Thursday, January 15, 2009

The prodigal dog returns

Yeah, Smitty is home. God truly connected many dots for him to get home.

A very kind lady, Tammy, saw him in a vacant lot all day on Tues. Because of the cold weather, she decided to take him in for the night She went out of her way to call the pound, Pet Smart and put up fliers. (I have called the pound, etc several times during the ordeal so no clue on how they did not connect the two.)

Jessica, a kind friend, sent a mass email regarding the situ to her list (you rock, Jessica.) Dawn, another friend, received an email from Tammy in her neighborhood. Dawn made the connection and called this morning. (Thank you, Dawn.)

Heather picked him up this morning, and she said he went bonkers. Without Tammy's kindness, I seriously doubt he would have survived the two cold nights. He has never slept outside one night, and the groomer shaved off half of his God-given hair. (Tammy, you are really great. Thanks!)

Mia's teacher told me this morning that they prayed for him on Tuesday. We had prayed many times that God would either bring him home or let someone find him that would care for him. (We knew that he would not survive in the cold.) It was cool for the kids to see that God answers prayers.

Stinkin' dog.... :)

3 comments:

Jen Clapp said...

I'm so happy! As in, tearing up at my desk...

Yea for Smitty!!!!!

The Freeland Family said...

Your stinkin' dog story just brought tears to my eyes. Welcome home, Smitty!

Roger -- Pop said...

Great ending to this story.

Smitty is a true family member...

I can't really relate to losing a family dog...although I come close to tearing up when I can't found the TV remote..especially during the playoffs.

Father-Inlaw