Stefan and I have spent the last 24 hours looking for Kuta and I was 100% sure that we would not see him again :(. Stefan hiked the entire town (it took 5 hours) looking for Kuta and we spent the entire rest of the day driving around trying to find him.
Kuta never leaves the yard, so when we got back last night and he wasn’t laying in the driveway waiting for us, I knew something was wrong. Then the neighbor told us they saw him walk down the driveway at 10:30pm and I was certain that he had been hit by a car. Kuta has no fear of cars and we live really close to the I-414, which is the directions that he was headed. So, you can imagine why I was so certain that he was a goner.
Stefan and I were sitting in the living room watching TV to try and take our minds off of it, when I heard something. The dogs across the quebrada were barking. Which isn’t all that unusual, but they kept barking. And it was a bark that meant that there was another dog on their street. So I walked out on the back porch and called Kuta’s name. I heard a jangle of dog tags, but it I figured it was Monkey. Until I saw a white blaze in the darkness!!
Kuta’s back!! He was soaking wet, hungry and he smells like he has been rolling in cow poop all day long.
Next project: Installing our front gate.
I really can’t express how stoked I am about this. Kuta dog is home, I am tired and I now know the neighborhood inside and out..trails, streams, pastures (some with bulls) and met a bunch of neighbors.
I like that we keep our dogs on our property. They have plenty of room to run around and they are very protective of it…but if they get out, they aren’t street smart and they don’t know their way around town. Like Summer said, it’s time to put in the gate and run our fence around the property. I don’t want to go through this again.
I am so happy to hear that you guys found Kuta. We lost Brodo for a week in the rainforest, and when we finally had come to terms that we wouldn’t get him back, the groundskeeper found him limping back home!
He had lost like 15 lbs, was soaking wet, and reeked of rainforest, but we got him back!
I am so relieved for both of you, it must of been a very bad 24 hrs…Welcome Home Kuta! Now, don’t do that again!
I think someone picked Kuta up and when he got the chance made the break and found his way home. It is not like an Aussie to leave his home unattended especially with his gf there. Maybe Monkey and K had a fight and she kicked him out. I guess that could have happened. Or, perhaps Kuta is psychic and wigged out because we buried his mother, Kit, Saturday afternoon.
I am so happy Kuta is back! I was so bummed when I saw your other post. I guess Kuta just decided to take advantage of being a free Puerto Rico dog….no more of that!
Did he have a lady friend or is he neutered? Hope his last adventure involved a little fun for him! (they of course have no idea what problems they cause for us)katrina
So glad to hear the wanderer has returned. Now if you could only speak Dog, the stories he could tell you…