[lnemitz]

What a wonderful ending to this story! I was of course concerned last night when my Aunt Shirley called to say that 2 dogs had been found wandering last night at Laurel Manor Rec center and then dropped off at Saddlebrook, where she works with no tags and no owners in sight. I am quite familiar with dog rescue as I am an active member of Suncoast Basset Rescue Org. and have a rescue basset myself. I pick up bassets all over the state of Fl. from kill shelters and homes where there are not being properly cared for and then transport to our other volunteers thru-out the state. So after many calls to all shelters, sheriff offices, animal controls in every county last night with no response from anyone- other than to call back in the morning. Friends, co-workers, neighbors, and other dog supports groups in the area were called and no one had room for these beautiful dogs- so sad? So- after I shed some tears I called my fiancee' Scott, he agreed that the right thing to do would to be to bring them to his home for the evening. Woke up and started making phone calls again.....no shelters, ect. open for the holiday weekend-YIKES- and then the miracle - the owner called from Michigan!! Trotter and Remy had snuck out and he would send a gentleman right over to Saddlebrook to meet Scott and I so would could return his beautiful dogs to their home. Someone had heard the announcement on WVLG as my Aunt Shirley had called last night have them make announcement over the radio - which they did and thank goodness- Good work WVLG for getting the word out over the radio and thanks for passing my phone number on to the owners so they could contact me! Well- I missed them both today as they were wonderful furbabies and hopefully their owner will be MUCH more cautious in the future! Take care everyone and God Bless........