Buddy had another big adventure today. Since he's blind, he runs away less often. As a result we've gotten a bit too casual with letting him out in his little yard. And since he can't see, he sometimes walks right through the small fence around his yard, while trying to find the house. Sometimes we let him out loose in the yard to pee. Usually we put a rope on him (dope on a rope we call him). He always comes right back in. Today Rick opened the door for him, and sat down in the recliner. Buddy did his stuff, and laid down on the rug outside to bask in the sun.
Rick forgot he was out there, and after I hadn't seen him in an hour, and he didn't come running when I opened the front door, I asked where he was. Oops! He was out exploring the neighborhood. I ran out and called him, Rick did too. We hollered we had a treat for him.
Rick got in the car to drive around the block looking. We asked a neighbor if she'd seen him on the far end of the sub. All the way around the block we looked. He's so little, it would be easy to not see him. Then, as we got in front of the house next door I saw 2 guys trying to entice him to some water. He didn't see them, so was stumbling around, panting. When I got him, he was so hot, I know he'd been sunning and running for too long. So we gave him treats in a dish of water, and his dinner, which was 1/2 hour late. Apparently we don't walk him enough for the neighbor 2 doors down to recognize him. Or he looks different naked, (no harness). Now we feel like we should be scolded (Bad Owner! Bad!) and sent to bed.