My dogs, Anna and Cowboy, were digging to chase bunnies. We have worked incredibly hard to keep them from digging out of our yard, but they just find new and creative ways to circumvent us.

When they got out we were panicked because we have wild animals around our very rural area. We looked until midnight calling and calling, but nothing. We prayed that a neighbor found them and took them in.

In the morning HomeAgain called and told us a neighbor had sighted them, and took them in, but she had a cat. They have never seen a cat, and I think they thought it was a bunny. They jumped at the chance to chase it in her house. She opened the door to let the cat out and instead the dogs escaped.

She got our number from HomeAgain and called us and said the dogs were on our street headed to our house. My husband jumped in the car and began to whistle going down the street. I ran out of the house and called them to come. In less than 2 minutes they appeared in the driveway very tired, weary, thirsty and muddy.

In Arizona the days have been over 110 degrees and the nights are not much better. Guess they found a mud hole for comfort. They were extremely lucky not to have been attacked by cougars or coyotes.

Never leave your precious pets in an unsecure area. They are smart and many suffer from separation anxiety and they will go to extreme measures to find you. We have learned a very valuable lesson and thank God it did not cost a life.

Posted By: Penny, Phoenix, AZ - 8/26/2010
Pet Name: Anna Marie and Cowboy  Species: Dog  Breed: Labrador Retriever  Sex: Female