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He Got Lost In the Dog Park...#geographically challenged!

Bailey's Mom

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Okay, so, my husband couldn't find his way out of a paper bag, yep, that's my usual line, but even I was stunned by this admission. He got lost and couldn't figure out where the main path was because he decided to criss-cross through the many paths winding through the wooded area. Heaven Help Us. Even I couldn't believe it.

How does anyone lose their way completely in a small (maybe five or six acre) dog park? How? I mean, even a blind person can tell you where the sun is and can follow it which would take you to a main path eventually. And, you can use your ears and follow the barking to the big field where many dogs were playing, but not my guy. Nope, from his description he was climbing over knocked down trees and ducking under vines, and he started to panic. After what seemed to him like a interminable period of time, he finally came out on a main path and to his surprise, he had been walking in circles.

I am amazed/horrified/disbelieving and finally resigned to the fact that I have a husband who should never be left alone without his trusty co-pilot (me) or his GPS unit. Me, I never get lost. I always know where the cardinal points are and I could even find my direction while using the cavernous underground in London, England.

I wonder if he could qualify for a disability award...I mean, in his case this is life altering and potentially threatening. :rolleyes: o_O

It makes me wish we had an palm slap emotion smilie. I'd be using it all day long.
 

DennasMom

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LOL! You need to train your pups in Search & Rescue... and then train your husband give the command "find the car" and then follow their lead. :)

Seriously, though... When my dog is sufficiently tired of the dog park (our big one is around 40 acres), I can ask them "ready to go home??" and they pretty much make a beeline for where we parked the car. The key is getting them "sufficiently tired" of being at the dog park, which can take some time. :)
 

Boxergirl

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What a marvelous story! My elder daughter is super smart. Like super duper smart. And at age 17 she couldn't find her way home from the high school if we left from the other side of the building. It seemed so contradictory for her to be so darn brilliant and unable to get home from a place she should have been able to get home from blindfolded. I was terribly worried about her when she chose to do a study abroad in Italy in college. I thought for sure we'd never get her back. A GPS is a wonderful thing.
 

Nik

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lol. Great story! But I must admit I am directionally challenged like that. I can get myself lost anywhere.
 

Bailey's Mom

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Shamed "on line", Hubby went back and walked with friends today: #safe with geographically un-challenged individuals.

He Loves His Puppy More Than Knowing Where He Is. What A Good Daddy Dog!