An update on Seamus aka Houdini and a thank you to all who gave advice

[L.M.]

Well we began letting Seamus (our former Houdini who escaped from his crate) have the run of the house a few days ago.  I debated for quite a while about whether I should confine him to the basement or certain rooms, and ultimately decided that he can handle the upstairs because he LOVES to look out the window, which of course he can't do in our basement/playroom.  Welllll, I'm thrilled to report that Seamus has proven to be quite the well-behaved fellow.  We started with 20 minutes alone and today we were up to just about 3 hours on the loose and he was perfect.  No mess, destruction, or stolen items.  I have to admit that we did use our Mac computer to videotape Seamus in action, and like many of you predicted, he did nothing more than look out the window and sleep.  He didn't even cry/bark when we left, which he always did when we crated him.  Thank you so much to all of you who responded to my previous post about this dilemma I was facing.  Your advice and experiences were so extremely helpful and much appreciated!! =)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Way to go, Seamus! Thanks for validating our faith in you!

[Lesley, Wellington & Bingley]

What a good boy!!!

Don't forget to leave him with the odd chew item, bone, stuffed kong to reward his good behaviour and give him something to do when you're out for longer.

[Leslie and Halas]

Glad it's working out. Good boy, Seamus!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Good news about Seamus. Our lab did the same thing for years...just waited on my daughter's bed looking out the window for us to come home. Good boy..Seamus!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Well that is great news!

You can videotape from the Mac? Why did I not think of this before???? I need to spy on Peri.

[L.M.]

Yup! My husband thought of it! If you open the Imovie program you can record using the built in camera on the Mac. It was awesome and lasted just about 3 hours...just make sure you completely charge your computer. (We have the macbook). We eagerly sat down to watch what our boy does alone in the house....and it turned out to be about 2 and a half hours of sleep with window watching thrown in there. hehehe

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I have the macbook too - thank you! I have something to look forward to....husband will think I am nuts.

[L.M.]

I admit I did feel like I was invading Seamus' privacy a bit here lol.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Thanks for letting us know. Thanks for giving him the Window! <---- that thrilled me more than anything. Good Boy Seamus

[F, Calla & Luca]

This is good and also interesting. Soon all dogs will become paranoid about big brother : )

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Tee Hee.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

Well done, Seamus. You are a big boy now!