Last weekend, Norma Maikovich decided to install a new doorbell camera because she felt it would make her feel more secure. Now, she could get alerts on her phone anytime there were guests, package delivery, or potential trespassers.
However, her phone kept vibrating the following day and wouldn’t stop. She was unable to determine what caused the camera to go off outside her house.
Turns out, she didn’t have to worry.
“Come Monday, I was at work and started getting notifications on my phone every few minutes,” Maikovich told The Dodo. “I finally checked them, and the majority were little video clips of Ace out front, chasing leaves and playing on the front porch!”
Accidentally letting their cat Ace outside, Maikovich’s husband, who works from home, decided to take advantage of his newfound freedom. There were other videos of my husband trying to corral Ace back inside, Maikovich recalled. “He continued going out there in between his appointments to attempt to get him to come back inside.”
Ace did everything he could to avoid his dad and stay outside just a little longer. While he loves the screened-in porch his parents built for him, Ace will still dart out the door whenever he can. “We have a screened-in back porch where he loves to lounge and bird-watch,” Maikovich said. “He particularly loves the fall, because leaves fall all around and onto the porch. He’ll spend hours chasing them.”
“He’s quite sad that the weather is turning colder because that means snow and he won’t be able to enjoy his porch until spring,” she added.
Ace chose to return to the warmth of his house as the temperature fell and snow began to fall. Although Maikovich and her husband later modified the camera’s notification settings, Ace’s brief escapade made his mother happier than he would ever know.
Looking at my phone and watching these tiny video of Ace having a good time outside simply changed my day, Maikovich said.
