Last night when it was dark my wife and our 10 year old son had the 2 yorkies, our westie and Tess outside for a “potty break”. After a few minutes my youngest came in and said he saw someone in the back behind the shop.
I told him it was probably the goat and not to worry about it.
My wife came in and said that the big dogs were barking and that she felt someone was out back.
The entire perimeter of the property is fenced in. Out front, the big dogs are kept in a fenced area that encompasses the entire width of the yard with the exception of the driveway and starts at the road and ends about 70 feet from the front of the house. Behind the house about 130 feet is another fence that runs the width of the yard, 5 feet behind the shop. Behind the shop is the dense wood area of the property that is currently occupied by our goat.
I told my youngest and the wife that it was probably the goat that he saw. He said it wasn’t and she was concerned that the big dogs were barking also.
I go to get a flashlight and of course since I have a 10 year old boy, the flashlight isn’t where it is supposed to be. No flashlight, no me walking and checking this out alone. I head out the front door and turn on the front porch lights. They only light up the porch and are not bright enough to put any light on the front pasture gate. I holler back to my youngest to tell his brother to find a light and get out here.
I make it to the gate and “free the hounds”. They do a complete loop of the house and comeback to me. No barking. I walk back to the front door holler in for my oldest and walk around to the back. I notice that only my male is with me.
Gunny and I head to the back fence and find hundreds of lightning bugs back there. No boogie man, no ninja dressed in black.
Both boys show up. Oldest has a small half dead flashlight. I explain to the youngest that it was probably the bugs. He doesn’t think so.
I still can’t find our female Maggie. I start walking back to the front calling her name. Come to find out when I went to the front door to holler for my oldest, my wife took her inside for her own personal security reasons…
lol
I never found anything or anyone lurking around. My wife still weren’t at ease so I kept the big dogs around the house. I closed the driveway gate and they had access to everyplace except the goat area. No more issues or concerns.
Its funny how the big dogs have been exiled to the front unless they are supervised, except for times like this.
well It was getting dark and the walk turned into a sprint! cause i tend to scare myself lol. So im sprinting down the praire path...trees on both sides and the only light is the sky from above the path...and while Im sprinting I forget that I am holding duchess's leash and she is with me running right next to me....put me at ease knowing I wasnt alone lol but I still SPRINTED! lol.
At least there would be plenty of room!
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