BS: Angels walked with him

Subject: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Jeep man
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 08:52 PM

We have a small house dog which has been around forever and is very much a part of the family. He is a small male Schnauzer, poor eyesight, poor hearing etc. He is the last of our one time trio of these little dogs.

Yesterday he disapeared. I let him outside as usual to wander around for a while and do his things. He usually goes up to the dirt road near our house and eventually back to bark at the door. He became way overdue.

The weather here in the Blue Ridge has been cold and rainy and today was especially raw. I went out in my truck and searched for about an hour. Calling and whisteling, talking to neighbors and anyone who whould listen.

I stopped at the nearby Animal Hospital but they are closed on Wednesday afternoons.

I kept up the search until full dark, and I had to stop.My wife had come home and was beside herself. She called everyone in the area.

Our big fear was that he would get on the main road and be struck by a car or truck. This is farm country and that road is travelled by trucks, tractors, cars, and is dangerous for a little dog lost.

One neighber suggested we call the Animal Hospital first thing in the morning.Neither of us could sleep. It was as though a child was out in the cold. Bad dreams.

At 9:01 this morning, my wife called the Hospital and told her story.. Nice girl named Chrystal said, "Yes, I have him. He came to my home yesterday and barked to come in. So he spent the night and I brought him with me this morning" They had wrapped him in a fuzzy blanket and fed him and spoiled him with love.

My wife wasted no time in retreiving him. He came home, ate all his food and slept all day.

He had traveled almost exactly 1 mile in awful weather, on a dangerous road, went to Chrystal's house where she happened to be home as the Hospital is closed only on Wed. PM.

She said,"The angels must have walked with him". I think Chrystal was one of them. Jim

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Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Mudlark
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 09:11 PM

Jim...what a story...I can imagine what you must have gone thru Wed. night, and what a miracle to learn he'd headed uneeringly to a safe harbor. Brot tears to my eyes....only one thing worse than lost dogs...

Nancy (happily owned by 3 corgis)

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: *daylia*
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 09:33 PM

Jeepman thanks for posting your uplifting story! At first I thought - Hmmm - what kind of angel would be bothered with a mere doggie? Then I remembered a little verse I heard once that went something like "Every blade of grass has it's angel hovering above it whispering 'Grow! Grow!"

Love is love, I guess! Warm wishes to you and your loved ones - four legs or two!

daylia

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 10:18 PM

Wow, that is wonderful! By the title I was worried you were going to tell us he'd passed on. So glad it was otherwise. I am sure he was *guided* to that safe haven. Bet he soaked up the attention, too!

Thanks for sharing it with us, Jeepman.

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 10:34 PM

Sounds like a good song in there, Jeep.. Glad you got your dog back.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Jeep man
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 10:55 PM

Thanks to all. Its good to be able to share some things with friends. Jim

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: catspaw49
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 10:59 PM

Wonderful story Jeepster!! Thanks....

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Cluin
Date: 27 Feb 03 - 11:34 PM

Did Chrystal happen to have a bitch in heat, Jeep man?

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Amos
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 12:02 AM

Nice tale, buddy!! Big grins!


A

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: KT
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 12:03 AM

hurray, Jeep man! that i s one happy little pup tonight!! Glad to hear the happy ending! KT

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Jeep man
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 11:09 AM

No. Chrystal does not have a bitch in heat. But even at his age he has not forgotten the ladies. Jim

Subject: RE: BS: Angels walked with him
From: Kim C
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 11:24 AM

Well, thanks a LOT for makin me cry. ;-) Glad your doggie found someone to care for him till you could find him.

Mister and I took in a stray cat some years ago. He followed us around like a dog, so we called him Buddy. He was already neutered, so had been someone's pet. Where he came from, we never did know. But he was a part of the family for about 8 years or so, until he had a heart attack. The vet said he probably had a heart problem all along.

I have often thought the angels walked with Buddy Cat, too, and led him to a place where he'd be happy and cared for. Animals will find us when we least expect it.