Runaway!

Well, today Chai had her first major runaway incident. She was whining at the door and Aiden (my 3-yr-old) decided to be "helpful" and let her out. She was whining because there were a couple strays running around outside that she wanted to play with! She bolted as soon as the door was open, and my wife couldn't get her attention to come back for anything. Julie chased the dogs for about 3 blocks before giving up and rushing back to the kids she'd had to leave alone in the house!

I got the frantic, stressed-out call at work a little before 3:00, and got someone to give me a ride home since I had dropped out car off at the shop this morning (thanks, Gary!). I spend the next hour or more on foot, roaming the 10+ square blocks between our house and Franklin Park to no avail. Some people thought they had seen her, but she was no where to be found.

I ended up heading back home to pick up my bike to cover more ground. By the time I had gotten my bike ready to go (both tires were flat), the neighbor kids came running down the street to tell us that Chai was down the street in their yard! The bitch had come back on her own, panting a bit, but none the worse for wear. She had gone at least a 1/2 mile away, crossed two major 4-lane roads at one of the busier times of day (TWICE), and just came trotting back into the driveway like nothing had happened.

We're glad to have her back, and even more glad that she came back safe and sound. But we're definitely gonna hafta work on self-control a lot harder with her for a while now.

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