the dog formerly known as...

Motchi, aka MoMo, also the dog formerly known as Romeo has gone all Houdini on us.

On Friday he took himself on two little expeditions.  The first one was over to our neighbour’s house for a quick visit – apparently he rocked up, happy and smiling at their back door trying to come inside for a visit. I'm sure he just wanted to have a coffee with them before they went off to work.   Sam, our neighbour, bundled Motchi the giant Greyhound into his car and drove him home.  A distance of probably 50 metres.

Later in the day, when I was otherwise occupied (in the toilet, no less) he made another daring escape.  This time wandering around the block, only to be intercepted by a crotchety old guy putting his rubbish bins out.

Said Crotchety Old Neighbour phones the Greyhound people who phone me, and my reputation as an irresponsible dog owner spreads further and further.

Then, with all the kids sleeping – and NONE of them willing to wake up and walk around the block with me to fetch the dog, I barricade them in the house and leave, in the pouring rain to retrieve the dog.

Crotchety Old Neighbour (CON) has Motchi tied to his front fence with a piece of rope, and as Motchi starts jumping and trying to spin in circles (as is his want) he almost tears down crotchety old neighbour’s fence.

So after enduring a lecture from CON, I trudge home, in the driving rain, with a crazy giant dog, to perform some hasty DIY renovations to our home.

Let’s just say that the “hole” Motchi escaped from was originally small enough for a cat to pass through, although after plenty of DIY from Motchi himself, the hole became large enough for a giant, crazy greyhound to fit through.

Fucking dog.

posted by: blytheswideshut at January 22, 2006 14:22 | link | comments (3) |

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#1  24 January 2006 - 21:36

 

Hi Karyn, thanks for your comment. So glad you liked the postcard. My commiserations on the dog-in-rain craziness!
Cheers, Christabel.

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#2  28 January 2006 - 00:39

 

My huge grey escapes sometimes too. They are very sneaky, no?

Anonymous

#3  28 January 2006 - 07:16

 

MoMo is, I think, a bit too ditzy to be sneaky - but I might be underestimating him...he just likes to have a wander every now and then...I wish it were safe to let him do so...

blytheswideshut

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