Che, a pug-sharpei mix

There's something in this story that I don't get. The dog was picked up by some people who did try to help him, but for some odd reason, didn't use the tags hanging from the dog's collar to see who would be looking for him. Why the heck not??? Enjoy the story.


Missing Dog Reunited With Grateful Owner
Posted: Thursday, 11 June 2009 11:48AM

Rebecca Blabolil was reunited with her missing dog, Che, on Thursday night. CBS

CHICAGO, Ill. (STNG) -- A dog named Che has been reunited with his owner, more than five days after she lost him at the Montrose dog beach.

It turned out that another family had found Che later on Friday, and returned him to Rebecca Blabolill after seeing a television news report about the missing dog.

Blabolil said the 6-month-old Sharpei-Pug never left her side, but on Friday, that all changed. She was at the Montrose dog beach on Friday that Rebecca was watching a friend throw a Frisbee to his dog. For a moment, she took her eye off Che. When she turned back, Che was gone.

Initially, she thought Che had been stolen. But it turned out that he had just wandered off, and Jim and Angie Slavik of the West Rogers Park neighborhood found him.

They were driving north on Lake Shore Drive near the Wilson Avenue exit Friday night, when they saw a dog running alongside the highway.

"We pulled over, and I stopped in the right lane, and she had lured the dog; called the dog over, and we got it in the car," Jim Slavik said.

The Slaviks took the dog to their West Rogers Park home. Jim Slavik said the dog was hungry and thirsty, but otherwise in good health.

Che did have tags with Blabolil's contact information.

"He was a very, very friendly dog," Jim Slavik said. "He warmed up to our puppy right away."

They first called 311, Slavik said, but an operator said there was little the city could do, and suggested they call Animal Care and Control. But Slavik did not want the dog impounded or euthanized.

The family was growing attached to the dog, but on Wednesday, they saw news reports showing a frantic Blabolil looking for her lost Che. So they brought the dog to Devon and Ridge avenues on Wednesday night, where he was reunited with his owner.

The Slaviks' two daughters were choked up as they parted with the dog, and said they'd miss him. Blabolil was overjoyed.

Blabolil and Che joined CBS 2's Don Schwenneker at CBS 2 Thursday morning.

"It was absolutely incredible," Blabolil said. "Last night was a perfect night. We got together again, and he's been happy, and he's been very well taken care of."

Rebecca Blabolil was reunited with her missing dog, Che, on Thursday night.

Blabolil said she received several other calls offering "prayers and thoughts and ideas," but was thrilled when she received the call from the Slaviks that they thought they had her dog.

She said she put up a $2,500 reward for Che in part because it was her first dog ever, and that she felt she had failed in her responsibility to him and "wanted to get him back."

The Slaviks collected the reward, and said they would put it toward buying another dog.

Source: http://www.wbbm780.com/Missing-Dog-Reunited-With-Grateful-Owner/4581175
Another version of the story at: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/a-happy-ending-missing-dog-is-back-home.html