A QUIET SUNDAY MORNING

 

          Typically, our Sunday mornings are very quiet….not today!!

          It started out quiet.  I was out of bed around 8:45 AM, in time to start my usual routine of watching Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley while Pete fixes breakfast. 

          I was returning from the kitchen when I noticed a visitor at our front door.  I usually have the front door open with the glass storm door allowing more light into our living room.

          There standing at the door was a black, pit bull mix.  I’m a little more cautious than I have been over the years, since I was attacked by a dog and had rather significant damage done to my right leg.  But this guy, he was kind of bouncing all over the place, wagging his tail and smiling that cute doggy smile. 

          Pete hesitated for a moment but then I went out and he was very friendly and managed to work his way into the house.  I knew immediately that he wasn’t a stray as he made his self very comfortable very quickly.  I could tell right away that he was rather young, maybe not even a year yet, as he had plenty of strength and again, was very bouncy. 

          We managed to hold him in one place for a second and found no information on his collar.  While we haven’t had any dogs since Sonny and Cher, I still have an old leash, got that attached to his collar and then headed outside with him.  Pete thought he might belong to a neighbor across the road from us. 

          I headed across the street, knocked on the door, and was greeted by a nice couple who said, “No, the dog is not ours.”  She offered to take his photo and post it to see if we could learn where he belonged.  While that was going on Ashley, another neighbor came over and shared that he had been hanging out with her ducks this AM.  Ashley, said, he might belong at another house a few houses down, so we walked down there but again, the answer was no.  That lady also offered to take his photo and post it. 

          So, then Ashley and I headed back to my house, I let him loose in our fenced in back yard while we discussed next steps.  Ashley went to her house to get some dog food and bowls in case he was hungry, and by the time she was headed back, she had found a post where he was listed as missing.  His name is Shadow and the owners lived about 2 miles away.

          Within about 15 minutes the owner showed up in his truck and was very happy to retrieve his dog.  Ashley suggested that he might want to put a phone number on his collar for the next time he gets out.

          Wish I had thought to take a photo, but I didn’t.  He was adorable and I’m very glad we found his owners. 

          It was a very nice way to spend a Sunday morning.