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just checking in with everyone. i have a really great story to share about a missing boston terrier-

i saw him running, and he absolutely could not be bothered, so there was no way for me to ring up the number of any human on the tags, which i could see attached to a collar. well, i found a crumpled sign stapled to a post on my way to kroger, and i stopped just to check. it was for a missing boston, and the collar was red, so i telephoned straightaway and mentioned where i saw him running around. the man came immediately, and a search went on for ten days and nights for this dog! i helped by keeping an eye out during my walks, and driving through an area to check on a feral cat.

people would see the dog, and phone his humans, this went on for over a week, and when the boston ran past or away from his human, the odds of a reunion did not seem favourable! little black and white dog was on the east side of town - in triple digit weather/humidity, maybe cooling off where he was reported to be seen: fields of beans and corn; private gardens; post office; walgreens; kroger; factory; and the bike/walk path.

his humans never gave up, and spent many hours each day searching.... they lived across town, highways, and get this - joey had never travelled on foot/leash beyond his huge yard. he went in the car everywhere, like to visit his other boston terrier family members-- all of whom were in on the frantic search. the eleventh day his human was having coffee, and heard a noise- it was the boston scratching at the sliding glass to come inside! his feet were cut up and bloody, he had abrasions on his legs/stomach, and lost five pounds. how amazing he found his way back to his family.