By Pierrette J. Shields Longmont Times-Call
Posted: 11/02/2011
LONGMONT -- The past three months of Mr. Bojangles life may remain a mystery to his 92-year-old owner, but she is overjoyed that he is home, apparently no worse for the wear.
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| Alice Sollenberger, 92, watched three months ago as her dog Mr. Bojangles was stolen. She received a call Tuesday that he was at the Longmont Humane Society and ready to come home. |
"I still think it was pretty low to steal a dog from a 92-year-old woman," said Alice Sollenberger, who was reunited with her missing miniature schnauzer Tuesday after the Longmont Humane Society called to tell her that "Bo" had been turned over to the organization overnight.
Sollenberger said her daughter gave her "Bo" six years ago after her husband died because her four daughters thought the dog might be able to console her. She fell in love with the curly-haired dog with the stubby legs and enthusiastic and affectionate personality.
On Aug. 11, she said, she returned home from an outing with one of her daughters to find that Bo had escaped from her yard and trotted up Judson Street. She recalled calling out to him and then watching as two women got out of a dark-colored Jeep, grabbed the dog and left.
"I saw him get stolen," she said.
Sollenberger said she assumed they would turn over the dog to the Humane Society because he was wearing a collar with identifying information and rabies tags. After two days, she called police and reported the theft, according to police records.
Still, Bo did not turn up.
"We thought they stole him so they could resell him," she said.
On Monday, after mourning the loss of her buoyant pal for nearly three months, Sollenberger said she decided to take down his indoor crate, where he slept at night. Then on Tuesday, she received the call.
"It is a miracle. It is a miracle to me," she said, as Bo happily chomped on a chew bone. She said she is grateful to the Humane Society and especially to the man who turned in Bo.
Brianna Beauvait, spokeswoman for the Longmont Humane Society, said Bo was left in the night drop box and paperwork that was included with him indicated that a man found the collarless dog on Lamplighter Drive. Beauvait said the man included his name, but she could not release it. A microchip led the Humane Society to Sollenberger, who said Bo's ear had been slightly miscropped as a puppy, so it flopped over. That appeared to be corrected by whoever was caring for him in the interim.
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| Alice Sollenberger - looking happy to have Mr Bojangles back |
Sollenberger is worried someone will try to steal him again, she said, looking down and patting him. "Yeah," she said. "I love you, little dog."
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