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Cloud's Lost Story
Cloud was found late Friday night, Oct. 22, 2004. Her
adopter, Bonnie Norris, writes the following account:
On the day before our PFA's trial, a day when you should be rechecking stuff,
loading and packing, I left to take my kids to school at 7:30 am with all the
dogs in the fenced back yard.
I got home at 9:20 a.m. ready to tackle the day, and Cloud, my 8 year old
daughter's Sheltie and Agility partner had vanished!
Just the night before I had yelled at my daughter while she turned off her
lights for bed "don't let that dog on your pillow!" she crinkled her brow and
said "But I love the smell of my puppy!" and buried her head in the pillow.
That's the only image I had the next day as I raced thru our pastures, drove
down our roads, looked in every closet and under the beds and felt my chest
ache. How was I going to break it to my daughter that we had lost her "Cloud"?
It was 6 pm and after 7 hours of fruitless searching, we had to get the
equipment to the trial sight.
Cloud had to have been stolen. If she ever went out in the pasture with us
horseback riding, she would always leave and come back home without us. She was
a homebody, never one to sniff and wander. Laying on my daughter's bed waiting
for her to come home for school was her pastime of choice. So right before we
left we put out a $200 reward sign.
As we headed home from the trial site it began to storm. Cloud was terrified of
storms. Exhausted and drained, I called my recorder from my cell phone in hopes
someone had read the sign.
There was a message from Equest, they had a dog that might be Cloud wandering
around the barns all night. I cried for joy and held my daughter's hand as the
minutes home seemed like hours. Would we make it in time before she got hit by a
car, struck by lightning, ran further away, or arrive in time only to find out
it wasn't her?
As we pulled into the Equest parking lot, my daughter opened the door of our van
and before she could say "Cloud," my daughter saw her bolting down the road and
straight into her arms! Cloud was soaking wet, covered in mud and shivering, but
seemed unharmed.
After we got home, gave her a warm bath and blow dry, I had a moment to reflect
on what had happened.
We have been doing Demos for Equest ( a hippotherapy facility dedicated to using
horses to help kids with severe mental and physical disabilities)
every summer for years . It's a grueling job in the
sweltering 100+ degree heat and dirt. But things had come full circle, our
giving had given back......it's really weird how things work out sometimes.
That night as my daughter and Cloud lay cuddled up together, I fluffed her extra
pillow up next to her head and moved Cloud to it. After all, a dog like Cloud
deserves as good a spot next to my child as the Tooth Fairy......
Thanks again for everyone's help, concern and efforts. There was an incredible
outpouring of help and empathy. You guys are great!
Welcome home, Cloud!!Updated 103004 |
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Lassie's Lost Story Please keep a lookout for "Lassie," a
five-year-old little Lassie look-alike who got out on June 8. Her family had moved, and she was being kept by someone near
Country Place and Marsh Lane (Keller Springs and Belt Line
area). Lassie is 30 pounds, with straight ears. She is wearing
a leather buckle collar. She has tags on, but she is timid and
may not go up to anyone. PLEASE DON'T CHASE HER!
Try coaxing
her to come. Report any sightings to owner Nancy Button at
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Annie's Lost Story
Annie, one of our surprise puppies in June, 2000, has been lost. She was
with her adopter, visiting the adopter's mother in Coalgate, Oklahoma, when she
suddenly dashed off while playing on Friday, March
2, 2001. She was pursued but disappeared as she headed south toward the
small town of Phillips, Oklahoma. Annie is dragging a red leash attached
to a red collar. She is 35-40 pounds, 8 1/2 months old. Her mother
is a sheltie. Her father may have been a collie. She is the color of
a golden retriever. She is a very, very sweet dog. She will not
bite, unless she is just so scared she is not herself. Please help us find
Annie. She has always been loved and has never been on her own. She
is wearing tags, both rabies and name tag. If you should spot her or pick
her up, please call Sheltie Haven at 214-327-1102. Thank you for helping
us find this very special gal.
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Sierra has been found!
On November 22, 2002, Sierra went home. Someone had picked
her up, and when he saw a notice about her, he called her owner.
Needless to say, Sierra and owner are a very happy twosome - we
understand that Sierra has decided that her new home, from which
she had disappeared, isn't so bad after all!.
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Sierra's Lost Story
Sierra had just gone to a new home. Her new owner
fell as she was taking the dog down the apartment steps to
walk her. Sierra got away near Eastchase Parkway and I-30 in
Fort Worth on Nov. 5, 2002. She is timid and may not want
to approach a stranger. If you see this tri-color (black)
sheltie, please call Sheltie Haven.
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Toby's Lost Story Toby got
away from his home near Hillcrest and Walnut Hill on Monday
evening, May 13. He is 8-9 years old, very sweet, and he may
or may not come up to someone. He is not wearing a tag,
because his baby brother pulled it off - it was found on the
floor after he disappeared.
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Goose has been
found!
Goose was found Tuesday, April 16,
2001, after being gone for three days. The foster family
plastered the neighborhood with fliers, and was eventually
seen by someone that recognized him from the pictures.
He was discovered running in a
ditch. After a short chase, Goose just gave up, simply lying
down in the alley, right in back of the foster parent's home.
Nice work, Goose! After a vet check, Goose is back home,
preferring to stay away from the front door, thank
you!!
Goose's Lost Story
Goose is an owner give-up who just came into
our program Saturday April 13, 2002, at around 1:30 p.m.
He is very scared - he was abused in the past. He
bolted out the door around 9 p.m. Saturday night. He
hasn't been sighted since. Goose was lost from
Foxglove Trail in Sachse. He is 30-35 pounds and
around 5-6 years old. He is a dark sable & white.
He is wearing a collar but no tag. He has a microchip.
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