Life lessons from the dog I’ll never forget.
It still makes me laugh a little — and cringe — when I think about the day Lincoln accidentally got locked out of the house.
It started when Madison came running up to me, barking and spinning in circles like she was trying to tell me something. Then she ran straight to the front door. I thought, Okay, maybe there’s someone outside. So I looked through the peephole… nothing. I shrugged and walked away.
But Madison wasn’t having it. She darted back to me, barked again, and ran right back to the front door — this time even more insistent. She would not leave it alone. So I finally gave in, opened the door, and there he was.
Lincoln. Sitting outside, trembling, looking terrified and confused. My heart dropped.
I gasped his name — “Lincoln!” — and he came running in, tail wagging like crazy. He ran straight to me, then to Madison, like he was saying, “Thank you, thank you!”
It took me a few minutes to piece it together. Earlier, I had stepped outside to grab something from my car. The door must’ve stayed open just long enough for Lincoln to slip out without me noticing. When I came back inside, I didn’t even think to check if he’d followed me. Poor little guy had been sitting out there silently the whole time.
And somehow, Madison knew. She didn’t bark at him or make a sound herself — she just knew her buddy was missing and came to get me.
That day, I learned two things:
1️⃣ Always check who’s following you inside (especially the four-legged ones).
2️⃣ Madison might have been small, but she was a little hero with a big heart.
Lincoln may have been scared that day, but thanks to Madison, he was never alone.
Life lessons from the dog I’ll never forget.
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