Lost Dog

Yesterday, driving down my street, I saw a strange site on the road. It was this little black dog trotting down the street in front of me dragging a red leash. I tried with all my might to ignore the obviously lost dog and drive past her. But, she wouldn't let me, weaving back and forth on the narrow road. When I finally stopped the car, she hid under my car, as if to say, "Please help me." So, what is a self professed dog lover to do? You guessed it, call Animal Control. :) Unfortunately, they were closed and after visits to two different vets, I couldn't pawn this little dog off on anyone, forcing me to take her home for the night. The poor little dog was so scared and timid, that she wouldn't move a muscle when I put her down. She looked so uncomfortable standing in the exact stop that I even pushed her bottom down, hoping she would sit. I was obviously intimidating her. So, I left the room for a minute and when I did she hid under my bed and slept the whole night in the corner under my bed on the hardwood floor. Well, the next morning, she was feeling a bit more gutsy because it literally took me 15 minutes of chasing her around my room (moving my bed back and forth across the room) to finally nab her so I could take here out to potty. Well, too late, she already did her business under my bed.

So I call Animal Control and it's the only day that they are not open until noon. I had no choice but to put the little dog in my basement and head off to work. When I got to work, I shared the story with 3 coworkers who are all dog owners. Diana said, let's check on Craigslist to see if anyone reported this dog missing. Ok, literally in about 30 seconds, she finds a posting for a lost black chihuahua /rat terrier. So to make a long story short, I went home during my lunch hour to get this sweet dog to her rightful owners. The story gets even better because the owners were a sweet little couple, I mean, literally, they were little people, dwarfs. They rescued Sophie from a puppy mill where she had been abused and that's why she was so timid and scared of me. So, the little couple took their little dog and drove off into the sunset. Now, if I can just get that dog pee stain out of my rug. :)