zach flies

I was on my way to the airport on Wednesday when I called home to check on the arriving flight. hobbitt informed me he'd just received a call from someone here in the community who had found Zach and would be bringing him home.

Okay, so I was concerned but there was hardly reason to panic. Zach was safe and coming home.

He'd been picked up that morning by a friend who offered to take him and Inti to the beach for the morning walk. I trust Rossana completely and her dog is a sweetie to Zach and Inti, plus Zach loves to run with the big dogs and that means a peaceful afternoon for everyone.

Evidently Zach decided to jump out the pickup cap's side window - while the truck was traveling down the road. Rossana didn't know Zach was gone until she didn't find him in the back of the truck when she arrived at the beach.

I cannot imagine what she must have felt when she opened the tailgate.

Yesterday I ran into Rossana in town and gave her a big hug. She had been fearing my wrath, I suppose, but everything is fine and sometimes shit just happens. I had thought when she offered to take Zach to mention about keeping the window closed, and didn't say anything, so I suppose I am equally responsible. She doesn't know him as I do and would never have suspected he'd try.

So now she's a little calmer, Zach is still fine, and even better - he's not inclined to be near open car windows.

All in all I'm glad I wasn't here for that. And when I think about his flight, the good luck in there being no oncoming cars, and his friendly nature which led him to walk up someone's driveway, I shudder a little with fear and love. They're not called accidents for nothing, and this time we got lucky.