LOLOL! Sounds like it was a great time all around though...
Reminds of horses I used to look after that could get out of any stall no matter how well locked and triple locked it was. Erika With a K Pets are smarter than we think sometimes ... even that snoopy cat! ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 28 May 2002 18:45 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: Kavik The Wonder Dog >>| >>| >>| This weekend my happy "family" (boytoy, myself and the two >>| furkidz) took a camping trip to Fairbanks. Friday night we >>| stopped at a campground off the highway out in the middle >>| of nowhere, north of Glenallen. It was late, but not dark >>| and after taking the puppies for a quick run we hooked them >>| up to the picnic table so we could concentrate on putting >>| up the new tent. I used three leashes -one for each dog >>| and one attached to the table leg, and hooked the handles >>| of the boyz leashes through the clasp of the one on the >>| picnic table. One of the leashes was a round rope english >>| type, and the clasp didnt' QUITE close around it, but I >>| figured it would be ok, as I was watching them and a good >>| yank didnt' open the clasp. We couldn't find the >>| instructions for the tent (boytoy put them someplace safe >>| so we wouldn't lose them....hahahaha) and were >>| concentrating hard on how the fly assembled when Kavik >>| started barking. I told him to be quiet. He stopped >>| barking for a second and started again. I told him to >>| knock it off, but came around the tent to look at him. He >>| was barking into the woods. I didn't see Toklat. I asked >>| Mike if he saw Toklat. He said "he's right there" without >>| even looking (which pissed me off bigtime) and I said >>| "WHERE?". Then he actually looked and said some expletive. >>| Toklat was gone. Kavik had been trying to tell us he was >>| gone, but we hadn't paid attention. We were in a VERY >>| Remote area, with a bear problem - right near the only >>| highway in the freaking state. I ran into the brush, where >>| Kavik was barking and started calling for Toklat. I saw no >>| sign of him at all. I yelled for mike to loose Kavik, I >>| figured he would find Tok for me. I called Toklat a couple >>| more times and suddenly he appeared RACING towards me at >>| breakneck speed - as fast as his little legs would carry >>| him. He vaulted into my open arms obviously thrilled to be >>| back with us. The best I can figure is that he pulled out >>| of the clasp and just RAN and then suddenly realized when >>| he heard me calling him that he was all alone and got >>| nervous. Both dogs got special treats for being excellent >>| dogs - Kavik for being the "Toklat Monitor" and Toklat for >>| coming when called. >>| >>| Saturday we arrived in Fairbanks which was unbelievably >>| warm. So warm that we decided to get a hotel room and not >>| tent camp- we were concerned about the dogs and there was >>| no way we could leave them in the car while we went into a >>| restaurant or a store. So we went and got us a nice room. >>| The boys were happy in the hotel room and played in the air >>| conditioning. We took them out for a quick ride to get >>| food for us from a grocery store - leaving them maybe five >>| minutes in the shade with their polar pup fan going - but >>| thats as long as they could be in the car unattended. >>| After eating dinner mike decided he wanted to swim in the >>| tiny indoor pool so we left the kidz in the room, with >>| chewies. They seemed fine - of course Kavik wanted to go, >>| but he seemed fine. We went down the elevator from our >>| room on the third floor to the first floor. We went into >>| the pool area, but it was full of kids and mike decided to >>| wait until later to swim. After a couple of minutes of >>| dawdling and discussion we caught the elevator back to the >>| third floor. We stepped out of the elevator and WOW! I >>| thought! There is a >>| SAMOYED in the hallway. It took a couple of seconds for >>| it to register >>| that it was MY samoyed in the hallway. He looked happy to >>| see us and not at all traumatized, but we panicked as >>| Toklat was nowhere to be found. I searched the hallway as >>| Mike opened the room door and yelled that he was still in >>| the room. Evidentally, Kavik opened the door, let himself >>| and out and the door shut behind him. >>| >>| We were unsure whether the door had shut fully behind us, >>| or if Kavik was able to open the door, so we put both boyz >>| back in the room and shut the door. We immediately heard >>| Kavik jumping on the door trying to hit the door handle, >>| which upon further inspection was operated in a very >>| similar way to Kavik's doggie gumball machine - where you >>| push down a lever to get a treat. >>| I expect the first door opening was an accident but this >>| time it took less than 20 seconds for Kavik to open the >>| hotel room door and escape into the >>| hallway. That was the end of the dogs staying in the hotel room >>| unattended. >>| >>| In any case, I am relieved to have both mishaps end well, >>| although I certainly need to be more careful about tying >>| the dogs to picnic tables and expecting doors to keep Kavik >>| inside. I am thankful to have my own personal Toklat Alarm >>| but now need to get another dog to let me know when Kavik >>| is escaping. >>| >>| >>| ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. 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