The Fence is Down!
So the fence in my backyard has been leaning precariously for months now. In fact, it kind of fell over last August but my neighbor fixed it. As a precaution though, I always look out and check before I let the dog out. Not today. And of course, today half the fence was down.Gracie immediately took off for the downed fence. I followed behind her wishing I had a treat or something. Anything to bribe her away from said fence. The funny thing is that my dog is terrified of almost everything. I mean, she's afraid of the kitchen - what dog is scared of a food filled room? So she went over to the fence, sniffed it and looked pretty interested, but ultimately decided that walking across the scary wooden fence and then past the terrifying snow blowers and lawnmower parked on the other side was not worth it. She then took off and ran to the other side of the yard, where she can go under rather than over the fence.
She followed me quite happily into the house a minute later. Sometimes I think it's a good thing to have a weird dog.
posted by E @12:35 AM