duncans_ma
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Help....houdini has escaped again. :yikes :yikes
Arthur has "graduated" from his kennel into the kitchen area which is tiled. We secured the opening with a fairly tall (at least 36") baby gate. The same one we used for Duncan.
Day 1 - PERFECT BABY BOY....he was checked on and let out 3 times during a 9 hour period with not accidents
Week 1 - Mostly really good. We have one day during the week that the boys will be left for 3 then 4 hours with only 1 break during the day. We hate this day but there is no way around it for at least another month.
Week 2 - My husband pops in around mid morning as usual and Arthur is out of the kitchen, sleeping with Duncan on the couch. The only thing we can figure becasue the gate is still securely attached to the opening in the kitchen is that he somehow sqeezed his way out under the kitchen cabinets where there is the littlest of openings.
I don't want him to get hurt so for the afternoon John puts Arthur and Duncan in the kitchen together thinking that Arthur just wanted to get to his brother. I come home for lunch and Arthur is out and Duncan is stuck in the kitchen...poor boy.
Next attempt...we rollup and old bath towel and place it in the opening that is "the only possible escape" route - put Arthur in the kitchen and leave Duncan as usual.
Again, houdini escapes. The only possibility is that he is jumping this gate as the towel hasn't been moved at all. Again, the gate is atleast 36 inches off the ground. I don't want him hurt so today he is out with Duncan...WAY TOO MUCH FREEDOM....but at least he isn't jumping, climbing or squeezing himself out of the kitchen...
Does anyone else have a jumper on their hands? h*lp h*lp
Arthur has "graduated" from his kennel into the kitchen area which is tiled. We secured the opening with a fairly tall (at least 36") baby gate. The same one we used for Duncan.
Day 1 - PERFECT BABY BOY....he was checked on and let out 3 times during a 9 hour period with not accidents
Week 1 - Mostly really good. We have one day during the week that the boys will be left for 3 then 4 hours with only 1 break during the day. We hate this day but there is no way around it for at least another month.
Week 2 - My husband pops in around mid morning as usual and Arthur is out of the kitchen, sleeping with Duncan on the couch. The only thing we can figure becasue the gate is still securely attached to the opening in the kitchen is that he somehow sqeezed his way out under the kitchen cabinets where there is the littlest of openings.
I don't want him to get hurt so for the afternoon John puts Arthur and Duncan in the kitchen together thinking that Arthur just wanted to get to his brother. I come home for lunch and Arthur is out and Duncan is stuck in the kitchen...poor boy.
Next attempt...we rollup and old bath towel and place it in the opening that is "the only possible escape" route - put Arthur in the kitchen and leave Duncan as usual.
Again, houdini escapes. The only possibility is that he is jumping this gate as the towel hasn't been moved at all. Again, the gate is atleast 36 inches off the ground. I don't want him hurt so today he is out with Duncan...WAY TOO MUCH FREEDOM....but at least he isn't jumping, climbing or squeezing himself out of the kitchen...
Does anyone else have a jumper on their hands? h*lp h*lp