Brouhaha

[foolishfiddler]

“Dog on the loose!  Dog on the loose!”

Nothing will capture your attention in a veterinary clinic like that urgent cry.

Milo had decided that today was not a good day to get a shot.

Milo was a big boy, 70 pounds of black Lab-mix energy.  About a year old, so full of vim and vigor.  In a truly acrobatic feat of physics, he got out of his collar,

Comments

[myrna_bird]

What an animated and happy-ending story. Very believable and fun.
Loved Ninny's part overseeing all the commotion!

[foolishfiddler]

Ninny is the overseer, most definitely! Thanks for reading.

[pixiebelle]

This scared me because I had to go through something similar not that long ago! Except it was at a gas station surrounded by highways on either side (including an interstate - I-44 since I thought you might know it being from St. Louis). I finally got her to walk back to the car and climb in after 45 minutes of screaming and panicking!

[liret]

Dogs always think getting loose is so much more fun then their owners do.

[cheshire23]

It's definitely a lot more fun from the dog's perspective, though I'm glad people were willing to have fun with him before he actually got out.

[snarkerdoodle]

Dogs definitely think that being chased is a Fun New Game! -- infuriating for owners or vet personnel or whatever, but the dog is all "wheeeeee!", lol. You captured it very well. :)