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Ellen's Notes:
After several hours of searching for my lost dog Bubba Blue on July 4, I stopped back at home and found him waiting for me in the living room.
He wore a sheepish I-know-I've-Been Bad expression, evidentally hoping he'd be forgiven.
But what was he doing back home? Had he been hiding inside somewhere all along? Or had he dug back into the backyard and slipped back in through the dog door?
Meanwhile, I was a wreck. Bubba is 11-years-old, nearly blind and terrified of storms and loud noises. And it was the afternoon of July 4 on a cloudy day with rain in the forecast. Some of the neighborhood kids were shooting off fireworks already. And I couldn't find Bubba, who for all his mature years still knows how to pull a dig or dart when the spirit moves him.
Bubba is a rescue I'd decided to keep. He's a beautiful blue merle Australian Shepherd who once took Best in Show and then left all that glamorous life behind when he was diagnosed with juvenile cataracts. He became a pet instead but lost two homes because of his talent as an escape artist. He was out of second chances when I took him in.
He does fine here and only occasionally escapes, and then never goes too far. But this time he picked the worst possible day and slipped his collar in the process.
So how did he get back home? Bubba ran into a neighbor, Dog Trainer Gary Abelov, who took him to Open Door Animal Sanctuary to be scanned for a microchip. Since I'd called AVID earlier to report Bubba missing, the AVID rep even knew that I was at that moment out searching. So Gary brought him back to my home and let him in the front door (which was unlocked).
After I arrived back home and found Bubba there, I left home one more time to take down all the "lost" signs I'd posted earlier. But I didn't throw them out.
Bubba's sleeping now,yesterday's adventures probably forgotten. All's well.
Ellen Ellick
President/Founder
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
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