Dog Napped

Yesterday, about 12.50pm, Mamie bulled her way out the back screen door and disappeared into the neighborhood. She's a 13-yo black Lab mix, maybe 50-60 pounds. Normally, she doesn't get to go out because she has a whole fenced front yard to wander in. She's occasionally done this escape thing before but usually comes back with an hour or two.

Not this time. Amy went on to work at 2pm and was back at 10.30pm. During that time, I called and looked; Bruce called -- nothing. We posted on the West Asheville page on Facebook so people could be on the lookout for her.

Then Amy was told last night she had to be at a mandatory class at 9am, and I had a job interview at 10am. So we got up at the crack of dawn and I dropped her at her class and went to my interview, then back to pick her up. Then off to the Pound.

And there she was, looking pitiful. Turns out she had pranced up to the animal control folks' truck at 1pm at 91 Virginia Ave. (we live at #72). So her wild rampage lasted about 10 minutes and she'd been in jail ever since. She had no collar or microchip and is very friendly, so the dog catchers had no trouble with her.

She got a lot of shots and a microchip. Amy brought along her collar and leash and spoke sternly to her. But at least she was safe.

I think the interview went very well, but I've thought so before and been wrong. We'll just wait and see.