The Abby Show

Abby was the star student at school a couple weeks ago. She got to bring a special show and tell item one day during her week. She decided she wanted to bring our puppy, Roxxie.... so we made the arrangements with her teacher. Abby was pretty excited about it! She even wrote me a note several days ahead of time so I wouldn't forget, and put it in a prominent place on the front door.


On that morning, I was getting ready to go, and realized I could not find Roxxie's harness. She had her collar on, so I grabbed her leash and figured we'd be fine. (The only reason I questioned this is due to an earlier incident on a walk in the park. The little stinker slipped off her leash, and ran around for 15 minutes while I tried to catch her. She thought it was a great game, but I was not thrilled about it!) Take a look at her, though. She's so cute, it is hard to stay mad at her for long...



Anyway, we headed off to the school and got there just a few minutes before we had to be in Abby's class. I had my arms full with a bunch of stuff, so I made sure Roxxie's leash was on tight, and we started to walk toward the front door. We took about five steps, and wouldn't you know it, she slipped right out of her collar in one swift motion. I am totally convinced she knew what she was doing! Aaaargh!!


Of course, this happened to be in the middle of the day, when many parents were picking up their kindergartners, so there were lots of cars in the parking lot. Roxxie bounded happily into the traffic (in the parking lot), weaving in and out of cars. I began to panic, and I dropped to my knees and started calling her name. I know better than to chase her now, because she just sees that as a game and keeps on running. When I called her name, she just stood in the middle of the driveway staring at me. As I mentioned before, there were lots of people around, so I had a bunch of spectators during this debacle, including the Fed Ex guy who had just pulled up. He just chuckled as he walked by me. (Umm, thanks dude!) I was desperate for something to coax Roxxie to me, since she loves treats, but I didn't bring any dog treats with me. Then I realized I had Abby's Halloween candy in a bag. I grabbed a piece and held it out to Roxxie, hoping she would be interested. I was so relieved when she came to check out the goodies, and I snatched her up.


Well, I learned a lesson from all that: I will not take that dog anywhere without her harness again! She has caused me enough worry and embarrassment for the time being. Abby enjoyed having Roxxie come to her class, though, so it was all worth it in the end. She got to show her off to all of her classmates. Here is a picture of Abby showing the class her poster and pictures that she made to tell about herself. Her teacher called it "The Abby Show". So cute!

That's it for now... have a very happy Thanksgiving, everyone!