Introducing Thor the Burglar

Thor was a stray found by one of my neighbors.  He had a microchip which led to the discovery that Thor's owner had passed away several months ago, and Thor was in need of a new home.  And so somehow I found myself saying "I can keep him until he's adopted".  Thor is eight years old, and he has terrible ear infections in both ears.  Have you ever had to put ear medicine into a dog's ear twice a day for two weeks?  It is a challenge - especially when the dog is in pain, which Thor is.  It helps if the dog is small, because it's easier to hold them in place.  However Thor is a 103 pound German Shepherd, so holding him in place while trying to dispense the medicine is not so easy.  I'm thinking that the whole experience burns enough calories for both of us that we don't need to exercise.  That's my excuse for this week anyway.

Today Thor decided to expend a little bit of extra energy to reach a goal.  He doesn't like to be outside unless I'm with him.  I went in to answer the phone while he and the other dogs were outside, and then a few minutes later I heard noises coming from down the hall.  I didn't think much about it, because I have two new cats in one of the rooms, and thought they were probably just playing.  But after I got off the phone, I went to check on them.

When I found both cats sleeping and no evidence of anything they'd been doing to make noise, I thought to myself it was nothing, but just to be sure I would check Ziggy's room, which is right across the hall.  Ziggy was outside in the front so the room should have been empty.  So I was more than a little surprised to open the door and find three dogs inside the room.

Scene of the crime

I had left the window open to get some fresh air into the room, and Thor decided he wasn't going to let a little thing like a brand new window screen stop him from getting back into the house.  It's true that I have no proof it was Thor.  But Ziggy wasn't in the back yard, so I can't blame him, and none of the other dogs have ever minded being outside without me.  They've also never forced their way through a screen to get inside.

So much for that window screen

What's odd is that there were six dogs in the backyard, and the three I found in Ziggy's room were all German Shepherds or Shepherd mixes.  Does this mean GSDs (German Shepherd Dogs) are more sneaky than other breeds?

Sadly, Ziggy will not be getting any fresh air into his room until I get his brand new window screen repaired.  A 103 pound dog leaves quite a big hole in a screen!