Runaway Angel

We're back! Luckily I still have a dog to talk about. In the last two days, Angel has "run away" twice! I happened to notice yesterday that not only was Natalie and her friend gone, but Steve had taken Serena to town, leaving me home with Angel. Only I couldn't find her anywhere in the house! I assumed she went to town with Steve, so I called his cell only to be told, 'no, she was with Natalie on the deck when we left". That didn't sound good to me, as none of her leashes were taken from the house and I couldn't see the three of them anywhere! I panicked and started calling for Natalie. A few minutes later, I heard Natalie calling Angel and saw little flashes of white fur flying through the woods. When Natalie finally made it back to the house, I could see she and her friend were barefoot and had been chasing the wayward Angel through the woods. As both girls pulled splinters from their feet, Angel got a good talking to in the house! Well, that didn't seem to do the trick! Today as we got back home from town I was excited to give Angel a big bone we got her at the pet store. She needed to go out, so I went out with her as I do every day. For some reason, she tore off again, leaving me to chase her in my flip flops! Luckily Nat had her tennis shoes on and came running out to help. Then Steve and Serena happened to see me running across the lawn so they came to help too. I was running through pine tree branches calling her, but she acted like she didn't hear me at all. That stinker was just running like a crazy coyote (another one of her nicknames, aptly so). I kept my eye on her so I'd at least know what direction to go, and soon she came running in Natalie's direction. When she reached Natalie, she rolled over on her back as if to say, "I'm sorry!!" Yeah, she's not really sorry. She loves adventure, for sure. It's hard to punish her because she doesn't really know what she did wrong. I told her she wasn't getting her bone, but I couldn't resist that sweet face and she got it anyway! I was in such a panic when I was afraid we'd lost her...twice, at that. I just could not imagine life without Angel! She is my little buddy, my lovey, and the sweetest little stinker! No more freedom for her for awhile. Maybe a big fence?