sunday adventure

we were enjoying dinner at a friend's house on sunday evening when we saw a cute little dog standing on their back porch, peering in through the window. when we approached him he jumped over the wall and ran down the hill, deeper into their backyard. with their fenced backyard, there was no way for the dog to get out, but to head back up. unsure if he could do that, a few of us went outside to try and help.

he was not to be helped.

we left him alone, figuring he could run back up the hill. the sun set and we saw him on the porch again, but apparently he was so disoriented that he couldn't figure out how to get to the front yard and ran down the hill yet again.

enter night time, about 1opm, and we hear constant barking.

the little guy wanted out.

various attempts to catch him included flashlights, cat food, scare tactics and turkey. finally he came over to me and i grabbed him and took him to the house.

once inside, i fed him the rest of the turkey and we were friends for life.

he was unbelievably dirty and covered in thorns from the trees, so a bath was desperately needed.

emails to neighbors went out and a posting on craigslist went up.

isn't he just a doll?

bath time in the kitchen sink.

you never really know how an animal will react to a bath and we weren't sure if he was going to bite or scratch. he couldn't have been nicer. once we started scrubbing him he leaned over and kept licking my arm. what a sweetie!

we took him in the bathroom to shake his water off then towel dried him and tried to pick out more thorns. he let me hold him in all these funky positions. what a good dog!

aaron was in love and wanted to take him home, but i had a feeling he'd be returned to his owners the next day. sure enough, while on a walk, he got loose and bounded into a nearby yard and was home!

the neighbors said his name is sammy. adorable! i'm hoping to go visit him next time we're in the area.