So I had a scare just now…
I live in SoCal and it’s been really cold lately so I’ve been keeping a close watch on the temperature in my sullie’s house.
Before getting ready for bed tonight, I would check my phone and the temperature was still plenty warm in there, but you know when you just have that feeling…
So I went out there again… sure enough… some how my guy managed to push through a crate full of bricks that was blocking his flap doors. so I grab my head light and walked back there… I see my baby boy curled up in the corner outside. (Of course this happens when my husband, my muscle, is out of town.) I get into a panic mode and I don’t know how, or if I could ever do it again, but some how managed to drag/push him back into his house. In all of the years I’ve had him, this is the second time he forcibly gotten out at night. Both times it was when I kept him inside for longer periods of time because it’s been so cold and rainy. He was probably cooped up wanting to roam around… Last time he broke out, I had a solid door which he ripped through the screws on the door. (Granted the screws were only about 1/2” long.) That’s why I switched to crate blocking the entry instead. How do you secure the door to avoid this from happening again? The ground on the entrance area is paved so I can’t put down 2 stakes and block it with a wood piece like a drop bar gate either. Also, do you still open the door for them during the day even if it’s cold dark and rainy out side?
I live in SoCal and it’s been really cold lately so I’ve been keeping a close watch on the temperature in my sullie’s house.
Before getting ready for bed tonight, I would check my phone and the temperature was still plenty warm in there, but you know when you just have that feeling…
So I went out there again… sure enough… some how my guy managed to push through a crate full of bricks that was blocking his flap doors. so I grab my head light and walked back there… I see my baby boy curled up in the corner outside. (Of course this happens when my husband, my muscle, is out of town.) I get into a panic mode and I don’t know how, or if I could ever do it again, but some how managed to drag/push him back into his house. In all of the years I’ve had him, this is the second time he forcibly gotten out at night. Both times it was when I kept him inside for longer periods of time because it’s been so cold and rainy. He was probably cooped up wanting to roam around… Last time he broke out, I had a solid door which he ripped through the screws on the door. (Granted the screws were only about 1/2” long.) That’s why I switched to crate blocking the entry instead. How do you secure the door to avoid this from happening again? The ground on the entrance area is paved so I can’t put down 2 stakes and block it with a wood piece like a drop bar gate either. Also, do you still open the door for them during the day even if it’s cold dark and rainy out side?