FYI...John now knows how to foil a bank robbery. He competed in his first defensive pistol competition yesterday and can't wait for the next one. He had to complete four scenarios as a part of the competition to test his accuracy, speed, and proficiency with his pistol. He said it was fun because they were given practical scenarios such as defending unarmed children from gunmen on a playground on Easter Sunday or shooting from behind a phone booth while gunmen hold your wife hostage in front of the bank and other crazy situations.

And this came just a day after pure exhaustion from chasing the dogs for about 3 hours Friday. Meanwhile, I was at work to miss all the excitement and didn't hear about it until later... which is probably good because everyone was back home by the time I knew. Here's the story as I heard it:
The cable guy showed up around noon to set up our Internet. He came to the front door instead of the back (like we had asked on the phone) and for those of you who don't know... the front door has no screen or storm door to block the dogs in. Sydney, who must have been waiting for this moment for a while now, ran under John's leg, knocking him down, and giving Halo an opening to get out too. They both ran around to the back and split in different directions. Halo being the new puppy, and probably easiest to catch, became the first priority. Luckily, Halo is too trusting with strangers and ran into a neighbor's house a few buildings over while they were moving in. John was able to get Halo back pretty quickly. Sydney was another story. By now, she was about two blocks away, and not as willing to be caught. He caught her within the first hour with the help of a neighbor as a distraction, but not wanting to go back in, Sydney bit John and broke from her collar. After another 2 hours of chasing back and forth, for what seemed like miles, he had just enough energy to "herd" Sydney into a fenced backyard and closed her in. When she tried to bite John a second time, his reflexes kicked in and he ended up flipping her onto her side, which caused her to finally give up and reluctantly be walked back home. Needless to say, John and Sydney weren't really on speaking terms Friday night and Sydney kept her distance while John slept for a few hours. At this point, John figured it would be ok to cancel the short run he had been planning for that night.
So... if you ever visit, please come to the back door.