She was lost and showed up in the road in front of our house near Athens, Georgia yesterday.  I kept looking outside and hoping she would travel on down the road, but when she almost got hit, I had to do something!  So into the house she came while my son Chris and his girlfriend Megan and her friend Amanada canvassed the neighborhood and put flyers up at the nearby stores - Is this your lost dog?

We have 5 dogs in our family and she was so small and quiet I knew she wouldn't be happy here.  She seemed really dismayed by the hustle of bustle of living with 4 kids, 5 dogs, my loud husband, and who knows how many cats....but at least she was warm and safe.  We posted her on facebook marketplace, checked online lost dog ads, searched the newspaper, to no avail.  But this morning a call to the Clarke County Animal Control led to 1 lost dog inquiry that might be for her! 

Chris left an anxious message, asking "Is this your dog?" at 10am this morning.  At 6pm there was still no return call and no answer, and then the phone rang...we all ran for it.  The caller said "I don't know - she's been missing since Thanksgiving and we have given up".  So into the car she goes for a short ride - about 4 miles - and sure enough, she is now back home!

Maddie, we enjoyed having you visit, but please stay home next time!  Maddie is an eight year old dachsund who had never gotten loose before and her family really missed her and was looking everywhere for her.

In the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, pay extra attention to where your pets are and if you spy a little stranger in the road or your neighborhood take a moment to try and help them get back home, please!