Gone from the backyard! - Real Mum story on MoM

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We have a six month old puppy and she can be a bit of a barker. My daughter just loves the dog and they are best friends. I was getting ready to give my daughter a bath and went to put her clothes and sheets and in the laundry while the water was running. The dog was being unusually quiet so I opened the back door and called her. I went out the back and called again. Oh my God, no dog. I scanned and no dog. I rushed back inside and got my daughter dressed as quick as we’ve ever managed. I was in a panic and kept thinking of those people who steal your dog for fighting or baiting. I thought that they must have known she was there because she barks a lot. I was in a rush to get outside and look for her when there was a knock on the front door. The lady from next door said ‘I just wanted to let you know that your dog was in our yard this morning..’ I must have looked in a state and all I could blurt out was ‘Is she there now because she’s gone’. Our neighbour laughed and said ‘Probably, I’ll go check’. I have never been so happy to see that cheeky dogs face and was so thankful to the neighbour. Our dog had broken two fence palings away from the fence which were speedily fixed. And she got a bath for her troubles!

Posted anonymously, 4th August 2014

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- - june11 said
  - 14 Mar 2016
    12:43 pm
I was minding a liitle dog for friends for the weekend. She normally sleeps with his owner. She wouldn’t go with me the first night. I had blocked one door open because she is used to a doggy door. I missed her during the night when I got up to go to the toilet. I search the whole large back yard twice with a torch calling her name. Then went into the carpot and discovered she had dug away the gravel at the gates at the verandah. I reckon she got out to look for her owner – sniffed where his vehicle had been parked, then went for a walk. Can you imagine walking abround your yard and out in the street calling a dog’s name at about 2.45 in the morning? I expected neighbours to come out and complain. She finally appeared in the gateway of a neighbour’s house. Glad I didn’t have to chase her because it was the middle of winter and I had pjs and dressing gown on. Next night she got up on my bed. When I pulled the sheets back to climb into bed, she was in it before I was. Her own said she would want to sleep with me. Then I remembered she slept with him if he took her with him. She has a short “coat” and felt the cold in the vehicle when the heating wasn’t on. Very affectionate loyal dog and barked if anybody went near vehicles – even friends.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 22 Feb 2016
    7:32 pm
scary when your dog disappears

- - serotonin said
  - 12 Feb 2016
    5:10 pm
What a relief! So glad you had a happy ending to your ordeal.

- - mom81879 said
  - 20 Sep 2015
    4:15 pm
Naughty puppy! You’re lucky to have found her, as you say,ms he could have been snatched or even run over. Fix that fence!!!

- - mom141765 said
  - 08 Jul 2015
    2:08 pm
I’m glad you got her back and all was ok! Puppies are like toddlers; if all is quite you should be very suspicious!

- - mom94125 said
  - 20 Jun 2015
    4:27 pm
lucky your neighbour is nice and brought your dog back

- - Kell said
  - 08 Jun 2015
    4:49 pm
There is nothing worse than that panicked feeling of loosing a child or pet … lol

- - mom113055 said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    12:39 pm
the story is exellent

- - mom113055 said
  - 04 Apr 2015
    12:32 pm
good story

- - 191joannes said
  - 10 Feb 2015
    10:05 am
Glad you got your puppy back

- - pakeko said
  - 28 Jan 2015
    7:22 pm
Lol that is funny but no, so pleased there was a great out cime

- - mom111518 said
  - 30 Dec 2014
    12:22 am
rascals they can be. Lucky for the outcome, some are not so lucky.

- - Kelly said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    8:59 pm
It’s so nice to see your child bond with a pet, but yes I bet it made you heart drop and then you started thinking what were you going to tell your daughter !!!
I know I did when my sons pet chicken died, I think she was more like a dog than a chicken followed him everywhere.
Glad you found her again

- - arcticwynta said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    10:53 am
I am so happy you got your doggy back and they do like to scare you at times with their naughty little antics they get up to.

- - Statho2000 said
  - 07 Aug 2014
    10:43 am
Nothing worse….so glad that cheeky puppy is back!