know who he belongs to but you feed him and then let him go even though he has a collar with tags... Some people are awesome.

Jake then went to my mom's house - he's also been known to show up there. He wasn't there. I'm still crying. Jake went again later - he still wasn't there. Then Jake told me that my mom was gone and Poppie (her dog) wasn't outside - assuming she was inside. That didn't make sense to me (mom doesn't leave Poppie inside when she's gone, Poppie has accidents....) so I drove over there to check in the house. And I'm still crying. Little Miss Poppie was nowhere to be found.

So now Kage has a side kick. I don't know if it made me feel better or worse to know that Kage was not alone. I felt better knowing that he was with her because 2 dogs would be easier to find than 1 but worse because I know Kage lurred Poppie out of her yard and was a bad influence. Just another reason for Grandma to not like Kage.

And then all of a sudden, after my mom and dad both got there and we were about to send a search party out for our 2 little heathens, there they were. Wet, stinky, and super excited to see us. The excitment didn't last long because they both got in BIG trouble. But they were home and safe. And who can stay mad at a face like this....

So he's home. He's safe. And I'm glad. (Jake is too even tho he won't admit it.)