Just need to rant. had a horrid evening- kids all squabbling, all refused to eat dinner, even though there was nothing wrong with it. Cooked, cleaned, arbitrated, washed up, put away, hoovered, let dogs out....
old boy went out, did a pee, came in, started pooing on the floor, right in front of me! So I opened the door to wheech him out and bloody witchy-features (other dog) snuck out and did a runner. I called her and she turned round and looked at me, then trotted off and disappeared down the woods 
She does this periodically, but hasn't for ages. She isn't at risk of being hit by a car etc, as we have acres of woods at the back of us, and she tends to just disappear down there for as long as the fancy takes her. I have been out (pitch dark now) calling for her, and I know she will be able to hear me, but won't come back until she is ready.
Grrrr! I can see myself now being up till all hours, and spending half an hour every hour out shouting for her until she deigns to come back. half of me wants to go to hell with her, but I hate the thought of her out there in the cold and rain and dark, with no way of getting back in.
I swear, if she was a man I would have divorced her years ago