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Found a useful little tool, during my daily morning (i’m supposed to be working) surf.
      → Walk Score
You can plug in an address and get a score from 0 to 100, to rate the walkability of your neighborhood. Now here is the real estate tool I have been waiting for.

My dog is scared of Fireworks.

You would think I would remember that, when leaving her outdoors on the Fourth of July — but alas, another stupid pet owner. Did I mention that my dog is incredibly resourceful when it comes to escaping our yard? We’ve tried everything short of putting her in a cage (which I am not willing to do) , but that dog is nothing if not crafty & athletic. She knows how to open a gate latch, and if that fails, she has been known to bust straight through the timber (or dig, or jump, or gnaw, etc.) Sometimes it sucks to have the smart pooches…

Anyhoo, last night during the firework shit storm — my dog got loose. We didn’t worry at first, as she is pretty good about finding her way home. But by the next morning, when it was time to leave for work I was getting pretty nervous. With normal temperatures reaching 116 degrees — I feared she would dehydrate and die. She still didn’t return home by lunch and we searched the neighborhood, animal shelter, etc. Luckily someone at a gas station (miles away on the Indian reservation) spotted her and gave us a call.

So kids – In light of my recent ordeal, I would like to recommend a couple of good resources:
Pets 911 – to find/report a lost animal and LostPet.org – tips on searching for a lost animal
The second site also has a wonderful section on how to make an effective lost pet poster