[LoveMyGirlz]

I live on a very busy road. My house sits back quite a ways from the road and we have a fence up around our property - however the driveway gate is always open (until we put it on remote). Last night, my husband had our "outside" dogs running in the yard and I was cooking with the front door opened. I put the xpen gate up against the doorway in the kitchen. When Truffles saw our outside dog, Chopper, near the front door, she broke through the gate and took off full speed toward the road!! She is my most reliable "come" doggie and I was trying all kinds of comes and she wouldn't stop! I felt helpless! I ran right into the road without even looking to try and let the cars see me since I figured they wouldn't see her! I didn't think about it and didn't look - and now I realize what could have happened! THANK GOD the cars coming up the road were too far away and the oncoming cars saw me and slowed down....she ran around the truck, from the street side into the fence side and I dived on the ground to catch her, but she escaped again! Luckily she ran back down the driveway, with Gemma now running by her side! OMG I was just in tears and now injured and barefoot mind you!
I don't know what got into her?! I take the girls in front all the time and they always just stay on the grass! But because she broke out herself, it was like a game I guess? I have never been so scared! I bought a babygate to go across our front porch now because I am not taking anymore chances! She is so naughty and so lucky!!
Sorry so long....It was very traumatic....and I have road rash now