Yep, some one decided to celebrate the 4th of July a few days early and must have set off something pretty radically large. We came home around 10:30 one night last week and Jessie was gone. She jumped through glass, wood and screen. No one else was missing, thank goodness!
She jumped through the top part of a side window and probably landed in the neighbor's yard.
Patched up window
She was missing until 3am. You can imagine how distressing it was! We drove around with Doodle in the car, we called her name, whistled, yelled, prayed and all we saw were coyotes. Many many coyotes.
Just before 3am Chris and I thought we'd at least pretend to go to bed, one of us in front of the house and one in back. I started to create fliers to post and Chris went to the front door to look out one more time, and she was walking up the front steps. I just heard him say "Get in here girl" and I didn't know if he was wishing out loud or really talking to her. Then I saw her beautiful white face come in the door. He fell to his knees crying and hugging her. It was a very tearful joyful moment. She had a gash on her nose and two ripped pads.
Patched up nose, hard to see the staples on the side, she won't stand still for photos
This is what she does when you take her photo, bark and avoid you at all costs!
She was so retramatized that we had to drug her for the 4th and even under the influence she was still shaky and wouldn't even go pee. I've had to take her to school all week, couldn't leave her alone during firecracker season and the window dude couldn't come by till Saturday. Luckily my students love her. But it is very hard to focus with a white fango in your classroom, especially with the new "no dogs" rule on campus....eek!
Jessie is without a doubt the luckiest most blessed doggie, she survives on the street, gets rescued by a shelter, gets rescued from the shelter by New Leash on Life and has her puppies all get homes (!) Then survives opening a window and running up to Lisa and Richard's, survies a PIT BULL attack (the pit was clamped on to her neck) and now survives a crash through a window and coyote laden streets. She is VERY happy to be home, she never wants to go, she's really a home body, but the noises just trigger her fear response and she can't stop herself.
My first summer session students found out I was "retiring" from speech and tonight at our last class, they presented me with THESE!! How amazing it that? 
It barely fits in the house!
DO you think the guests will notice the centerpiece? Maybe it should be bigger...
GCC students have always been receptive and appreciative, even in just a five week summer session, they join together and enhance each others learning experiences and have made my job truly rewarding. I am grateful to have had the experience.
