Oh, the irony...

Not a whole lot to report about this past weekend's football. Furman had an open week, and The Citadel suffered a heartbreaking loss at Wofford. The SoCon is known for close games and exciting finishes, but I'd love to see the bulldogs end up on top after these "SoCon Finishes". I hope Homecoming this weekend will have a better outcome.

Anyway, on to the irony. I love my dog, as you all got a glimpse of Wednesday in class. However, as I was in class telling you all about how wonderful shelter dogs are, Champ was at home tearing his way out of his crate. He has (well, had...) a nice, expensive travel crate that is made out of a durable canvas. It was perfect for traveling on the weekends because it folded up and fit easily into my car. Champ never really had any problems being in there (he'd go in there on his own to take naps sometimes), but I guess I've been leaving him home alone a little more than he liked lately so he decided to rebel. He just ripped a huge hole in the front of the crate and escaped. I got home and thought it was really cute how Champ greeted me at the door... until I realized he should have been in his crate. Luckily, he really does ok loose in the house by himself, so it wasn't a big problem.

I left him out in the house on Thursday, and on Friday I went to buy a new crate. Stupidly, I shelled out another $120 for the SAME exact crate. Afterall, the holidays are coming up, and I really loved how easy it was to travel with that crate. Plus, Champ gets a little apprehensive in metal cages after his shelter days, so I would hate to bring any of that back. Well, needless to say, getting another canvas crate was a bad decision. I left him crated for a couple of hours on Saturday morning, and he was there to greet me at the door again when I got home. I wanted to be angry, but the only one I could blame was myself. So I guess I'll be shopping for another crate this week... but I've wised up and will go for a tradtional crate this time. I'll be accepting donations in class on Wednesday for anyone who would like to contribute to the cause. ;)