Oh Logan what a sad story.


I adopted Pooka from the Orange Country Animal Regulation Control when I was 17. She was spayed, vaccinated and I had tages and a chip in her.

When I was 19 Pooka would like to sit outside on the porch (gated, would be tresspassing) to enjoy the sun. One day I came home in the morning and Pooka was not on the porch. My mom said that she let her out and then she was gone. There is no way she could have gotten out. Her collar was left on the porch and you could see someone had taken it off. She was stolen. I didn't have a car but I took a whole week off work (my dog was missing, I didn't care!) and took the bus each day of that week to look for Pooka. On the weekend I went to a far away shelter and looked there also. No Pooka! I posted flyers and filled out a lost pet tag at the shelter. I checked with local chihuahua rescues. Nothing! She was gone.

The next week our neighbors chihuahua was also stolen right from their backyard. The puppy was a purebred dog they were going to use to breed to their other long coated chihuahua. This dog was a Valentines Day present to my neighbors wife. Again, another dog stolen. This was when the Taco Bell adds started to hit TV. And coincedently Pooka looked JUST LIKE the Taco Bell dog.


I am STILL looking for Pooka. In Orange Country we didn't have shelters who had a microchip gun, but I don't know if it has changed since then. The one vet I did get her microchipped by never had a chi brought in. I contacted every vet, every petstore etc! I went to Sherlock Bones even! He is a man who posts flyers and info about your pet in a 45 mile radius of where the pet disapeared. They also go door to door for a I think, 25 mile radius of your home. I combed the streets everyday for my dog. I only hope whoever took or found her is caring for her and if she is dead she died peacefully. I still look online at rescue sites etc for her and a friend of mine goes to the shelter every weekend to see if she is there. I still have not given up. This dog was my life! She was an eldery dog, 12 years old. She had arthritus and needed medication. She was abused and I rescued her. She was so in love with me and me her. I taught her so many tricks. How to sit pretty, dance etc. She was so smart.