AuburnChick's Adventures

An interesting thing happened today.  I don’t expect you to be surprised, though.  Interesting things seem to happen regularly around here.  But this time, I have proof.  Just you wait and see.

I was in the garage, hanging clothes to dry. I had the side door open to let the air circulate through the garage for faster drying.

All of a sudden, I heard a noise that sounded like someone pulling in their garbage can…except that trash day was the day before yesterday, and I knew my neighbors already pulled in their trash cans.

The noise stopped, and I resumed what I was doing.  Then I heard a different sound…a dog collar jingling.  Next, I saw Molly, my youngest dog, AKA Escape Artist Extraordinaire, running down the side yard.

I ran out, but I didn’t see the tile that I had placed under the fence (from previous escapes) disturbed.

As you know, if you have been reading my blog very long, Molly’s escapes often leave us scratching our heads.  I am constantly plugging holes with various items around my home.  For several months, I haven’t been able to locate her newest route to freedom.

This time, I was determined to figure it out.  For this, I enlisted Rooster’s help. We got a hold of Molly and put her in the back yard again, setting her up to escape again.  I know, I know.  If this was a court of law, the case would be thrown out for enticement.  However, this is called Life, so I don’t think those rules apply.

At that moment, Rooster’s Florida Virtual School teacher called.  It was his Welcome call…a requirement before beginning a new class.  We put her on speaker phone (I had to participate in the call) and ran back around the front, focusing our eyes on the fence…all the while trying to maintain a coherent conversation with the teacher.  I felt the need to share with the teacher what we were doing…just in case we busted out laughing at an inappropriate moment.  She didn’t seem amused.

We continued the conversation.  And we watched Molly escape.  We busted out laughing.  The teacher understood, kind of laughed (she could not fully appreciate the moment, I guess), and we quickly ended our conversation.

We grabbed Molly’s collar, put her back in the yard (yes, setting her up again), and ran to get our cameras set up so we could record the action.

Here’s Molly…caught in the act…

Can you believe it?  She is jumping from the ground straight to the top of the fence!  There’s nothing behind the fence for her to stand on!

Smart Bad dog!

Oh, and just so you know…Rooster and I will be cleaning that fence tomorrow.

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