My dad has a dog, he's had for a few years, her name is Gabbie, she's a black and silver German Shepherd mix dog. She's the sweetest dog that has ever touched the planet, I am being biased of course. She is so sweet and so kind that even the kittens can get in the yard with her and she just watches over them like she's protecting them. She herds the chickens, and she watches the horses. Actually her bestfriend is a horse, she plays with him like he's a giant dog. Anyways, she's a great dog, and my family is very attached to her, especially my dad, and my 3 year niece who is autistic. My niece is normally scared to death of dogs but not of Gabbie. Gabbie has a special gift of calmness, soothness, my niece loves her and she even allows her to walk her on a leash. Well recently, my dad got Gabbie a playmate, a puppy, well one of the cows got out, and broke the fence, and the Gabbie and her playmate Harpo escaped. They disapeared and so of course naturally we put up Lost dog signs, ads on Craigslists, and in the paper, and we got calls leading up to the local zoo near where my dads farm is. We got some calls saying some people had both dogs, and then later got a call from the animal shelter saying they saw a picture of Harpo in Craigslist and so we were able to get him back home. Gabbie was still missing. A few weeks later, I got an email saying Gabbie had been adopted under a new name, Lily, petfinder.com, from another animal shelter in a DIFFERENT town. I verified this picture and it is Gabbie. We called the shelter and they said, it was too late, Gabbie has a new owner and there is nothing that can be done. We were devastated. We even had a plea written for the paper, ads in craigslist trying to find the new family... we want Gabbie back. My niece cries because Gabbie isn't there anymore at my dad's farm. It's foaling season, Gabbie's fun time of the year, she loves watching the baby horses. Last night, when no one was home, one of the mares had a foal but had trouble, the foal was stuck and some wild dogs, came and killed the foal while the mare was still giving birth. If Gabbie had been home, she would have scared them off. That was part of her working dog part, but the worst part is, going over to my dad's house, he is so depressed because Gabbie is no longer there to go along or horseback rides, her toys are still in the yard, her food bowl is still there. My niece still yells for her. What would you do if this happened to you?
Down below is the craigslists, its got pictures of Gabbie and my niece.
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/laf/1108628347.html
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Dogs are considered property in the United States, I am 99% positive of that. I would try and go to the police. She IS your dog and I'm sure she misses you and your dad's farm. Doesn't that animal shelter check when they get strays in the local paper for owners looking for lost dogs or lost dog reports? Honestly, that's a horrible system if not, I know my shelter does this. I can't suggest much but you could possibly go to the police with this and get results.
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