What do you do when someone has your dog?

[Cinder & Smoke]

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.

one of the cows got out, and broke the fence,
and Gabbie and her playmate Harpo escaped.

... 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.

Gather up all the evidence you can to document that Gabbie is your Dad's Dog >>>

* Detailed close-up photos - showing her facial markings, how she carries her ears,
how she carries her tail, and a couple with identifiable people visible.

* Vet records, Rabies vaccination receipts (will show her description),
copies of her dog licenses for past years, everything you've got.

* Make an appointment with the Manager of the Shelter that adopted Goldie to
the new family. Present your evidence and plead with the Manager to
pull the adoption paperwork and CALL the new family.
Then you'll have to trust the Manager to present a factual and detailed
request to the new family to return Gabbie.

No guarantee this will work - but it's worth a try.

How long has it been since Gabbie escaped? The quicker you act - the better the
chances that the new family will agree to return her.

Good Luck!

[Catlady711]

Was Gabbie microchipped by any chance?

If so that is proof that she's your dad's dog and they can't refute that, in which case you report her as stolen property, at least I think that's how the law works on that. Good luck getting some results that bring Gabbie back home.