Lisa Davis: My dog, the escape artist

Lisa Davis, The Anniston Star, Ala.
·3 min read

May 16—Our dog is the Houdini of mutts. When we first got her as a puppy, we lived in a house with a big fenced backyard. She had trees to sniff, holes to dig, squirrels to bark at. You'd think that would have been enough.

But no. She was always trying to slip out through the gate. She was good at it, too. She is wily and quick.

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