How One Sweet Lost Dog Brought a Neighborhood Together
This is a picture on Nextdoor of him hanging out on another Porch in the neighborhood
It all started when…
I noticed a dog hanging around my neighbor's door. It wasn't their dog, and I tried to say hello, but he was hesitant and moved away. I posted a "spotted dog" post on multiple sites and later that day, he was back at the same neighbor's house. We were able to feed him, water him, and my neighbors named him "Butterscotch." They took Butterscotch in for the night; however, he was able to get out of their fence that night.
When we had found him and feed him, before he got out through the fence.
The next day…
other neighbors saw him around and posted "spotted" with the location. Butterscotch ended up in the garage at another neighbor's house. He said he could watch him, but only for a few days as we continued to search for his owner. He called around multiple rescue groups to see if anyone could take him, but was all dead ends. (These are all different neighbors on Nextdoor with their spotting pictures)
It turns out…
that the neighbors to the left were able to help him look after the dog during the day but could not keep him long term. The couple's daughter contacted me about now "Meatball" stating he is very sweet and loving. She kept me up to date about seeing if he was chipped, but he wasn't. We continued to post his picture on various lost and found sites.
I had the couple's neighbor to their left…
reach out to me, not realizing I was also their neighbor from one of the posts. We were able to talk about how sweet Meatball is and how we all just wanted to find him a loving home because we did not think the owner was really looking for him.
What started out…
as a simple effort to find a lost dog turned into something much more significant. The dog, whom we had now named "Meatball," had such a great personality and loving demeanor that we all wanted to help him. We didn't want to turn him into a shelter out of fear that they might put him down.
Neighbors who had never met…
in ten years connected over Meatball. He connected five houses, and we all worked together to take care of him. After Meatball was turned over to the SPCA, people continued to contact me to make sure he was safe and not being euthanized.
It turns out…
that Meatball, or "Pudge" as he's now called, was at Friends of Strays and as of today looks like he was adopted. I was able to visit him on Monday and took pictures to help in any way I could. He is was just looking for a loving home that he can sleep, be pet, feed, told he is handsome, and he looks like he found it!
This story is a…
testament to the power of community and how one dog was able to bring people together. It's not every day that a lost dog can create such a significant impact on a neighborhood, but Meatball did just that. Thank you, Meatball, for bringing us all together and reminding us of the importance of helping those in need.
