March 10, 2013
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Doggone
I let Libby out last night and didn’t realize the gate was open. She isn’t bothered by cold or rain or snow so she sometimes stays out for an hour before she’s ready to come in. There’s always a bark at the door when she wants in so I pretty much forgot about her. It was just about dark when we discovered she wasn’t in the back yard.
I found her tracks in the front yard headed for the side street. Corey, our neighbor down the street had her. She was in the house playing with his preschoolers, Lily and Jack. He had broken up a fight between Libby and a pit bull mix he was taking care of. Luckily, the other dog wasn’t hurt. He couldn’t let us know he had her because his phone was broken.
We rescued Libby when she was four years old so we don’t know her history, but she loves people and doesn’t like dogs. I don’t know if she is vicious or if she is just showing domination. I’m afraid that someday she’ll pick a fight and no one will be there to stop it. Corey’s dog Marley is the only animal since Josie that she won’t attack. It took several meetings with Marley before she stopped snarling at him and became friendly. Corey and I raise chickens and garden together so the dogs have been together quite a few times.
Anyway she’s back home, and after being thoroughly chastised by the angry Irish woman (the dog for running off and me for letting it happen), every thing is back to normal. (She over looked the fact that she left the gate open).
Comments (4)
These Irish women……..don’t cross ‘em!!
What kind of dog is Libby? Is she a pyr also? I can’t remember! My sis’ pyr will go a wanderin’ if the gates aren’t locked. She knows how to open fence gates, so we have to “lock” them with carabiners. (My bil made a special gate latch for their main gate, but the rest are all locked with carabiners) Fortunately, Sadie moves slowly, so she’s never but a house or two away, lol.
@warweasel -
Libby is a pyr mix. Josie could open gates but Libby hasn’t figured them out. We used carabiners on the man gates and a bungee cord on the driveway gate.
@guypithecus - Gate opening must be a pyr thing, lol!