Friday, August 23, 2013

Freedom is Home

Yesterday, I talked about some of the differences between Ray and Jubes, ending with Julius' freedom run from his former home (Smokey's home) into my heart. 

Some of the similarities of the two are that they are both Mama's boys (ass attachments, my husband calls them, though I think entourage has a nice ring to it), though they both love all of our family members to pieces.  They are both great with the baby, with Ray having a gentler mouth and Julius being smaller, so when he bumps into her, usually the impact is slightly less dramatic.  Ray is very guttural when communicating but rarely barks.  Julius is never guttural but barks quite a bit.  We're working on that barking thing but it's a slow process.

Both boys are chipped and I'm sure that if Ray ever found himself outside the gate, he would take full advantage and snoop out all of the tasty parts of the neighborhood.  Julius showed us that while he might not be an Einstein, he has his street smarts and he's not afraid to use them.


Julius may not be housebroken, but he came to our home old enough to have been crate trained for whatever reason.  After the first few nights in the smaller of our two crates with absolutely no incidents, I moved him into the extra large crate.  That gave him more leg room for the days we were all at work and still he maintained a clean, dry crate.  Housebreaking is a slightly different matter.  He knows what "outside to go potty" means, but he doesn't go to the door to ask like Ray does.  By keeping a watchful eye, we've kept accidents to a very minuscule number.

One such accident did occur this week when our Directv guy was installing some equipment.  I was at work and received a text from Asia.  "Kevin just let Juli out and forgot the gate was open and all of a sudden Juli is at the front door looking in, lol."

I immediately saw red, but knew there would be no 'lol' if the matter was serious.  Apparently, Juli started to potty on the floor, so Kevin let him out, the gate was open because of the Directv guy and Juli ran from the back yard to the front door!  Kevin's first thought was that dog at the front door looks just like Julius!

So, my anthropomorphic conjecture is that Smokey ran from his home seeking a better life as Julius.  Julius knows when things are good and has no desire to wander farther than his own front porch.

11 comments:

  1. We've had those moments!! Luckily, Tess has NO desire to be anywhere we aren't (I feel like she has the same attitude as Julius) and Edi's biggest concern is going to check out the neighbor-dog's yard!

    It sounds like "Juli" (love!) is fitting right in as part of the Peaceabull pack!!

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  2. Have you tried putting bells on the front door? Then every time you bring Julius out you ring them. Eventually he should understand to ring when he needs to go out. Worked like a charm with Nola! :)

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    1. I've heard of that but haven't ever tried it. My fear is that the toddler would have too much fun with them, but it's definitely something to consider! :-)

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  3. Julius and Julio have so much in common! If I watch him carefully, we have no accidents, but he definitely doesn't signal like Herbie does! Julio, who I've only had a month and a half, wouldn't dream of wandering away from me, and I think it's because he appreciates the life upgrade. Herbie has been with us for so long that I think she takes it for granted. She is obedient and trained, but if one of them was going to run off, I bet it would be her.

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  4. He ran to the front door? That's cute... even though he shouldn't have gotten out. I guess he does know a good thing when it's happened!

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  5. So pleased that he ran to the front door and just looked in! They are both so lucky to have you.

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  6. Turk and Rufus have done the same thing when they've gotten out! I'm convinced they know a good thing when they see it! Maybe if Ray ever does get the chance to head out and explore, he'll see that the big bad world is no place for him and stick close to home too!

    Emily @ Our Waldo Bungie
    www.ourwaldobungie.com

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  7. They are just the sweetest duo!!!! Love seeing photos of them! Even with pee stories!

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  8. :) That is so great to hear that with Juilus is going so well. The fact that he didn't ran off shows how much of a bond he has with you guys!

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  9. Hades got out twice early on into us having him and both times sat right on the front porch waiting to be let in. Then one day he and Braylon got out together--I'm sure she ran and he followed. Scariest moment of my life! We found them wandering a park together maybe 15 minutes later. Still feel like a horrible dog owner when I think back on that! Never letting that happen again!

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