The Tale of Raven

I have meant to post the tale of Raven all week.  This is a good lesson in making sure your doggies are all safe and sound.

During his morning commute last week, this lovely dog (with no collar or tags on) ran in front of Jim's car and Jim almost hit him.  Jim stopped the car and picked him up.  He looked like he'd been hit, but it turned out he was just old and arthritic.  Jim knocked on quite a few doors, but no one knew who this guy was.  Jim brought him home and left for work so Jim's step mom and I took over.  I called and left my name and his description with all of the local police and animal shelters.  We took him to the vet to see if he had a microchip.  Then we loaded him up in the car and headed out to the country road where Jim found him.  We just knocked on door after door and left our numbers in case anyone was looking for him.  The most depressing part was how many people told us that someone probably dropped him off in the country because he was so old.  I had pretty much decided we might have to keep him and named him Buddy. 

But, around 4pm his owner called animal control and got my number.  Apparently he'd run out when she took out the garbage that morning and they couldn't find him in the dark.  She was very worried and upset, and we were all glad he found his way home.  And his name was Raven.

Remember to make sure your dog always has tags on with your phone number and to get your pups microchipped.  You never know what might happen!

And Jim and I have now helped three loose doggies get home to their owners together!  We have some good dog karma coming our way.