Theo and Audrey

It was Saturday a week ago exactly. I dropped bwo at the airport on her way to San Diego. After puttering around the shop for a while I took the girly out for a walk. I met Steve, one of the neighbors, on the road leading two strange dogs. Seems these two came along and stopped over at his patio, driving his three dogs nuts. We kind of know all the dogs in the hood, but these two were strangers. So Steve took them round the area looking to see if anyone knew of them. I went home and posted on the local FB lost pets board and Steve posted on Nextdoor. We got some comments but no bites.

Around 6pm Steve's partner Christy called and asked if I could help them out as no one had claimed the two and Steve's dogs were freaking out. Roxy gets on with nearly everyone (except annoying pushy puppies) so I agreed to take them on, hoping someone would claim them soon. The two, black and tan doodles, were well groomed and had shock collars but no other details at all. So I took the two in. Roxy was a little suspicious, but they were really chill besides being starving. After gobbling down their dinner, they just lay around watching my every move.

Eventually it was clear no one was coming for them that night so I settled down to go to sleep. The tan girl tried to climb on the bed with me, but I ordered her off immediately. They bedded down on the floor beside the bed, while Roxy took her usual spot under the window. At some point I woke up in the dead of night with two very warm lumps lying close on bwo's side of the bed. I just sighed and let it be.

Early Sunday morning I had arrangements to go to a "antique fair" in downtown Sac leaving at 6. So a sleepy Christy came to pick up the two after I had walked and fed all three. I got back around 9 only to find two cars stopped between our houses. The lady had recently moved into the area and was not yet on Nextdoor so a neighbor of hers had heard from one of our neighbors that her dogs were with us. The two were of course overjoyed to see their mom.

So Theo and Audrey went home happy. I too was happy to not have to worry any more. Sweet dogs.