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I'm the worst dog parent ever!!!!!

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Me and my wife adopted a Japanese chin named batman from the shelter. We brought him home yesterday (Tuesday) evening. He was so calm last night and this morning that when I left for work at 11:30 I decided to not put him in the kennel and see how he did for the 5 hours he would be alone. I was extra careful to check and make sure all doors were tightly shut and locked. It's been getting pretty hot here lately so I left a window with a screen open. Batman somehow figured out that the screen wasn't perfectly secure and pushed till it bent open and got out. Less than a day after we got him.

I was totally freaking out, looking everywhere for him, while my wife called the shelter. Thankfully they have him. I feel like such a bad person. I guess it's "kennel up" everytime he's alone.
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This happens a lot with recent rescues, too. They don't quite understand that home is home yet. Also, some dogs (like mine) find being crated to be less stressful than having run of the house. Now that you know he's an escape artist, you can take those extra precautions.

Batman is adorable (saw his pic in other thread) and I love that you kept the name!
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