Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 So Echo starts barking Someone coming up the drive. Echo is up at the window giving the visitor the good news. Daughtry is just chillin, nothing fusses her. Darwin is out in the back garden. . . . or is he ??? So I shut the living room door keeping echo and daughtry in. Shut the stairgate by the front door. Job done Open the Door Little bald man wibbling on about god and waving copies of the watchtower. Suddenly there is a grey and white blur shooting past my legs and out the door. Darwin had been chilling on one of the beds upstairs. Oh, crap. . No No No !!!!! with no apologies to the godbotherer I leg it after Darwin. The road out front is 40 miles per hour, not that anyone ever stays that low ! Of course now it's a chase me game. I'm just trying to keep him from bolting onto the road. In and out of peoples gardens over fences up back gardens Every time I get close he slips past and out to the front road again. finally he shoots up between two houses that thankfully have the gates to the back gardens closed and I corner him. Phew !!! I get hold of his collar and he's twisting and trying to nip my hand. So one handed holding collar other hand I struggle to get my belt off. Slip it through his collar and off we walk the half mile home. Him trotting happily me trying to keep my pants from falling down. Neighbours looking out windows at the madman and his dog that just trampled over the daffodils Get back home front door wide open, no sign of the Jehovahs witness Echo and Daughtry in the Window watching with big grins on their faces Damn Dawg. Very pleased with himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormchaser09 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 glad he is safe but your storytelling did make me laugh a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 That's scary! glad to hear he's safe and sound x EDIT I gotta chuckle when you say Echo and Daughtry are watching with a big grin on their faces if they have thumbs, they would be holding up a scoreboard LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Glad it had a happy ending. Lucky the other two didn't decide to go walkabout with the door wide open. You walking back with Darwin trotting along without a care in the world and you trying to keep your trousers up would definitely been a youtube moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Glad it had a happy ending. Lucky the other two didn't decide to go walkabout with the door wide open. You walking back with Darwin trotting along without a care in the world and you trying to keep your trousers up would definitely been a youtube moment. I'm always careful when answering the door. Dogs in the front room with door shut and a stairgate between that and the front door. So Echo and daughtry were well coralled However the stairs finish right by the front door. I thought Darwin was in the back garden enjoying the sunshine, had he come in while I was at the door the stairgate would have stopped him. However being upstairs he shot down the stairs and out before I knew what was happening. Heart stopping moment. Typical Husky seizing every opportunity. and. . . Hopefully my fat ass won't be appearing on you tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Cheeky Darwin, making his dad run down the street like that and almost lose his trousers too! :eek: Glad to hear your quick thinking got him home safe and sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Cheeky Darwin, making his dad run down the street like that and almost lose his trousers too! :eek: Glad to hear your quick thinking got him home safe and sound. Didn't even think to grab a lead, they are in a cupboard by the back door. Was more worried that he'd shoot off into the road and if I stopped to get the leads he'd have disappeared and then I'd have had to hunt for him as well as catch him. If I kept him in sight I'd at least have a chance to get hold of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Little terror! So glad you got him back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Cheecky man Darwin...got dad running fast heart beating like no tomorrow.... good to hear he is back safe and sound.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Wow that is a heart stopping moment! Although I can't help but wonder if they all plotted together to get rid of the little bald Jehovahs witness for you Glad he is back at home safe...and it made me chuckle because I pictured you walking back with Darwin in one hand and holding up your pants with the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Wow that is a heart stopping moment! Although I can't help but wonder if they all plotted together to get rid of the little bald Jehovahs witness for you Glad he is back at home safe...and it made me chuckle because I pictured you walking back with Darwin in one hand and holding up your pants with the other Thanks Jay. Echo Usually gets rid of them without any help when the hound of Hell is slathering and howling with flashing teeth and slobbering on the windows they usually turn tail, but this little guy was obviously made of sterner stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia-Blue Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I bet that was terrifying! I'm so glad you, Darwin and your trousers got home safely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells xx Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Bloody hell dad Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Bloody hell dad Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Tapatalk Yarp but nothing we haven't dealt with before. At least he stayed off the road. Got to near the top of the houses before I caught him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Myshka did the Great Escape yesterday .... Steve has been working in the house while he has little work on, totally changing our bedroom, new furniture, decoration, extra sockets etc. He had been in the garage with the front garage door open and the dogs were loose in the house, french doors to hallway & front door securely shut but back door open to the garden. Steve went upstairs with a drill or hammer or something then heard a knock at the front door - it was a lady from over the road asking if one of our dogs was out. He said no, the dogs are here .... Kaviq in the window, Guyga in the middle of the floor and Myshka ----- nowhere to be seen! She pointed down the road (we are a quiet cul-de-sac with another gul-de-sac branching off at the bottom) where Steve saw Myshka's head poking round the corner of the bushes looking up at him, ears erect & I swear there would have been a smile on her face! (I was in work so had to wait for text updates!). The back door of the garage had blown open enough for her to get through, she had maneuvered herself through the assault course of ladders, dog rig, 2 motorbikes, tools, car roof box etc and got out. Why Kaviq & Guyga never followed I don't know. He called her and - YEP, off she darted away along the other cul-de-sac so he followed her, in & out of gardens, always getting within 4 feet of her then off she sprung again. He managed to corner her in a garden - or so he thought as she put on a spurt & ran straight past him out on to the footpath and back up towards our house ..... then straight past that, down the alleyway & on to the fields where we walk them! Long story short, an hour later I get a text, he had finally caught her thanks to an offlead Staffy that she decided she wanted to play with whose owner was happy to grab her scruff & put the other arm under her belly until Steve caught up & put her lead on. She might be over 8 years old but that fluffy little ball of fun that we bought all those years ago STILL leads us a merry dance when she can - the witch!! Thankfully we do live in a quiet part of the village where the only traffic is residential with sleeping policemen so no speeders as such but thank goodness for Mrs Woman over the road seeing her go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Thanks Val reading that made me feel so much better Once your heart rate has dropped down a bit and you've cussed them out a bit then given them a big cuddle it's all ok again. But seriously we're all getting a bit long in the tooth to be gallivanting around like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I think that's why they do it, Andy, make us older & greyer WAY before our time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 They'll be the death of us yet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Oh bad dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 And yesterday I was taking out the garbage. Let the garage doors open. Didn't realize Nikko was still in the courtyard. He comes trotting through the garage to meet me. A few more feet and he would have been able to take off! Doh! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 And yesterday I was taking out the garbage. Let the garage doors open. Didn't realize Nikko was still in the courtyard. He comes trotting through the garage to meet me. A few more feet and he would have been able to take off! Doh! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Lucky escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Oh Andy, so glad you were able to snare Darwin and that he suffered no injuries. They are sneaky though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Whoa Val that's scary D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCspack Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Probably looked like the hound from hell lol well done catching and keeping your pants up lol Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells xx Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Darwin always has a poop eating grin on him when he has escaped!! Well done dad for not mooning the pensioners!!! Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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