Well, after all this stress over the dog... I am finding I just can't take him back to the Rescue this morning. I really love this dog, in spite of the difficulties he brings.
We did discover how he was scaling the fence [he had chewed the wood in one spot to give himself a toe hold of sorts - the dog is insanely smart]. My husband repaired the fence and now the dog *seems* to not be able to get out. He IS, of course, still a door bolter, but we are trying to be very careful to crate him if the doorbell rings or to put him in the back yard when we have to leave...
We are going to try some more with him. I figure I can always take him back to the Rescue if we decide it just isn't going to work, but once he's gone, he's gone. So I want to do the best I can to keep this guy if at all possible.
He is definitely a challenge, but he is also a very good dog in many other ways.
Of course, it may be that I'm just insane... LOL! Or so sleep deprived that I'm incapable of making rational decisions...
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