We are hosting a new dog, and have had her for several months. Chica is part Dachshund and part Papillion and is as smart as she is cute. She came to us as an abused dog, but has learned to trust and appreciate people after some initial hesitation.
Our fenced back yard is big enough for three dogs to run and play, but not large enough that a dog wanting more space to run won't search for ways to circumvent the fence. And Chica is that kind of dog, but since the yard is fenced we thought all was good. Silly Us!
At first we thought she had dug under the fence, but we never found a hole and she was always clean and free of mud when we caught up with her. I made sure there were no holes in the fence and I even strengthened the fencing under the side of the deck that faces the street. But she still got out. And always returned grinning with the knowledge she had pulled one over on the humans
It took a while to find out how Chica was evading our security, but CC finally caught her in the act. She was not digging under the fence, and she wasn't jumping the fence. Instead she had found that a ladder I had hanging (for safety) on the fence made an excellent avenue for climbing up and then jumping over the last foot of fence. No wonder she always appeared at the gate when she wanted to come home. There is no ladder on the outside of the fence to help her sneak back in.
We will miss the little lady when she goes to her forever home and will always remember her as our object lesson not to underestimate the planning ability of our canine friends.
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