I'm the Closer: Riley Admitted Everything.

I came home from work on Friday and came home to a mess. My dog, Riley, has really bad separation anxiety and I have to keep all my books/papers/magazines up or he will shred them. I also keep the doors to the bedrooms closed for this same reason. When I got my kitten, Claire, I put up a baby gate to one of the bedrooms and called it the Cat Room. Riley was not allowed in the Cat Room. And, he never tried to get in there. That is, until Friday. I was on my cell with a friend when I got home. I went to the door of the room to go in and feed Claire and was shocked. I remember saying "how did she do this". I seriously thought my little kitten made the mess. The bed was stripped of the sheets and comforter. All her food was gone. The recycle bin was turned over and all the papers inside shredded. There was cat litter everywhere. And, I thought a little four month old kitten did all this? Can you see a little 5 lbs kitten trying to pull the comforter off the bed...just dragging it a little at a time with her teeth?

Then, as I'm standing in the middle of the room stunned, Riley admitted everything. Riley has really long legs and I knew he could clear the baby gate, but I didn't realize how high he could really jump. He jumped straight up in the air and clear the gate by a good foot or foot and a half. He jumped into the room just wagging his tail. He was so happy with what he had done. He was so proud showing me everything. Needless, to say, I ran to Target and got another baby gate. I'm curious to see how he going to get in that room now? But, I'm sure he's already working on a plan. The last one took a couple of months. So, I'm sure Claire will have her room a few more months doggy free.