Yes, after 5 weeks, 11 hours and thousands of emails, hundreds of flyer's, a dozen posters, blogging, twittering, praying, hoping, wishing, crying, craiglists postings, following many false leads, joining 10 local area dog clubs, faxing and calling dozens upon dozens of veterinarians, dog rescue groups and shelters, being on channel 9 news, being on HOT 99.5 The Kane Radio Show, getting an article with Mugsey's picture in The Gazette, driving, walking, searching, stalking, spying and many other crazy/desperate antics I won't mention.......MUGSEY IS FINALLY HOME!!!!!
Friday night, March 20, 2009 at approximately 9:30 PM, Mark, Amy and Katie pulled up to their house. As they were walking to their front door, a couple in a black SUV got out of their vehicle and said "We think we have your dog". After so many disappointments, Mark and Amy were skeptical. At that point the couple opened the back of their car and out jumped Mugsey. Mugsey, Mark, Amy and Katie were beside themselves!! The story the couple had was that they were from North Carolina visiting her mother. They had been walking around Gunners Lake in Germantown, MD Friday afternoon when Mugsey wandered up to them. Apparently they took Mugsey to the mothers house and while talking with their cousin, the cousin stated she had seen a flyer in the Hunan Best Restaurant window in Flower Hill about a missing bulldog. The couple went online, found Mugsey's blog and there they were. Mark and Amy were so thrilled they did not even think to ask questions.
Mark, Amy, Katie and their three dogs then ran over to my house. When I opened the front door, it took me a moment to realize that I was actually seeing Mugsey. Then tears, screaming, laughing, kissing and hugging ensued. What a wonderful, joyful and amazing moment!!
When Mark, Amy and Katie got back home, Katie looked up to her parents and said "We are finally a family again!"
Yes, we have many questions that will most likely never be answered (such as; why didn't the couple call, how did they get the address, where has Mugsey been for 5 weeks, who actually took him, why was he taken, etc. etc.)but we are just thrilled to have Mugsey home with his family where he belongs.
Amy and Katie took Mugsey to their veterinarian this morning. Mugsey has lost 5 pounds but otherwise appears to be in good health. And yes, he was microchipped today!
Tonight Mark to Mugsey to PetSmart to take down his missing dog poster and to get him a new collar and name tag along with some new toys and a new dog bed.
We want to thank each and every one of you for your love, support and prayers- Thank God for people like you and THANK GOD MUGSEY IS HOME!!
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I'm so happy for you. I hope that our missing dog can be found eventually too.
ReplyDeleteI am in tears over this!! So happy for you guys!!
ReplyDeleteThe story sounds a bit sketchy though... However, Mugsey is home and that is all that matters.
Happy Homecoming, Mugsey!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy he made it home, regardless of the circumstance. And I'm glad he's also been microchipped and has a new collar and tags.
I keep my collars on my pets until we go to bed at night. No taking chances - especially after what you went through. Hopefully, a micorchip tag on the collar will disuade crooks from stealing him again, knowing he can't be sold since he'll now have a registered chip!
I'm sure you won't be letting him out of your sight for a long while.
Congrats.
Pat V and Emme
Yeah their story definitely sounds sketchy to me too. I think the people who returned him were the kidnappers! Maybe they just got scared seeing Mugsey's face all over town and knew people were looking for him...and looking for the dognappers too.
ReplyDeleteEither that or maybe they came to their senses and decided to do the right thing - return the dog to the family that loves and misses him. Home is where Mugsey belongs.
Regardless if they got the reward money or not, I'm sure you're just happy he's home.
As much as we want to know what really happened during the 5 weeks Mugsey was gone, I don't think we will ever find out. At the end of the day, the fact we have Mugsey home is what is most important. Smiles are abundant again!!
ReplyDeleteGreat news! I was away on vacation. This is one of the first sites I checked when I got home. Happy news! I will let Rocky know one of his stars is home
ReplyDeleteWow - their story sounds really sketchy ... because that's 5 whole weeks!
ReplyDeleteI'm with DiamondKT thinking maybe it was the people who stole him that returned him back.
Either way I am happy you are all together again!
What a great ending, Im sure the feeling of having your Mugsey back is like no other! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! thats amazing after 5 weeks Mugsey is back home where he belongs!!! The couples story does sound kind of wierd but what if they were telling the truth? I dont think they would keep him for 5 weeks and then out of no where return him, but hey thats just me. Well the fact of the matter is your Mugsey is back home and safe! Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear that Mugsey is home!! I can't imagine what you went thru during the five weeks he was gone. I would go nuts if one of my dogs went missing. I have had plenty of dogs find their way to my yard and within hours to a couple days, I either found the owner or the owner found me. I think it's great you've created a website to help other lost dogs/cats/etc find their way home. I wish you many Happy Endings!!!
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