The adventuresome life of Buddy
Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 11:20PM 
It was almost two years ago to the week that we adopted a rescue dog from the local animal shelter. We named him Buddy, and life has never been the same.
Buddy should have been a cat because I'm sure he's had the proverbial nine lives. Soon after getting him he trashed our basement. We soon moved on to other containment measures but he seemed to get out of them as well. His first Christmas with us we came home from church, and he had trashed part of our living room to show us he wasn't happy being left alone. This was on vet prescribed Valium as well. Hate to see him if he became really excited.
I count at least 4 or 5 times that we really considered getting rid of him. At the beginning Charlene kept Buddy in the game. Lately it was me. He was getting a lot better and we were finally beginning to reap the benefits of sticking it out. I joked with Charlene that I wanted to keep him a good long time so that we could amortize all that we've invested in him over a longer period.
But this Tuesday we were on vacation in Ithica, New York, and Buddy was stolen. I wish I could say that I'm feeling magnanimous for the new owners, but I'm not there yet.
I haven't given up hope completely yet, but at least for now, it's the end of Buddy's adventuresome life with us. Knowing him it will continue, except with someone else. I wish them the best of luck. They'll need it.
Reader Comments (6)
Your dog was stolen. How many days were you away? Where was Buddy? Are the people who were looking after him okay? Was anything else taken? Two years working with a difficult animal is bonding, I'm sorry, losing a pet is hard.
Buddy was with us. He was tied up outside a store while we picked up some groceries. When we came out, he was gone.
Oh Darryl that's sad and painful. He was a member of your family, and is obviously missed. I'm really sorry.
Maybe that was Buddy's secret plan all along - infiltrate your home, wreak havoc and destruction, be rescued when you least suspect it! :) Hopefully Buddy's new owners will be as patient as you guys have been.
I am praying that Buddy is safe and hopefully somehow you get him back.
sorry to hear that buddy is now gone.....