3:00pm: On our daily walk, I found a very cute puppy. After knocking on several doors and asking anyone around, I resorted to taking the puppy home. She didn't have any tags or a collar on but was well behaved and seemed like someone's well loved pet.
4:00pm: I took her to the nearest vet with confidence that she had a micro-chip. Unfortunately, I was wrong. So, what to do?
4:30pm: I called the Humane Society which informed me that I had to take her to Seattle Animal Control (which just sounds like a mean place) where they admit her or else I can just keep her overnight.
5:00pm: After getting Brett's opinion, we decided to keep her at least for the night and do our best to find her owners (an ad on craigslist, make signs in the neighborhood, petharbor.com, and registering a 'found' report with the Animal Control, the nearest vet and the Humane Society).
5:15pm: Have a photo shoot with the puppy for her 'found' poster.
5:30pm: Hang signs in the neighborhood and ask every person I see if they know the dog in the back of my car. No luck.
6:30pm: I received a phone call from a woman that had found two puppies and in the process lost one of them (the one that I had found). She located the owner and returned one of the puppies but was still worried about the other lost one (the one we had) so she called the nearest vet and got my number. What luck!
6:35pm: I call the owner and leave a message.
7:35pm: I call the owner and leave a message.
9:35pm: I call the owner and leave a message.
10:00pm: Turn off my phone and blog about it, hoping the owner will call in the AM.
The most fascinating and touching part of this story is Scout. Scout has remained in between Julia and the puppy. Whenever we were in the nursery, Scout guarded the door. If one of us was holding Julia, Scout would be sitting at our feet.
(look closely and you can see Julia's head in the crib)
One day, 5+ years ago, someone found Scout on the street. I thank my lucky stars that they chose not to keep him so that we have the opportunity for him to be our family dog, our loved pet and the one we can count on to protect us. You're a good boy, Scout! We love you!
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