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fasteddie · 06-02-2005, 11:18 PM

UPDATE:

Toby Caldwell's not-so-excellent adventure ended yesterday morning when he raced down a neighbor's driveway and into his owner's arms.

It did not cost $5,000 to get him back, either.

Toby, a five-pound Yorkshire terrier had been missing since Tuesday night. His owners were so distraught that they posted an unusually high reward, $5,000, for his return.

Yesterday, they discovered that Toby had not even left his hometown, Port Washington, N.Y.: he had been locked in a neighbor's garage.

But since Tuesday, Toby's owners, Angela Duen-Caldwell, and her husband, Benjamin Caldwell, had been frantic with worry and had not slept for 36 hours. After Toby disappeared, they tacked up 300 wanted posters, called the police and animal shelters, and combed backyards, woods and fields for five square blocks.

They said they knew he couldn't have gone too far from their house on Glen Lane: the dog is so small that he can't even climb stairs.

Still, they called Carl Washington, a pet detective from Augusta, Ga., who said he was poised to drive to Long Island with his tracking dogs and his deputy to lead the hunt. Mr. Washington, who travels the country finding lost dogs and cats, gained national attention last summer while tracking a lost terrier in the Hamptons.

Yesterday morning, Ms. Caldwell said, she heard voices outside her house and glanced out the window. "There was a little dog on my neighbor's driveway," she said, "but they don't have a dog."

Barefoot and still in pajamas, she sprinted across Glen Lane, shouting Toby's name. The terrier made a gray and gold beeline straight for her.

Seconds earlier, Toby had leapt out of the darkness in Joann Wong's garage. She screamed and Toby bolted out to the driveway.

Ms. Wong declined the $5,000 reward, suggesting that her neighbors make a donation to her family's church instead. The couple said they would.

For his part, Toby seemed unfazed. After eating a hearty meal and lapping up a bowl of water, he spent the afternoon sunning himself in the backyard. Ms. Duen-Caldwell said that she and her husband replaced all the wanted posters with found posters, and that neighbors were driving by all afternoon, cheering when they saw Toby home safe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/nyregion/03found.html

06-02-2005, 11:18 PM	#2
fasteddie *YT 6000 Club Member* Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,238	UPDATE: Toby Caldwell's not-so-excellent adventure ended yesterday morning when he raced down a neighbor's driveway and into his owner's arms. It did not cost $5,000 to get him back, either. Toby, a five-pound Yorkshire terrier had been missing since Tuesday night. His owners were so distraught that they posted an unusually high reward, $5,000, for his return. Yesterday, they discovered that Toby had not even left his hometown, Port Washington, N.Y.: he had been locked in a neighbor's garage. But since Tuesday, Toby's owners, Angela Duen-Caldwell, and her husband, Benjamin Caldwell, had been frantic with worry and had not slept for 36 hours. After Toby disappeared, they tacked up 300 wanted posters, called the police and animal shelters, and combed backyards, woods and fields for five square blocks. They said they knew he couldn't have gone too far from their house on Glen Lane: the dog is so small that he can't even climb stairs. Still, they called Carl Washington, a pet detective from Augusta, Ga., who said he was poised to drive to Long Island with his tracking dogs and his deputy to lead the hunt. Mr. Washington, who travels the country finding lost dogs and cats, gained national attention last summer while tracking a lost terrier in the Hamptons. Yesterday morning, Ms. Caldwell said, she heard voices outside her house and glanced out the window. "There was a little dog on my neighbor's driveway," she said, "but they don't have a dog." Barefoot and still in pajamas, she sprinted across Glen Lane, shouting Toby's name. The terrier made a gray and gold beeline straight for her. Seconds earlier, Toby had leapt out of the darkness in Joann Wong's garage. She screamed and Toby bolted out to the driveway. Ms. Wong declined the $5,000 reward, suggesting that her neighbors make a donation to her family's church instead. The couple said they would. For his part, Toby seemed unfazed. After eating a hearty meal and lapping up a bowl of water, he spent the afternoon sunning himself in the backyard. Ms. Duen-Caldwell said that she and her husband replaced all the wanted posters with found posters, and that neighbors were driving by all afternoon, cheering when they saw Toby home safe. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/nyregion/03found.html __________________ YODA & WINKY R ::: RIP Winky ::: RIP Yoda!