Mr. Nelson Walks Himself

Hi there most humans and others,

Well, it seems Mr. Nelson is quite capable of taking himself for a walk when Missy Linda doesn't get it done. A couple of days ago, Missy Linda found him waiting to be let in at the front door. She found a place at the gate where he had been able to get out of the back yard. She thought she got it taken care of so that Mr. Nelson could not get out any more. Obviously not.

Yesterday morning when Missy Linda was pulling the car out of the driveway, here comes Mr. Nelson, bouncing up the driveway, just as happy as could be. Missy Linda is not afraid that he will run away too far or anything, but he could get hurt or something. He knows our part of the neighborhood very well since that is where he takes his walks. One of the routes that Missy Linda and he take is only a half block from the main road from which one turns into the neighborhood. He probably wouldn't go out there because he does not like fast cars or noises, but you never really know for sure.

Missy Linda promptly took Mr. Nelson into the house, where she gathered up some supplies. Then the two of them went out back and nailed some plastic garden fence across the gate that is broken. There is a gate on the other side of the yard anyway, and a person could step over the plastic fence anyway.

I think that Mr. Nelson is a little sad because now when Missy Linda doesn't take him for his walk, he can't go on his own. He will just have to stay in the yard and play with his "dog taters" or "potate-hose". (I'll explain later.)