I am Sorry

[Proud Mommy]

I came here two months ago in search of help. I had gone to the shelters, handed out hundreds of fliers, and had gone door to door in my neighborhood. I had become so desperate for help. Zeke and I spent lots of time at the dog park, I talked to his friend Max's mom and she told me about Yorkie Talk. My thought was that I could find other Yorkie moms locally to help me keep an eye out. I got way more than what I expected.

So many wonderful people reached out to me. I had finally found people that cared that Zeke was missing. I was getting so tired of people telling me he was just a dog. I no longer felt alone in my search. You guys were my second set of eyes.

I looked to each of you for the strength to continue my search. There were days that I just could not get out of bed but you were all still there for me. I made some really good friends that I will keep forever.

Several people have been questioning my honor because I chose to stop posting. I made that discission because of the few people that had turned Zekes threads into a hateful place to be. The negative comments were out weighing the positive. I do not have a problem with anyone posting there opinion but it had gone beyond that. Several people have been hurt. I don't want Zekes name run through the mud.

The stress of losing Zeke is almost more than I can handle... So to add to that people calling me a lier, accusing me of running a scam, and saying that Zeke is not even real is more than I can handle. I am the type of person that wants to please everyone so my first desire was to prove to all of you that I am not a lier however, I have discovered that no matter what I do or what information I provide it is not good enough.

As for the gifts that were given, some have requested they be returned. The first set of gifts were used for adds, fliers, and sherlock bones. The second set however have not been touched. There is $317.00 in the account and I will be happy to return each gift (minus paypal fees) to the gift giver. Please send me your information and I will return it upon receipt.

The last thing I want to address is the fact that I have two beautiful girls that were gifted to me. A few people have managed to turned this also into a negative thing. Because the person that gifted them to me was worried about taking attention away from Zeke we did not post it. These girls were given to me because she wanted to help me emotionally. They have been a huge comfort but nothing, NOTHING, will ever take my pain away. On the days that I can't pull myself out of bed I now have company. I have been accused of deceiving you all by not telling you about the girls. Believe me I wanted to brag like a new mom but Zeke comes first.

I want to thank those of you that defended me through all of this... It means the world to me.

I am sorry to those of you that think you were deceived. I never meant to bring anger to this site. All I wanted was help and support in bringing Zeke home.

I am sorry.

[DONNADEE]

Maureen, Im so glad you posted and im so happy that you have two babies to give you comfort, i will continue to pray for a healthy recovery in your illness and that zeke will be home soon.

Donna

[Jody Renfroe]

I'm glad that you have two new babies to help with your grief over losing Zeke. I know that they can't ever replace him in your heart, but I also know that they can find their own place in your heart. May they bring you comfort and some peace. Best wishes!!

[TLC]

My prayers for Zeke's safe return will never stop.

My Gifts to you were that - Gifts - and I was more than happy to help.

Please keep us posted, I really want to know when Zeke finally finds his way home

[Wylie's Mom]

I hope Zeke returns, only to find he now has 2 girlfriends in his midst!

All the best to you, I can't imagine how difficult all of this was for you.

[Jeri Cunningham]

Maureen,

I hadn't responded to this thread but had read some of the comments. If anyone has been negative that is their problem. You came for support and that is what everyone should give you.

I will continue to hope Zeke will come home someday and in the mean time your two girls will bring you comfort.

Just remember the majority of people are good hearted so don't let the few haters get you down.

IF ONLY people could be as nice as dogs!!

[saphire]

Dear, dear Maureen,

I, for one have NEVER thought you were deceiving anyone. I read your emotions in everyone of your posts. I felt your heartbreak, and although that was so sad, I also found great joy in the fact that there were all these caring women coming together to help in whatever way they could.

Most of the time the thread was an inspiration to me. I too feel I have made friends on here - because of Zeke.

I am so pleased you have two little girls to help you get through this, and I know you will never give up on Zeke. I understand why you never posted about them before. to whoever gave them to you.

I wanted to gift, but have not managed to do so yet, (because I'm in S.A)
but when I do find an economical way to get the gift there I still will, I know you still need to keep up your search. I wish I could get on a plane to help you look for him!!

I wish you better health, and most of all I hope you find Zeke.

Love & Hugs,
Sheilagh

[RoxyJosMom]

I think about Zeke often and keep praying that you and your precious little guy will soon be together. I didn't know about your little girls, but, I'm so glad you have them to help you cope. God Bless you all.

[JeanieK]

congratulations on your new babies. I wish you the best, and maybe some day, someway, Zeke will find his way home.

I didn't post on your thread, but I did follow it and I know what you went through.

Bless the kind person who gifted those babies to you.

[LunasMomma]

I'm so glad for you that you have two new girls to help heal your heart while the search for Zeke continues The person that gave them to you has a HUGE heart and a kind soul, God Bless them

[Proud Mommy]

Thank you to all of you for being so kind And yes the woman that gifted the girls to me is an amazing person I will let her come forward if she choses I will never give up on Zeke.

[La Princesa]

I am glad you have to new babies to keep you company. I feel sorry that you and your friends felt that just because people have differing opinions about something, or very good questions were negative. Many of the things perceived as negative were not. For example just because someone asks where money is going doesn't mean that they question your honor. When ever I give donate to Children's Hospital or even buy girl scout cookies i question where the money is going and who will be helped by my donation and how it will be spent. It doesn't mean that I don't trust the local children's hospital or girl scouts.

All 4 of the threads that have been opened in the name of Zeke simply show that people need to be a bit more open minded and receptive to other people's thoughts in real life as well as when online.

Anyway good luck. I hope that the future will bring a cool story about how a long lost Yorkie named Zeke was returned to his owner in good health.

Sincerely,
Princesa

[DONNADEE]

Were in this forum to pray for each other in times of need ,share laughter about the funny things our babys do,really support those owners of sick babies,the death of our babies and when our babies get lost,this forum should be filled with love just as our babies love lets set an example of how these babys treat us and do the same to each other and as god would.and also when we give gifts to others its a gift and there should not be any attachments,that what God wants us to do,also people come on this board for advise ,people please think before you post, you might regret it after words.

Gods peace to everyone
Donna dee

[nvnvgirl]

I feel sad that anyone would say things like you were running a scam. And if people want to give money to someone, then they should do it without second guessing it; I know nobody wants to be duped, but my feeling is, is if you feel like you want to give money for something then do it out of the goodness of your heart and beyond that, forget it. If you want to go into money managing for other people, then get a job doing it or don't send money if you're worried that it's not being spent as you see fit. I'm glad that people like whoever gifted you with your new babies exist. They obviously trusted you and realized the pain you have been going through. What amazing people they must be! I know how horrible those first days and week must have been for you and even though you don't forget, it really is a comfort to have someone else to focus on and love rather than being swallowed by grief. I never doubted for a second that this was all too true, and I am keeping Zeke's picture and flyer on my myspace page, in hopes that someday, somebody will do the right thing. I'm also saddened that you weren't able to express your gratitude and joy when you got your babies here. It's one of our biggest joys (at least, speaking for myself)when you get a new companion, and to acknowledge a kindness bestowed on you. Especially under the circumstances. I hope you and your babies will continue on here, but if it's too hard for you, then I can understand. I hope Zeke will return to you healthy and well cared for!

[Galatea]

I think it's great that you feel compelled to return the gifts that were solicited for purposes of hiring a PI since the PI was never hired.

I happen to own a BB website of my own that uses paypal. You may not have realized this, but when you got the paypal gifts, the donors' email addressess are sent to you along with the email contribution notification.

If you want to contact those people and return their gifts, you can send them an email to their listed address (if they used Visa etc) or you can simply paypal the money right back to their paypal account if they happen to have one.

HTH