Pet-search success! Happy ending in the pursuit of Zoey

Many times, when we get word that a pet on the WSB Lost/Found Pets page has been found, we just quietly take the listing off the page and make a note so folks who check the page know. But the now-ended search for Zoey – who ran away from her brand-new West Seattle home, sending her new human companion into a week-and-a-half tizzy – is worth a louder shout. Here’s Kayla‘s happy report:

Zoey is back!!!!

After 10 days of driving all over the area, racing to sightings, running down the beach in high heels and checking traps morning, noon and night, I finally caught the Yorkie who thinks she is a mountain dog.

Not sure what I will do with her after I give her a spa treatment and spay her, but for now she is safe in my kitchen. Now maybe I can get a night’s sleep. Thanks to everyone who sent wishes.

The help of the people along Beach Drive and in West Seattle in general was amazing. The West Seattle Blog and the Beach Drive Blog which spread the word, Lara and Jan McGregor who checked traps, all the folks who called in sightings, and Pam the cat trapper who leant me her traps all made me feel more a part of this neighborhood than I have in 20 years.

Thanks everyone,
Kayla

(To get an idea of how intensive the search has been, go to the WSB Forums’ Open Discussion section and look for the updates with YORKIE in the title.)

7 Replies to "Pet-search success! Happy ending in the pursuit of Zoey"

  • redmenace March 4, 2010 (12:33 pm)

    Oh this is such wonderful news! I’m so happy for you. I lost 2 kitties last year in West Seattle to raccoons so I’m delighted the doggie is safe!

  • Chuck and Sally\'s Van Man March 4, 2010 (1:08 pm)

    Very happy about the outcome, but now I feel bad. Yesterday morning I was driving along beach drive in the area of the slide and saw a small dog like this (not sure if the same one??) and thought it odd the little fellow was out and about on his own.

    I had heard nothing of the lost dog so it did not occur to me to stop and try and corral the little dude, and he was close enough to houses that I thought maybe he’d just wandered off his property for a moment. Again, very happy pet and owner are reunited!!

    Chuck

  • charlabob March 4, 2010 (1:33 pm)

    awwww… if zoey thinks she’s a mountain dog, I’d go with that. amazing story — the rescuers of WS are a great bunch. I’m sure she’ll let you know what to do with her after spa and spaying — she definitely has a mind of her own. congrats to all!

  • nuni March 4, 2010 (2:22 pm)

    Mountain dog or just in heat because she hasn’t been spayed? If she is in heat, you might want to make sure she isn’t pregnant before going ahead and getting her spayed.

  • Wednesday March 4, 2010 (2:52 pm)

    Oh that’s great, I’m so relieved! Poor little thing. She must have been so scared, hungry and cold.

    So where exactly was she caught (still Beach Drive?) and did you finally catch her with one of the traps?

  • Bianca March 4, 2010 (2:56 pm)

    Excellent! What a lucky pup to have such love :)

  • Elikapeka March 5, 2010 (6:06 pm)

    I’m so glad to hear the good news!!! My husband and I have been keeping an eye out for her. If you have time, I’m curious about how she was finally caught. Did the traps work, or was someone able to catch her?

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