Never ceases to amaze me...

My special puppy is just too smart for his own good. I have determined that is his biggest problem. Today, I was upstairs watching out the window at this well-behaved boxer playing fetch with his owner and her daughter. It was adorable and I told Bran that I wish Mater could go outside like that! Well, about an hour later I hear my front door open (ofcourse I forgot to lock it!). By the time I ran down the stairs, jumped the baby gate and got outside, Mater was in the front yard taking care of business. I guess when you have to go you have to go! (And thank goodness it wasn't in my house!).

This is nothing compared to what he did the other week. My parents live about 12 miles away from me and I wanted to put Mater in the backyard to play while I drove to Buckeeye. i know he was still there at around 630pm because my sister called me to tell me there a dog in the backyard haha. At the time, I laughed at the useless information, but through the night it became useful. She doesn't like dogs, so I know she left him alone. At round 830pm, Bran called me and asked when Mater was. When i told him the backyard he told me to check again. Turn out I had missed 4 or 5 calls from the petsmart 8 1/2 miles from my parent's home. Talk about homeward bound! Mater was set to go home and had made it all the way petsmart where his trainer found him in the parking lot. He's a lucky pup!