That would do it!
That story reminds me of when we took Mogwai, Ben, Bridget, Abby and Fuji on a vacation to an isolated log cabin in WV with my parents who brought Skittles and Lady. I kept reminding my parents to shut the door so Fuji wouldn't get out. After we finished unloading the cars, I couldn't find Fuji. After unsuccessfully searching the house for her for 5 minutes I was in a full blown panic attack. Here we were in the middle of no where and Fuji doesn't know where she is either.
After running all over the property for about 15 minutes with everyone calling for her, I finally went back into the house and found her locked in the garage! She never made a peep and she must have heard us all screaming her name.
Stinker girl!
They say pets add years to our lives, but I have to say, they sure can take those years off again.
