This past Saturday night we had one of those adventures that would have went viral if our lives were being followed by cameramen. It all started when the Holmbergs left our house at around 1am Friday night. Max had apparently been counting beers and after making careful calculations, he plotted out his next move in Operation: Beer Makes People Forget To Latch Gates.
The Holmbergs were on their way out when Max approached them under the guise of "The friendly and pretty husky just wants to say goodbye. What could be more charming than that??" And once the Holmbergs predictably let their guards down, he side-stepped past them, did a little twirl and with a teasing flounce of his tail, dashed right through the gate.
We spent the next 30 minutes in the chilly drizzle trying to sweet talk him back. Or at least close enough to grab him and bring him back forcefully. Which was, incidentally, the real plan. As if we could have even formulated a plan at that hour and with that amount of beers involved. I would point out here that I had not been drinking, I'm just useless either way.
Meanwhile, Max was making a game out of running straight at Holmberg and Roy until the last second when he would fiendishly dart to one side and laugh at their fruitless, lurching grabs. Sort of like a dog's version of the classic Chicken game. In an effort to be strategic, Holmberg and Roy decided to try their own deception and played the Statue game. This is the part where they stand very still and act like they aren't interested in the escaped husky barreling towards them like a maniac. Both sides committed to keeping up their charade until the last possible nano-second. And Holmberg warning Roy in all fairness, "Dude, I'm totally going to dive on your dog so I'm just letting you know. I'm gonna dive on him." And Roy slowly nodding in understanding and consenting, "Dude, do what you gotta do. Get my dog back before my wife comes out here and kills us both."
And the triumphant winner? It's Holmberg-1, Max-0.
Dude totally dived on that dog.
maybe just a bowl of food would have worked better. or maybe a piece of meat held in an enticing way. I guess, that's too much to ask when your on beer.
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