Charlie Houdini and HO2008-1747

Our plan for little Charlie while we are away from the house has been a Pet Pen.  This is a 16' length of fence that is 2' tall and in 2' sections.  You can create a wall or a square or a circle, all designed to keep your puppy where he should be.  Well that little monkey.  He has figured out how to climb over it.  It is the cutest little thing - he looks very human like.  He did this once outside while we were building the fence.  We saw him climbing but not higher than the first rung.  Then later he was out.  Having not seen him escape we thought maybe through the bush we were using as the other side of the wall.

Today, I left for work and put him in his little circle in the kitchen with all of his accoutrement.  When Logan stopped by on his lunch to let him out - he had let himself out and was upstairs.  He had made his way to his favorite spot in our whole house, the nook at the end of our bed beside the hope chest.  Little turd.  

Our first line of defence is to remove the angles and just pen a straight line across the opening of the kitchen to the living room.  This will give him access to the whole kitchen - but may make it more difficult to climb.  We will see.

In other news.  It may seem like a long time since I have talked about my little business since the new house and new puppy.  But today I sat at City Hall for over 2 hours to get myself a Home Occupation Permit.  Glass Imagery is officially a business.  Up next - the launch of my web site!