[News] Vanessa Williams Yorkie Found and Returned!

[SANDYSAND]

I am glad that her puppy was found and safe...She must be feeling GREAT!!!

[Judy in Waco]

http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/spotlight/48873/


There is an interview at this site where she tells about his kidnapping. It has a photo of Enzo and a video further down. He is a handsome boy!

[izzy816]

Thanks for posting. I was watching that on ET earlier but missed the beginning. He is adorable! Im so happy she found her dog!

[YorkieTime07]

i missed that segment!! thanks for posting this!!! he is adorable!!!!

[Yorkies-Mom]

i saw the segment last night on ET and you could tell that she was so happy to have her puppy back! she had to wipe away a tear or two just talking about him and he is just so adorable!!

[Judy in Waco]

I know what you mean. I have never been a celebrity groupie..(well, except for David Cassidy, but that's another story! LOL)

I think I am definitely in Enzo's fan club! Did anyone hear where she got his name? Just curious.

[TinyBit]

I am getting Gizmo chipped ASAP. They tell me to wait until 6 months.

[princess_cacai]

Wow, I finally made it here....he he he he...Thanks to Joda's dad for fixing my issues. So what is goin on. Anyone ever visit www.PetEdge.com. Check it out...found really cheap clothes for my princess and other stuffs.

[meglaulanmar]

Maybe she lied about finding him across state lines so noone would realize how insane it was to leave a Yorkie out in the back yard while running errands.... coyotes...hawks...owls...eagles... all are possible threats...and insane humans are the worst!

[Yorkies-Mom]

why would you "assume" that she is lying about where he was found???
it isn't a crime to leave your dog in the backyard - foolish yes!

[MyTrixie143]

Here is another story of what happened.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...014/BUSINESS01

MY PET WORLD
Vanessa Williams, pet lover

November 15, 2007

BY STEVE DALE
Tribune Media Service

“I never thought it would happen to me,” says Vanessa Williams, Grammy Award-winning singer and star of ABC’s “Ugly Betty". This past Memorial Day, she drove off to take her son to march in a parade. She returned from her short trip to find Enzo, her Yorkshire Terrier, gone from her Chappaqua, N.Y., home.

Los Angeles-based veterinarian Dr. Jeff Werber says Williams isn’t alone, “There are over 10 million pets who become lost every year; everyone thinks it will never happen to them. Greater than 90 percent don’t have a form of identification and will never be reunited with their families.”

Immediately Williams posted a reward for Enzo’s safe return. Local police suggested that a hawk or an eagle might have snatched her little dog, but Williams recalls noticing a suspicious car parked near her home around the time that Enzo disappeared. She was pretty sure the dog was taken.

“What worried me is what he may have been taken for,” she says. “People told me how little dogs were taken for bait (for dog fighters), or maybe that Enzo was marked for some sort of ransom.”

With a platform most pet owners don’t have, Williams began to do interviews asking for the safe return of her puppy. In return, she promised not to press charges or ask any questions. “I also pointed out that because Enzo was microchipped, eventually we’d find him.”

Enzo was recovered eight days later in Stafford, Conn., - the next state over - not exactly in the neighborhood. Williams isn’t sure what motivated the criminals to take her dog, but because another dog was snatched from the general neighborhood at around the same time, a local newspaper in Chappaqua suggested a dognapping ring. Williams said the kidnappers returned the reward money, and - as promised - she never prosecuted.

Enzo was in good shape, perhaps better shape than frazzled family members. “It was like a death in the family,” says Williams. “We were heartbroken. Between praying, putting up posters, searching the neighborhood and searching the Internet - the anguish was remarkable. ... I am sure the fact that he was microchipped was the reason he returned home again.”

Werber says most stolen or lost dog stories don’t have happy endings. Often lost and stolen dogs will land at a facility, but they can’t be identified because their ID tags have been lost or taken. Luckily, some animal shelters, animal control officers, police departments and veterinary offices are able to use scanners to “read” microchips that have been implanted in some animals; this microchip functions as a permanent ID.

One microchip company, HomeAgain (www.homeagain.com), goes above and beyond to help families recover their pets. Werber explains, “It’s called the Proactive Recovery System. There’s a 24/7 hotline. You can call anytime if the pet is lost. HomeAgain offers on-call support by trained counselors to assist in your pet’s recovery. They (Home Again) send alerts to local shelters and veterinary hospitals, and they even have their own team of volunteers who will help to hang posters and canvass the area. I know firsthand from when my cat got out that there are services like this, but they typically charge $400 to $500; this is only a part of a program for $14.99 - it’s a no-brainer.”

Werber says he’s baffled as to why more pets aren’t microchipped. In fact, most pets are not microchipped. During the recent California fires - lots of animals - cats especially - were separated from their families. “Animals who were microchipped were reunited, others maybe not,” Werber says.

One objection to microchipping derives from a recent report in the popular press that microchips have caused cancer in lab animals. “In my practice and my fellow veterinarians, we’re talking many, many hundreds of thousands of pets microchipped, and none of us has seen a reaction,” Werber says. “I have no doubt whatsoever the threat of cancer - if there is even one - is not nearly as great as the pet needing a microchip for identification in an emergency.”

Williams adds, “The call came with the words ’we scanned him, and we have Enzo.’ That call never would have happened without a microchip.”


And here is the picture of her with Enzo, isn't he a cutie!!

[Keno]

Originally Posted by MyTrixie143

Williams adds, “The call came with the words ’we scanned him, and we have Enzo.’ That call never would have happened without a microchip.”


And here is the picture of her with Enzo, isn't he a cutie!!

he sure is a cutie ..... and a great ad for HOME AGAIN!!!!

[Yorksmama]

http://celebritydogwatcher.com/wp-co...nessa_enzo.jpgVanessa and her puppy Enzo.

[kuku2121]

Its always nice to hear happy endings like this.