Pefect Jacket Update - The Dog and The Fly

Update on Perfect Jacket Search:

As I had said in an earlier blog, I’m looking to replace my perfect summer jacket.  The one I ordered from Lands End came and it’s a good contender.  Only thing is it has a shinier material than I really like.  It’s rain resistance, a taupe-ish color, just below the hip in length, two inside pockets (they could have been a tad bit bigger), had a belt (I’ve removed it).  It’s just that material I’m hesitant about.  It’s too soon to tell if this will be the one.

The Dog and The Fly:

Came home from work Thursday and Jack said Česky spent the better part of the day in our bedroom or my bathroom.  It wasn’t until about 3:00 that he came out.  He was acting fine when I came home so we thought maybe he just wasn’t feeling good.

Came home Friday and Jack said the dog drove him crazy for most of the day.   If Jack moved, the dog was right at his legs to the point of almost tripping Jack as he walked.   If Jack sat down, the dog would keep pestering him or be pacing from room to room - continually. Finally, the dog went into my bathroom.  About 3:00 Jack went to look for him.  The dog had somehow closed the bathroom door.  He came out and was fine for the rest of the day.  This is the way he acts when there are either fire crackers or a bug that flies in the house.  I looked around and didn’t see anything.

Saturday he started the pacing and finally went into my bathroom again.  I heard the door close.  About an hour later, I went to check on him and left the door open.  I could hear him pacing in there, finally the door closes and he settles down. 

We had both noticed he would look up when he was pacing through the living room.  Finally, I saw the fly up in one of the sky lights.  We have a cathedral ceiling and the sky light glass is even farther up.  I got the 6’ step ladder and a broom trying to squish it without causing any damage to the sky light.  No luck.  There is crown molding around it with enough room between the molding and the sky light framing that the fly could get down into.  Tried spraying fly spray up where it had gone, which was now the highest possible point.  It didn’t look as though the spray actually got up high enough, but it must have or the vapor got to it because today the dog is fine today.

When he is outside he will go after flies and hornets with a vengeance, but in the house he can’t stand the high pitch noise their wings in motion make.