A Chesapeake woman was thrilled to get a new pet, but when the puppy wouldn't eat, the breeder suggested for a short time, she send it back to it's mother. She put it on a flight for Texas. And now the puppy is missing.
"I've already communicated with the kennel. I've already communicated with the airlines in Atlanta, in Norfolk, in Texas. No one knows where she is. She's completely vanished," said Courtney Johnson.
Johnson is terrified of what may have happened to the 3 month old Yorkshire Terrier she named Apple. She bought the puppy from a breeder known as Kimberli's Kuties, who came highly recommended by several friends.
But for two weeks, the playful puppy wouldn't eating properly. Johnson feared Apple needed to be with her mother a little longer and the breeder agreed. So on Saturday afternoon she sent the puppy back to Texas through Delta Cargo."I received a phone call at midnight letting me know she had missed her flight, but that she'd be on a flight first thing in the morning. First thing in the morning, I get a call from the breeder saying she didn't make the flight and they did not know where Apple was," she said.
Since then Johnson has spent a lot of time on the phone trying to locate Apple, but to no avail. "I have been hung up on. I have been told it's not a child, it just a dog. My biggest fear is that they've pushed her somewhere. They've just looked right beyond her and she's now gone three days and she's not eaten or drunken anything," she said.
Johnson says she almost prays that someone stole Apple. At least that way she'd know her puppy was being cared for. But at this point, she can't even get that confirmed. "I've been waiting all my life for this puppy. I've saved my money and I've saved my money and finally, when I was able to afford her and be able to take care of her, she's gone and no one has any answers for me," she said.
Your NewsChannel Three spoke with Delta Airlines spokesperson, Gina Laughlin.She told us delta airlines deeply regrets what happened and hopes to return the puppy very soon. Laughlin also told us they launched an investigation into what happened. However, Johnson tells me, Delta has not even called.
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