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These last 4 days have been an emotional roller coaster for us, and is a week that is burned into our memories. This weekend Emily and Ian came to town and brought their two other family members with them, Gus and Illias. Well Saturday night, Cory let all the dogs out– there were four at our house– and Gus ran away. We spent 2 hours looking for him to no avail, and with Gus being a miniature pincher, we weren’t very confident that he would make it through the night. Saturday night the temperature dipped into the lower teens, and on Sunday, we printed out 300 colored flyers and handed them out in Pheasant Ridge with Emily and Ian. Emily and Ian had to leave for their home in Pittsburgh Sunday night, but we were determined to find him. Katy put a post on Craigslist for Gus, and a couple hours later we got a call from a gentleman in Michigan that said he saw a min-pin crossing SR12 in Michigan just north of our house about 7 miles.
We then put an ad in the Elkhart Truth for Gus and waited. Monday came and went, and Eva ended up taking Tuesday off to go look for the pup. Eva began the day handing out fliers around the area, and headed into Michigan. While Cory was at work he got a phone call from a women who works for the Zion Lutheran Church, which is just down the road. She said she spotted Gus in the area, so I promptly called Eva who then scoped out the area. Gus was there and was so afraid that she had to coerce him with lots of ham to get him to come to her. GUS WAS SAVED! We are all so happy that Gus is back with us! But the story doesn’t end there. Gus spent Tuesday night at our house and got along with Mozart pretty well. They both were battling for the attention, while we were home. Well, today Emily and Ian were on their way to our house after work to pick him up and take him home. Cory was in the garage getting stuff ready to pack up, and had just come in and sat down to eat some pizza. There was a knock on the door and under the porch light, Cory could see a women with a concerned look on her face. He answered the door and she said “I think I just might have hit your dog.” Cory asked, “Is he black and white?” She replied “yes” and Katy bolted out the door before I had a chance to put my shoes on. Through the vehicle lights I could see Katy running towards a body lying in the road that looked like Mozart. I ran as fast as I could to the motionless body, kneeling beside him see if he had a response. I could hear the lady in the background saying how sorry she was, but I didn’t care. She had killed our dog. Tonight has been a difficult night for us both. We have shed more tears tonight, than ever. I can’t remember the last time I really cried like this. It hurts so much, and we will miss him.
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