Saidee's Big Adventure



Saidee the family beagle wandered out from our STL home Saturday. She has snuck out before (she is a beagle, after all) but always came home within the day.

When she hadn't returned by Monday night, Mom, Dad and Roger FINALLY decided to tell me. (Apparently I am the person in the family that freaks out more than the rest, so all three of them kept this news from me for days.)

They decided hope was lost, because it had been too long. Since this was news to me, Stiles and I sprung into action. He created flyers within two minutes after I called him. We sent them to Dad, who rushed a copy to Kinko's. The Kinko's lady felt so bad for my dad that she printed all of his Lost Dog posters for free.

I did everything I could to get the word out electronically. Facebook, Craigslist, DogDetective.com. Did you know there's a K9 Amber Alert? You do now!

This morning I called all the vets in the Chesterfield, MO area and found one which had a lady bring in an "older" female beagle yesterday. She didn't leave a number, but I found a glimmer of hope.

The same moment I called my dad, he was calling me. After going into a near depression, he had found Saidee. He and his friend Sean were out putting posters at major intersections. As they put up their "LOST DOG" poster on one side of the road, they spotted a "FOUND BEAGLE" sign on the opposite side of the road.

Turns out Saidee lost her collar, and a Chinese lady picked her up! (Saidee knows how to find her people, I guess.) The entire family is breathing a huge sigh of relief, and getting one of those chips installed in her next Tuesday.