Wow, glad they're both okay.  Maybe Chester wont get out now.

Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:15 AM
Subject: What a day


> this morning we discovered that Chester, our parrot, had picked his lock,
it
> was half broken any way, and got out of his cage.  He was still on top of
> the cage, picking at the pictures behind his cage, and trying to pull them
> off the wall.  I fixed the lock but then later, my son came over, and put
a
> chain around the door and the bars with a clip on it.  The clip was from
an
> old dog's chain.  Yep, Chester figured it out, too, tonight and got down
on
> the floor and started running around.  One of the dogs caught Chester in
her
> mouth but didn't bite down.  Gretchen pulled Chester free and we got him
> back in his cage.  Yes, he is fine.  We have a large thicker chain around
> the door and bars now holding the gate shut with a padlock that takes a
key
> to unlock.  We will be ordering a new lock from the California
manufacturer
> who builds the cage we use tomorrow.
>
> Additionally, Sandy thought tonight that one of the basset hounds had
> climbed up on a chair, pushed his head through a large hole in the nylon
> screen, and jumped out.  Gretchen and I went running outside calling his
> name over and over again but couldn't find him.  Sandy came out into the
> front yard and began calling his name and just then, I got an idea.  I
went
> into the house and into our front bedroom.  This is now a spare room
because
> Gretchen and the boys live in our basement apartment.  We keep our dog
cages
> in this room for feeding times and when we have church and the like.  I
> closed the door to listen because I thought Barney may have gotten into
this
> room by accident.  The dogs often get into this room when someone goes in
> there.  We store paper goods in the closet of that bedroom.  I listened.
> There he was!  Somehow, Sandy had gotten mixed up, apparently, after
feeding
> the dogs and put Barney into his kennel.  Boy, was he happy when I opened
it
> up and let him out.  Barney is a very friendly basset hound and he had
heard
> us yelling for him and he always comes but when you are in a cage, it is a
> little difficult to get out of on your own.  Unless, of course, you are
> Chester.  Thank you Jesus for keeping Chester and Barney safe for us
today.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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