When we
moved in our caboose recently, we had to take down parts of the back fence
and the neighbor’s gate. We had a temporary plastic orange net fence stretched
across the opening but that was not keeping the dogs in.
Last Saturday night, Romeo and Juliet jumped the fence and were off in great
excitement to explore the neighborhood,
Jessica and John and I running after them. Of course, the dogs got lost when they
ran beyond our block so they were upset and scared. Romeo and Juliet walk nicely on
their leashes but we did not have leashes with us when they jumped the fence.
Carrying 75 pound dogs several blocks home is no fun.
Romeo and Juliet were born from a local stray who crept under the garage at
our old house to have her puppies. There were 7 pups in the litter with at
least 3 fathers. Two were black, two were white, and three were brown. We
describe them as a very local breed: “Palo Alto Shorthairs”. After much begging
by Jessica and Paul, we ended up keeping a white and a brown and my daughter named
them. Romeo and Juliet are good watch dogs and very sweet but poor at
remembering their commands when not on a leash.
On Sunday, John and our neighbors Jim and Felix installed the new fence –
7 foot tall redwood boards with a lattice top. The new gate and latticework still
need to go in. It is about 5 feet from the end
of WP668’s coupler to the fence and we are discussing what kind of plantings
or walkways will go around that end. We are glad to have the caboose (and
dogs!) fenced in. The
Willow Glen Resident news story about our caboose move is due out at the
end of this week. We don’t want WP668 to become an attractive nuisance:
the tall fence will help us manage visitors.
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