That is just a really sick person in my book. What kind of neighbor would take that amount of money for reuniting a family's beloved pet...aren't neighbors supposed to look out for each other, thank goodness mine do. Disgusting! On a positivie note, soooo happy that you got your baby back, a Yorkie mom's worst nightmare to lose her baby.

Thanks everyone for all the love and support and also for being mad at the wicked witch down the street. I knew you would all be mad at her with me! Lol.:p I am so grateful Callie is home safe.:animal36 I tell her every night how lucky We are to have her back. She was only gone about 12 hours total but it was terrible. My heart breaks for those who have lost a baby and didn't find them.

Karma can be a .... well what that nasty woman is! I would make sure ALL the neighbors know what she did one way or another. If someone will do this, no telling what else the people in their house would do. One day she is going to need something and I hope she remembers this. You can't beat great neighbors, one of mine saved my husbands life last summer and got us through the next couple months of recovery. I have taken care of their animals while they are out of town or working for the last eleven years - we work TOGETHER, life is hard enough.

And it may be petty of me but I would take sweet little Callie to piddle on her grass every single day. I hope she feels the guilt every time she looks at her!

PTL you have precious Callie back!!! :( about the 'neighbor' and the reward :(
Like you however, I would have paid anything to get her back - just so very sad.

Give Callie some extra huggs from us :love:

im glad you got your baby back, but wow, that seems like a dognapping to me.. but alls well that ends well

This person knew full well she had your dog as I would imagine she has seen you out waking your little one. What a total bitch she was for accepting(stealing) your money.She will get what's coming to her. Her kind ALWAYS do.

Thank goodness she is back with you, but did you say that neighbor just put her in the yard? Was she outside the whole time? Poor baby! Maybe you shouldn't have put the amount of the award on the poster and then you could have handed her $5 instead of $500! Shame on her! I'm so glad you have Callie back with you!

oh,wow, the nerve of some people.. I also belive in karma, what goes around comes around, she would spend that money with nothing to show for, she DID not earn that money.. so happy Callie is back home with you...

I think its rotten too but so glad you have her back!

OMG :eek: So glad you got her back, but that neighbor, good heavens what an awful person she is. I think if you hadn't posted that $500 reward, she would have sold your baby to make the money:( I hope SHE never needs anything, humphf!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe I'm just reading this post.

I'd have just hopped her fence, immediately after the call, and no I cannot believe anyone would actually take the money.

"neighbor" is right I have other names but I can't use them on here;):banned::bigeyes:

Edit: look up recall training use super yummy treats & lots o'praise, I have one that fails recall too

I was just sharing this story with "the boy" we have decided this lady is seriously evil for several basic moral issues we can stand behnd ourselves.

1. If you live 4 door down you are semi obligated to a friendliness in the neighbors category period.

2. We have found several "free running" dogs ourselves and immediately went door to door or in a couple cases right to their door because we knew who's dog we had or wanted immediately to return the dog home. Neighbor escape artist french bull dog is outside my front door at least once a month either his people come looking in my front yard when he goes missing or we find him and promptly escort him home. NEVER would any compensation be asked other than the owner remembering to close the dog door from the yard to garage when they leave the big garage door open...

3. The collar could not have been missed.Reward posters shouldn't have even have been a factor here.

4. Who accepts any payment: we agreed if you have cared for a dog for a certain time period you should be somewhat compensated for your effort or expenses (especially if you offer emergency care of any expense to yourself). But really taking any money for a dog you in the least most likely didn't even feed and only "harbored" for a few hours makes her such a greedy person.

5. Obviously she will continue to see you and your dog and that should be reward enough: knowing you got a furbaby home.

6. Obviously many dog look similar and can be mistaken for another by an unfamiliar eye-seriously who finds a known to all desirable breed (known to people here to be stolen a lot) and just returns it to someone without verifying...like reading the collar...

Hey Girl! First, I am soooo HAPPY that Callie is home in yr arms!! I'm just sorry that you both had to go through this scary ordeal. It is just beyond comprehension that yr neighbor just stuck Callie in her backyard & only said that she was shaking. YES, she was scared......crazy lady. This lady is shady. First thing I would have done was check the lost dog out. Comforted her & "checked for collor & info".:mad: I'm with you though......so worth the $500. Who knows what would have happened to Callie if $$$ were not in the picture for this lady.
HUGS HUGS HUGS to you & Callie!!!!!