Tarzan, Yorkshire Terrier

Here's a situation which called for media attention, and who knows what would have happened if they didn't get it. I don't know what the woman that found the dog was thinking, but I'm glad she fumbled like she did. It helped get the dog home.

"Dognapping" Story Ends Happily As Pup Reunited With Owners
CityNews.ca Staff
2006/10/12

It sounds like the makings of a Hollywood script, but it was reality for a Toronto family after their pet was apparently snatched off a west end street earlier this week.

Dog owner and mother Sharon Weeden's Yorkshire terrier Tarzan went missing two days ago in the King and Dufferin area. She received a call that her family's beloved pet had been found but then the seemingly simple situation turned into a canine caper.

"He is so loveable and we miss him so, so much and we would do anything to get this little dog back," Weeden said Thursday.

The family was overjoyed when they received the call from a woman who said she'd found the dog just hours after he went missing, but their hopes were crushed when they received another call from the same person about an hour later.

"She called back and said the dog wasn't on a leash, you don't deserve the dog and I'm keeping your dog," Weeden explained.

"I thought this woman could not be an animal lover because if she was she would know how valuable pets are to families."

But just as quickly as things went wrong, they were put right again. Just hours after a story about Weeden's situation ran on CityNews at Six, Tarzan was turned into the Humane Society, and by late Thursday night was back with his rightful owner.

"I want to thank Citytv for airing our story and helping get Tarzan home," Weeden said while holding her beloved pet in her arms.

Like we said, it had the makings of a Hollywood script, complete with a happy ending.

Source: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/23845---dognapping-story-ends-happily-as-pup-reunited-with-owners
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