Merlin Gives Me A Scare

Merlin has a bell at the back door. He rings it when he wants to go out. The weather was very nice today after days of sloppy rain. I wasn't surprised when he rang the bell to go out this morning. I let him out.

After coffee, I take Merlin out, either for a walk or to a very large nearby cemetery where he can be off leash and chase a tennis ball. Forgetting I'd let him out earlier, I was surprised he wasn't in his normal pleading to go out position when I put the paper down.

Then I realized he was outside, and rather than call him I decided I'd stealth out and see what he was up to. I can see his normal back yard hangouts as soon as I step out the door. He was nowhere to be seen. I walked out further and still couldn't see him. I walked around the garage and checked in the bushes - nothing. I could only deduce that he had somehow gotten out of the fenced in back yard, or worse, someone had taken him. I was just about to panic when I saw him.





He had climbed aboard Big Duck and was lounging on the back deck. Do you think he was trying to tell me something? 

Actually, this is something I do all the time...just get aboard and let the boat make me feel good, now it seems Big Duck does the same for him?

And it's not the first time he's emulated my boating behavior.
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