Heartbroken 16 year old!!!

ranchwife · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject: Heartbroken 16 year old!!!

As i sit here writing to all of you, my 16 year old daughter lays on the couch, in a fetal position, sobbing quietly! You see, her year old Jack Russell Terrier named Champ has disappeared! He had taken up the bad habit of travelling our drive to the main highway (located almost 2 miles away) and sitting at the cattle guard and waiting for family members to return from town! I absolutely hate to see dogs chained up, so I made the mistake of hoping he would simply grow out of the problem! Our vet told me the best thing to do was get Champ "fixed".....so, I did! This "solution" seemed to work....for a week, anyway! The last we saw of Champ was approximately 36 hours ago! He is super friendly and loves all people so it would not surprise me at all if someone saw him sitting there on the side of the road and called to him and he jumped in their vehicle and off they went! So, please keep your eyes and ears open for Champ! He is one year old, has a rod in his right femur (from a 4-wheeler accident when he was only 4 months old), is mostly white except for a black tail and a full black mask and is neutered! Jessica would be happy knowing that Champ is safe, taken care of and is being loved! Not knowing where he is or how he is doing is the worst part for her! Her heart is simply broken! Any suggestions on how to get her through this would be greatly appreciated! Thank you and a good night to you all!!!! Crying or Very sad

Manitoba_Rancher · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 2118 Location: Canada

I sure hope you find your pup. I know how heart broken I would be without my lil dog. Hope you get him back for the sake of your daughter. Tell her to keep her chin up. Wish I could help!

nr · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 2786 Location: DE

Jessie · Member Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 116 Location: Manitoba

AaAAAwwww It is so hard to watch your kiddos go through life's tough hurdles. As a parent you would like to think you could fix any problem that might come up, then feel so helpless when you can't.

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 9400

Although I prefer nr's thinking...

Our daughter lost her favorite dog and never did find it. She has a picture of that dog today, on her counter and she lost her over 18 years ago.

It is just damn tough to get over losing a favorite pet.

I am so sorry this happened. It seems it is worse when it happens to young girls. They feel things so intensely.

Poor little girl... Cry

Buckerette · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 200 Location: Colorado

I had a similar fate happen a few years again and it did have a happy ending. When moving to the area we are now, we put our dogs in the back section of the trailer. Our clothes were in the truck and we thought they'd enjoy it back there better anyway. When we got here, my dog Cowboy was gone. I was devasted. I drove the 2 hour trip to the old place every day. I wasn't sure if he got out somehow on the drive or jumped out at the gas station when we left. Neither seemed possible since it was a featherlite with small air holes and he's a pretty stout blue heeler. I found him once standing in the median, he was so disoriented that he ran away from me. I put up a reward and signs all over that area and eventually one of the old farmers found him. He was gone for 3-4 weeks. He was very happy to see me and me him. I understand the fear of just not knowing. That was the hardest part for me. Tell your daughter to keep her head up and stay persistant, sometimes these things do end OK. Oh and by the way, Cowboy was found about half way from the old place and the new place. He either jumped out on the highway going about 80 miles an hour or he walked about 100 miles. Silly dog.

reader (the Second) · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:27 am Post subject:

My then 9 year old's kitten disappeared for 9 days back in 1989 - 90. It was during floods and our house was being re-roofed. We live on a cul-de-sac with flood drains right in front of our house. We figured either the roofer squished Kitty with roofing material he threw down or Kitty got washed into the flood drains.

My daughter put signs up everywhere.

Nine days afterwards, Kitty showed up on her own bedraggled, stinking to high heaven, and skin and bones. She was afraid of her shadow for the rest of her life (She died in 2002). We always wondered what her tale would be if she could talk. Also, how did she find her way back???

TXTibbs · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:09 am Post subject:

If it is a Jack Russel, its still prolly bouncing off a tree somewhere trying to catch a rabbit or still digging in a badger hole somewhere. Wink

katrina · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Put an ad in the paper call the neighbors. It'll return.......I'll bet money on it.... Wink

ranchwife · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:

reader (the Second) · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject:

Mike · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

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