A Dog's Tale

This is a story about my chihuahua friend, Lola (names have been changed to protect the innocent). Lola lives at The Shores in a building near the back fence. Now Lola is not the kind of dog to bolt out an open door. But "someone" left the front door open by accident and so Lola wandered out...and down the stairs...and down the path...and across the grass...and through the fence...and then she laid down in the sunshine in the grass. She was 50 feet from home.

"Oh, no!" said a woman walking along, "a dog without a collar on! She may be lost!"...and so the woman walked over to Lola and picked her up...and took her.
But then when she got Lola to her home she realized that Lola should not be around her sick puppy. So she called a friend. Please come take this dog I found. And so another woman came and took Lola.

And now you may be wondering about Lola's mom. Oh yes, Lola's mom got a phone call from the "someone". Your dog ran out the front door!  Lola's mom came home from work and started looking everywhere for her. She called my mom. We walked everywhere with a flashlight and called Lola! Lola!

Meanwhile, the second woman said "oh, no, my dog doesn't like this chihuahua!" So she called a friend and asked her to come take Lola.

My mom said "look on craigslist for a found dog ad...and also do a posting for a lost dog".  The next day Lola's mom saw a Found Chihuahua posting with a picture. It was Lola! So she replied and sent her phone number. Finally the woman called and said "I had her but I gave her to a friend...who gave her to a friend. I don't know who the person is that finally got your dog."

Since Lola's mom isn't a dog, she couldn't pee on this woman.

Finally after hours of waiting and phone calls, Lola's mom found out that the woman who had Lola was working a 12 hr. shift in Marin until 9pm. Lola's mom left her a voicemail. Finally at 10pm on saturday night, Lola's mom went to get her. Not one person had thought "how can we let this woman know where her dog is...who to call...she must be worried"...and yet, every person involved has a dog. Amazing. When Lola's mom got her, she said "Lola was only 50 feet from where she lived and had only been gone 15 min. She would have come home."

Lola herself took it all in stride. But then Lola was dognapped by a coyote when she was a puppy and fortunately quickly rescued by her Jack Russell companions. After that, this adventure was as easy to swallow as liver biscotti...or chicken sticks...or cheese. I'll be right back, I have to go get a snack.

The next day Lola's mom went with my mom and we both got microchipped. Plus Lola got a new soft 'indoor' collar...she will never be without a tag!

So I was thinking how some people say the sweetest words to hear are "I Love You"...and my mom says it's "I'll Buy It For You"...but I think it's "I Found Your Dog". :-)

May you always be returned home safely....Pablo