Mikki almost gave me a heart attack!!
 

I woke up this morning and did a few things in my office. Rosie and Mikki both come to the office when I do. My son came in to the office pleading his case on going back to bed instead of going to church. So I wasn't paying much attention to my girls. I started to get ready for church when I noticed that Rosie was under my feet but Mikki wasn't. I started calling for her. Nothing. I looked under the bed (her favorite hiding place). Nothing. I am still calling her name. Nothing. My oldest son (who is nonverbal) comes out and tells me in sign that he let her outside. So now I am getting upset. I go outside hollering her name. Nothing. By now, I am losing it. I am crying and calling for her. Still nothing. To make a long story short, my youngest (who is 14) calmly starts looking for her. She was locked in the bathroom. :eek::eek::eek::eek: I guess one of us went in there and closed the door and didn't realize she was still in there. She never made a sound! Needless to say, momma told her to BARK from now on!! :D Thank God she was safe. I pulled it together and off to church we went! Geez what a morning!!!!! Now look at this face, she is saying "Did I do that?"

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Awh! I can imagine how crazy upset you were!! So glad she was just stuck in the bathroom.

Well, my son said I was loosing it!! Ha ha. I was really really upset! Then I told him it was all his fault because he was arguing with me. Ha ha. He didn't buy it! :p

Oh, you bet I would be loosing it too! So, glad it was a happy ending, but wheez...what a way to start you morning;)

I am sure you thought she was lying injured or worse somewhere in that house as you frantically searched! Tibbe has done this type of thing to me in the past and I cannot help it, I just go weak-kneed. I too have found him behind a closed door - once in a closet(!) and again in a back bathroom when I'd closed the door without even knowing he was anywhere near. And he didn't say a word while I was calling and calling him. Once when he got shut in the Utility Room, at least he whined when he heard me called so that saved that heart attack. They can scare you silly, can't they?

:eek: What a morning for you!

I am so relieved for you that Mikki is safe and sound, and I can relate to the panic! I've lost my boys in the house, in closets and the laundry room. I panic even when I know that they haven't had access to the outside.

Don't you hate when they do that. My Brandi did the same thing to me except it was 3 in the morning. The one time you want them to bark and they don't. So glad she's okay.:p

This made me realize just how much I love the little toot!!

Isn't it the truth? When you do finally see that bright little face, you are overcome with feelings of the loss you could have had!

Wow, what a way to start your day, so glad that it all worked out and no one was hurt...

OMG! I have had that same moment of panic :eek: My saving grace is that Sugar will bark out a "here I am" call when she can hear the fear in my voice :p

Sure would have been nice if Mikki would have. My son said she was just sitting in the bathroom not moving or making a sound. :(

I'm glad she was safe!! What a stressful moment. These little ones are too quiet sometimes. (can't believe I just said that!)

They sure can scare the pants off ya....glad to hear that she was safe and locked inside the house. What a way to jumpstart the day.

So do I! It is such an awful feeling. One of my biggest fears is that one would get out and be lost...I honestly don't know how people deal with that.

OMG I would have panicked too!! Glad she was safe and just shut up in the bathroom:eek: I know every one of your worst fears runs through your mind, when something like this happens.
Jada went out onto the screened porch when I did once and I didn't realize it. It was about 10 minutes before I missed her. Miss barks her head off at every noise, didn't make a sound when I was calling for her. Geesh!! I know exactly how you feel:p

Been there, done that.....it's the most horrible feeling of panic. Luckily it ended well. Whewwww...........

What a relief :D. My Cali does not bark and I have had a few heart-stopping moments like that. I have a friend who puts a bell on her Yorkie:)

So glad she was in the bathroom. :) Silly pups, they know how to make the heart skip a beat. I got home one day and Bella was no where to be found, so my mind went crazy thinking someone stoled her. Nope she was in our bathroom and the door closed behind her and she couldn't get out. Boy we were so glad to see each other. Bless their little selves.

When I was away from home at college many, many years ago, my mom almost lost her Yorkie puppy when my sister accidentally locked her in the bathroom. We were lucky she survived because there was a heat lamp in the bathroom and she could have gotten dehydrated very quickly. I'm not sure if they have them today, but needless to say, that experience really scared me. I think I'd be afraid to have one in case a little one accidentally got locked in there. I also wonder about heated tile too. It is such a terrifying feeling when they get lost inside the home. I'm glad you found Mikki unharmed. I understand why you love her so.

Oh No! Thankfully she is alright. I can totally relate to that horrible feeling.

I just had a scare like this the other day. My boys left the front gate open and I was taking the groceries down from the truck. I realized that she had gotten out and couldn't find her anywhere! We live right on a busy road so I was freaking out. I even got my boys worried. We ended up finding her sitting in the front seat, as if she were waiting for us to go for a ride. May I add... that was the last place we looked after like 4 mins. lol Ugh! Such a terrible feeling though!

But didn't those 4 minutes seem like FOREVER????!!!!!! I swear it felt like I was looking for her for 30 minutes. When I know it was only a few. I was afraid she got outside. And we live in the country. There are critters everywhere!! :eek::eek: Stupid hawks, stupid owls, stupid coyotes.......:eek:

Gracie has done that to me twice. Sheer panic. I put a bell on her after the first time. I thought only my kids could make my heartbeat with such anxiety!

Hmmmmm, a bell. Might be a good idea!

Ha-ha! It does scare you to death. Kacee used to get shut in closets when she was a puppy.:D

I was crying and everything. I really thought something had happened to her. Oh my gosh the relief when we found her!!

YEESSS!!! It really is a fear you thought you would only have due to your children but I felt the same way with her. Totally put my stomach in a knot. I made sure to sit down with my boys and had a talk with them about her safety after that happened.

The bell has helped a lot. She kind of blends in with the earth tones in my home. Although she is usually with me she disappeared again a couple of weeks ago. I went looking for her and found a tissue on the floor. She loves to steal tissues. I had this image of her silently gagging on a tissue while I raced all over looking for her and calling her. When I was close to panic I went back in the living room and there she was on the couch all wrapped up in a throw! She had not even lifted her head enough to make the bell ring as I was freaking out calling her! I just took a bell off of a cat collar but they sell nice little dog bells in some of the fancy online sites.
LOVE CUTE DOG CHARMS & BELLS? Pet Collar Crystal Bling at Yuppy Puppy!

Thank you!! There are some really cute ones!!

They are little s**ts, are they not?? :rolleyes::cool: