A Lost Dog Network

We came home from the animal shelter last night, pulled into the driveway and saw a small dog peering into our backyard. He skittered away as we got out of the car, but came right back when we smooched and sweet-talked him. He was drenched - it had been raining all evening. He was a cute little thing, a spaniel mix we guessed, and he was wearing a really cute blue polka-dot collar. The collar told me somebody loved him.

Since it was late we decided to keep him overnight and look for his owners in the morning.

Sunday morning I called the police station to report that I'd found a dog. My husband took the dog out for a potty break and showed him to our neighbor Gailanne. Then I took the dog for a walk around the block, hoping he'd recognize his house and show me where he lived, better than that, I was hoping we'd encounter his owners who might be out looking for him.

During the walk, some fellow shelter volunteers passed by me. We discussed the dog, then went our own ways. I took him to my friend Michelle's house and asked her if she recognized him. Nope.

When I got home the phone rang. It was one of the volunteers I'd met during the walk, Jessa. She told me the dog belonged to her friend, Callie, who had just posted a comment on Facebook about her lost dog. The dog's name is Scamp, Jessa said, and they just adopted him a couple of days ago. Callie's phone number wasn't listed, but Jessa said she'd try to contact Callie through Facebook. So I waited for Callie's family to contact us...

Meanwhile, Callie's family was at church, and they asked for prayers to help find their lost dog. Our neighbor, Gailanne, is a member of the same church, and she
immediately answered their prayer by saying, "I know where your dog is!"
Hallelujah!

Callie's family had also called the police department, and the officer there gave them our phone number. My husband answered the phone when they called, and said, "Are you Scamp's owners?"

Callie's mom said, "How do you know his name?"

"We know all," Patrick replied in a deep voice.

And so the family came over, and with many smiles and tail wags, the dog and the family were reunited.

Don't you love happy endings?