Something really,really nice happened today. It was NOT Cookie but I was sooo hoping!
I saw an ad in Craigslist lastnight from someone who found a Male yorkie in port saint lucie on New Year's Eve. I was not excited but I still emailed them at 2 am! I called her today at noon and asked for a picture and described Cookie to her. The size was right on point, it was neutered like Cookie and had several missing teeth like Cookie. I asked if I could go see it and she said yes. She told me she read my ad and felt terrible. I didnt even want to take my PJ's off,I just wanted to go! I get the picture and zoom in on it and was like OMG this looks too much like Cookie but the hair was in the face. I really looked A LOT like Cookie. So I get to the house and walk in I start carrying it, looking at the tummy, I realized it was not Cookie but it actually took me about 5 minutes to realize it was not him. It had a collar and tags. I asked her if she called the number and she said yeah but it was disconnected.
They were Georgia tags.
I still wanted to do something. I Told her "this dog belongs to someone and guarantee they are going crazy" Can we go to the emergency vet and get it scanned and she went with her boyfriend. I wrote down the dog's tag info and while we drove to the vet hospital I dialed the number ....there was a voicemail! The guy says in the voicemail that they were on vacation from GA and were in Port Saint Lucie and they lost their Yorkie named Linus on New Year's Eve.They gave another number where they could be reached.
I called but I also dialed the numbers wrong so I was getting anxious already!
We get to the Vet Hospital in this pouring rain and we all get out and I tell the girl " The number you dialed was wrong and this family is looking for him!"My husband dials the number after listening to the voicemail 3 times and he leaves a message saying we found your dog.
The owner calls my husband's cell and we handed the phone over to the lady that found the yorkie. It turns out that the dog must have gotten out during the party on New Year's Eve. This young couple almost hit the yorkie but got out of the way, got out of the car and picked him up.
The owner is on his way right now to get the yorkie! IT was an amazing,amazing feeling. I could hear the guy's voice sounding so desperate.
The dog was going to be taken to Animal Control. I told the young lady " I have been through hell so please dont take this the wrong way but we need to get the dog scanned today" Thats why I called the number again even though she said she called and it was disconnected. If I didnt call again they would have not found the owner.
So another happy reunion on New year's Day.
I thanked the couple so much for taking this dog in their home.
Here is the only picture I have of the Yorkie named Linus. When I carried him and saw his face OMG. He has a baby doll face,short little nose and big beautiful eyes. It doesnt look like it from the picture.He weighs around 4 lbs also.
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