Lucky is back! That's the spirit!

Last night, amid dog barks now and again, I thought I heard a familiar one. It gave me a bit of hope but at the same time, not to expect too much.

Early this morning, at 4 am, I heard what seemed like Lucky's bark. Normally, I wouldn't bother as I can tell if it is just a stranger passing by, a strange dog or a cat. But since I was hoping for him to come back, I went downstairs to check it out and sure enough it was him outside the gate! After I had let him in, he went straight to the terrace for a drink and then look at our tin of biscuits and barked a few times, obviously hungry. SP wondered why I could hear his bark. I would put it simply as the difference between a sensitive and a non-sensitive person.

Knowing Lucky, I could tell he must have been unable to get out of wherever he was in, either accidentally or being kept captive. When I uploaded the video clip, under my post 'Sheer Determination', I could not help comparing the puppy's spirit with that of Lucky, although I did not mention it. I have tried a few times using a 4ft high fencing to keep him at the back of the house, to prevent him being near the students passing by, without success. He would either climb over or squeeze under, depending on whichever was possible to get past it. Chaining him would cause incessant barking and annoy the neighbours.

Meanwhile, I have to get used to living with him again! Unlike the song, "Living next door to Alice".