Posted on 05/05/2016 1:39:17 PM PDT by aomagrat
As it should be.
“And she’s got the sad look down pat.”
The good thing is that when you get home, it is “the best day EVAH!!!!!” for the dog, as if nothing ever happened before. I imagine that it must be a lot less stressful to be as dumb as a rock (even though we love them).
Here’s an interesting article: http://futurism.com/sorry-dog-lovers-your-dog-is-probably-not-as-smart-as-you-think/ Take a look at the dog diary vs. the cat diary - and have no liquids in your mouth, lest you have the funds for a new keyboard. :>)
I don’t trust mine to be there. She plays like she’s as dumb as a rock when we’re around, but I suspect that she’s a master escape artist. Plus, she’d probably get run over by a car...and I couldn’t deal well with that.
Securing against accidents by anticipating activity-—removing hazards is reasonable. Monitoring those placed in your charge is reasonable. A head count periodically would make sense, as some are adept escape artists. Illness could occur, should be watched for in a group setting, and would require evaluation more often than a 6 hour interval. If this were a human child daycare, no one would say accidents happen.
Leaving a child to play alone in a sun baked yard with containers that could result in entrapment is a close analogy to this incident. For whatever reason, no one noticing someone was missing for 6 hours is a problem, and it isn’t simply an accident.
Had a friend that had a doggie dog until she came home one day and the gate was opened and she had 3 dogs had a ball in her house...she said her bitch had a party and they were all sleeping on the sofa.
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