Cody the Escape Artist!

I know I haven't posted in awhile, but this is event-worthy.

Last Friday, when we came home, we heard a wimper. We looked around and opened the front door and noticed Cody sitting there, on the outside. This was puzzling as we thought we left him in the house all day.

We went to the backyard and checked all the gates, doors, and fencing for openings or holes. There were none. Then we decided to go outside the backyard and goad Cody into joining us (to see which way he may have originally escaped). What is puzzling is he ran back in the house.

We checked with any possible house workers (such as a gardener) who may have come in and accidentally let Cody out, but none came that day. Additionally, we noticed that his food, water, and bed was not touched all day, and confirmed to us that he must have been outside all day long.

Upon further tests, we realized that he actually ran into the garage. The door from our garage to our house doesn't always lock shut, so a curious dog can push the door wide open. Also, in the past week, when I take Cody to work, he has developed the habit of following me, about 5-10 seconds later so he doesn't get caught and immediately sent back to his dog bed.

Our theory is that Cody noticed that we were leaving the house and snuck into the garage after we entered the car. As we drove out of the garage, he must have followed us out, and stayed outside while the automated garage door closed shut.

We are the luckiest owners in the world! Saturday would have been a much different day. Instead of taking Cody to the dog park and lounging about, we would have been frantically visiting shelters and animal hospitals, posting signs, and worried about our dog. Things like this help remind us how lucky we are sometimes.