Scout the Adventurer

This is our dog Scout. She is almost 8 years old and couldn't weigh more than 100 pounds soaking wet. We love our dog, even though she is a Goliath. She's also an escape artist.

So on Tuesday when I opened the door to a strange lady holding Scout by the collar, I wasn't too surprised. This isn't the first time she's escaped. One time she got so far, a lady had to drive her home. You should have seen Scout when she got out of that minivan. She couldn't have been more proud of herself.

Well, this time was different. First of all, the stranger turned out to be my next door neighbor, who I've never met in the four plus years we've lived here. Not once. Four years. It's not that we haven't tried, but they are extremely reclusive. The won't answer the door, kids are scared if the ball goes into their yard, kind of neighbor.

So here she is on my doorstep explaining what happened and all I could think of is "Are you really my neighbor. You don't look so scary. Why don't you ever come out of your house?"

Anyway she turns out to be nice and Scout was returned safe and sound. The funny part is, this neighbor, who I wasn't even sure existed, actually rescued Scout from a ledge in the alley.

Here is a picture of the ledge.


Somehow, Scout climbed up there and couldn't get down. I wish I could do a reenactment and take a picture, but she does weigh a 100 pounds.

So, at the end of the day, it turns out I do have a nice neighbor who is willing to physically pull my enormous dog off a ledge. I also have a very tired dog who is still afraid to go near the gate. SCORE!!!