mister man

mister man has been a bit of a pain, lately.
namely, the last 24 hours.

it started saturday night, when he decided to chase a kitty that was lounging on our front porch all the way back to it's home.
fortunately, it's home was only across the street. and fortunately (again), there were no cars driving through the chase route.

then last night, around 8, he went crazy AGAIN.
you see, the man and i take coordinated potty breaks. i let him outside and leave the back door cracked, then go do my business. when he is done with his business, he opens the door, jumps up on the xerxes couch (to wipe off his paws) then goes on his merry way. but last night, when i came out of the restroom, something was up.
there was no xerxes.
i went outside and snapped. no xerxes.
i clapped. no xerxes.
i summoned jame to come help (with his awesome whistle). no xerxes.
mild panic began to set in. no xerxes!!!
after a few minutes of me standing in the middle of the street, calling him... he summoned himself.

but he meant BUSINESS. he was on the trail of something. there was an unusually mad look in his eyes.
he ran alongside our side fence, until i grabbed him by the collar to reel him back home.

once he got to our backyard, i let him go - where he proceeded to run behind the storage shed and try to jump the fence (fortunately, it is quite tall)

what a crazy man...

it's obvious that we need more walks. i have been shunning my dog owner duty due to the miserable weather. but i think xerx has told me that is not acceptable, and if i do not walk him, he will walk himself.