Although this may be their last adventure together. We were watching Zeus this week for Jaime and Jeremy while they went down to Tennessee for Christmas and then to Brown County (they're staying in a cabin for a little vacation). Well, Zeus and Sammy's time together was cut short and now Zeus is back home. Here's the story:
The other day a neighbor came to our door with Zeus in tow. Sammy was still in the backyard. Michael went outside to check the fence but couldn't find a place that he could have escaped. The only possible place could be the wood pile so he started restacking and rearranging it. While he was doing that he looked over and saw Sammy staring off. He went around the shed just to find Zeus on the other side of the fence again! Well, it couldn't be the wood pile. I went outside and started examining the fence line. I found a spot where our fence meets the farmers fence. If Zeus pushed hard enough he could have squeezed between the two. So Michael made the necessary fixes to the part of the fence and the next day there were no escapes.
We had thought we had fixed the problem until the next morning when another neighbor came to our door. She didn't have Zeus in tow, but had seen him running free and came to tell us. This time however, Sammy was with him. Michael found a different spot in the fence that Zeus had moved the board to squeeze in between, this time allowing enough space for Sammy to get through as well. Michael, the neighbor, her daughter, and I all walked around the neighborhood trying to find them. After awhile of searching we all jumped into our cars and started to drive around. At this point it had been too long and I knew they were too far. I drove up and down the highway and then I saw a piece of black fur in the middle of the road. I jumped out of my car and ran over and it felt like Zeus' hair (it wasn't a little animal, just a chunk of hair). That's when I lost it. Jaime called and I stayed on the phone until I got back home. She suggested I call the animal control. I was just about to make the call when Michael called letting me know that he had both of them safe and sound in his car. I was so relieved and a flood emotions just overtook me.
Apparently, Michael was driving by the interstate looking, with no avail. He drove into the neighborhood and looked by the field between our subdivision and the interstate (there's a huge field that separates the two). He saw a big object and when he looked again it was gone. But he stayed and just stared for some reason and then out popped Zeus and Sammy from a lower area. Michael ran a few hundred feet to them (they were only about a hundred feet from the interstate) and brought them home.
Jeremy felt that Zeus was trying to find his way home. Michael says it was very "homeward bound" with Sammy following Zeus on his journey. Either way, we don't think it will be a good idea for Zeus to stay here anymore. That makes me sad, but I want the dogs to be safe and I think Zeus will do whatever it takes to make his way home where he feels like he belongs. So Jeremy came up and brought Zeus home before they headed up to the cabin. Sammy cried the whole time Jeremy was loading him in the car, but as I explained to her, if they can't follow the rules, then they can't play together. This might just be their last adventure together.
The other day a neighbor came to our door with Zeus in tow. Sammy was still in the backyard. Michael went outside to check the fence but couldn't find a place that he could have escaped. The only possible place could be the wood pile so he started restacking and rearranging it. While he was doing that he looked over and saw Sammy staring off. He went around the shed just to find Zeus on the other side of the fence again! Well, it couldn't be the wood pile. I went outside and started examining the fence line. I found a spot where our fence meets the farmers fence. If Zeus pushed hard enough he could have squeezed between the two. So Michael made the necessary fixes to the part of the fence and the next day there were no escapes.
We had thought we had fixed the problem until the next morning when another neighbor came to our door. She didn't have Zeus in tow, but had seen him running free and came to tell us. This time however, Sammy was with him. Michael found a different spot in the fence that Zeus had moved the board to squeeze in between, this time allowing enough space for Sammy to get through as well. Michael, the neighbor, her daughter, and I all walked around the neighborhood trying to find them. After awhile of searching we all jumped into our cars and started to drive around. At this point it had been too long and I knew they were too far. I drove up and down the highway and then I saw a piece of black fur in the middle of the road. I jumped out of my car and ran over and it felt like Zeus' hair (it wasn't a little animal, just a chunk of hair). That's when I lost it. Jaime called and I stayed on the phone until I got back home. She suggested I call the animal control. I was just about to make the call when Michael called letting me know that he had both of them safe and sound in his car. I was so relieved and a flood emotions just overtook me.
Apparently, Michael was driving by the interstate looking, with no avail. He drove into the neighborhood and looked by the field between our subdivision and the interstate (there's a huge field that separates the two). He saw a big object and when he looked again it was gone. But he stayed and just stared for some reason and then out popped Zeus and Sammy from a lower area. Michael ran a few hundred feet to them (they were only about a hundred feet from the interstate) and brought them home.
Jeremy felt that Zeus was trying to find his way home. Michael says it was very "homeward bound" with Sammy following Zeus on his journey. Either way, we don't think it will be a good idea for Zeus to stay here anymore. That makes me sad, but I want the dogs to be safe and I think Zeus will do whatever it takes to make his way home where he feels like he belongs. So Jeremy came up and brought Zeus home before they headed up to the cabin. Sammy cried the whole time Jeremy was loading him in the car, but as I explained to her, if they can't follow the rules, then they can't play together. This might just be their last adventure together.
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