By Jessica Cilella, RedEye redeyechicago.com
June 2, 2011
Lily, a 5-year-old Yorkie that went missing last month and was featured in full-page RedEye ad offering a $2,000 reward has been found.
Anna Kumis, a Chicago resident who was watching the dog for her parents while they were out of town, said she received a call May 28 from a couple who said they found Lily. Kumis declined to say whether she paid the $2,000 reward.
They spotted the dog sitting outside their garage near the intersection of Grand and Ashland Avenues -- about a mile and a half from where Lily slipped out of her collar while taking a stroll with a dog walker.
The couple called the police, but then the husband recalled seeing missing Yorkie signs on Grand Avenue and went to pick one up, Kumis said. Shortly after his wife called Kumis with a description of the lost dog.
"She explained that [Lily] also had a little ponytail in her hair, so right away I figured that it was her, it had to be her, because my mom puts a little band [on her head] to keep the hair out of her eyes," Kumis said.
Kumis said the little dog wasn't the same when she was reunited with her owners.
"She was off. She had definitely been traumatized," Kumis said. "I think that she was just so exhausted and had been through so much that she wasn't naturally herself."
Kumis' parents took Lily back to their home in Darien and had her checked at a veterinarian, who said the dog was in good health aside from her torn up paws.
Kumis said she was grateful for everyone who helped in the search.
"I had amazing calls from really good people, and a ton of people who saw the ad in the RedEye that wanted to help," Kumis said. "I got an overwhelming response."
"We really appreciate their love and support and prayers," she added. "It was awesome just to experience meeting really good people, complete strangers that wanted to help."
Source: http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/ct-red-chicago-dog-found-20110602,0,6409818.story
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