Saving Sadie!

The past couple weeks I have been meaning to write about an amazing true story that happened to me. I saved a dog. Yep, I am a puppy saving hero. :D One night I was on my way to meet my best friend at her work in AF and we were going to go out to dinner and then go back to her place to chill. WELL...I got off at the AF exit and turned right, and then as I was approaching the first light (where I had to turn right), I saw this black fuzzy thing start to just run out in front of my car. Luckily the stars aligned and I happened to be the only car around at the time so I was able to stop on a dime and not have to worry. So I stopped, put my car in park, and jumped out to see what the creature was and why it was in such a random place. So I run around to the other side of my car, and walking back to the sidewalk all scared-like is this ADORABLE black Cocker Spaniel. So without hesitation I scooped her up into my arms and carried her back to the car with me and put her in the passenger seat next to me. "Well, let's go get Taylor!" I said, and we proceeded to turn down the road to my bestie's office. Once we parked and I texted Taylor to let her know I was there, I turned on my dome lights to try to make sense of the situation I found myself in. The cute dog had a harness collar on with a rabies tag (clear back from 2007!) and a tag that said "If I am lost and you find me, please call..." and then on the other side of the tag it had an ID number. So I called the number and told them I had found a small, black, cocker spaniel in AF and read them the number on the tag once they asked for it. The lady said "Oh yep, looks like you found Sadie-Sue...and she's from Springville..." Helpful dog tracking lady say WHAT?!?!?! I was so shocked!! (By the way, Taylor had come down and got in the car during all this and was thoroughly confused...so funny!) So anywho, she took down my information and said she'd contact the owners and have them get in touch with me. Well, not 2 minutes later, she calls me back and says "Um...I tried to contact the owners...and the only information we have on them is from 2008, two of the numbers are incorrect and a third number is disconnected..." She gave me a number to a spay and neuter place that I could call to see if they had any records on Sadie and her family, but they were closed already, which meant I would have to wait til morning to really do anything about the situation. So Taylor and I got some sushi "to go" from our favorite place in AF and took the sushi and our new canine friend back to her house. I took Sadie home with me at the end of the night and my parents were so kind and understanding of the situation and helped me set up a blanket for Sadie in the laundry room bathroom. The next morning I called all around, and there is just absolutely no information on her ANYWHERE. The poor dear had just been dumped! Abandoned just like that. She could have froze to death or been run over! We kept her for a little over a week, if my memory serves me correctly. I cried multiple times, just out of pain and sorrow for this sweet creature that was tossed out like a sack of garbage. She is so sweet and loving and the poor thing had the saddest, most hurt look on her face for the first night and day that I had her. I told her (yes, I talk to animals) that nobody should have to be alone, especially during the the holidays. She was very happy to be in a warm home with lots of love offered to her. My parents absolutely love her, but since we already have two dogs we couldn't keep her. Thankfully our neighbor across the street wanted to take her in, so she's still in good hands, and still close to me. :) We were trying to find her a good home but if we couldn't do it soon then we were just going to have to take her to a non euthanizing shelter. The thought of her possibly going into another sad or bad situation just hurt so much. The entire situation absolutely broke my heart. BUT, all's well that end's well! She's still safe and happy, and that makes me so happy! :D That's a somewhat condensed story of how I saved Sadie. :D