Originally Posted by
JDiver
We had two rescued huskies, and in this instance, microchips would not have helped.
The kennel owner's husband drank too much, it appears, and left the kennels unsecured one dark and stormy night we were on vacation. (Apologies to Bulwer-Lytton fans!) They got loose and ran - one was found by some wonderful folks who owned a storage facility - they lured Shawna into a unit, kept her fed and watered and left messages on our answering machine.
Some idiot found our sweet Tanya running on a country road and shot her.
Oh my gosh! What a horrible set of experiences! I was on an animal forum recently getting some product input and there was a thread there about the horrors of boarding & even petsitters and yours definitely belongs in the Hall of Infamy. Poor, poor Tanya.
I'm so glad Shawna fared better, but that must have been terribly traumatic for everyone. I have thus far managed to find petsitters in the form of former students and thankfully I have not had a bad experience with any of them (I don't count the house being messy -- if the cats are well and the house standing, it is at least ok.). I am so sorry for what your dogs went through.