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Amazing
Sharpei Reunion at MuttShack Triage
by Mary Karr
This dog's story has been an amazing one. It started
back in April 2005 when he was stolen from his owner. The owner had
posted fliers everywhere with a reward for his return and never saw him.
After Katrina he thought he would try again. He wasn't even sure if his
dog was still alive or even in the area. Someone saw the flier and told
one of our rescuers, Lucy, about it. Fortunately she had just caught a
Sharpei the night before on a trip trying to go for a different dog that
was sighted. Could it be the same dog? She called the number and the
owner came to MuttShack. In the meantime, this dog seamed depressed and
didn't want to eat or drink or go for walks. He had to be dragged from
the cage to go to the bathroom. No matter how much attention he was
given, he just didn't seem interested.
The owner showed up and spent some time in the office filling out forms
so he could have a look at the dog. In the meantime, he told me some
ways to identify him. I went to the dog clinic where the dog was and I
opened the cage to check out these markers. But I couldn't get the dog
out of the cage to check. The vet walked in at that moment and I asked
him if the dog was neutered. Yes and then the vet told me some other
markings that matched this gentleman's description. Wow!
Next, we had the owner walk into the clinic down another row as I and
Lucy watched the dog. The owner talked with Amanda and as soon as the
dog heard his voice, he sat up. When he heard it again his butt started
to wag and then he was up on his hind legs inside the cage listening
again. Then he heard him again and he started whining and the owner then
saw the dog. I noticed the tears in the owners eyes and I looked at the
dog again and opened the cage door. This depressed, non-moving dog shot
out of that cage towards this gentleman in such a hurry that he could
have put the road runner to shame. I started to cry happy tears and then
Lucy saw me and she started too. We all ended up shedding happy tears as
we watched the reunion unfold. He thought he had lost his best friend
forever.
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