Posted on 09/24/2005 11:02:05 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
A chance meeting at an Independence animal shelter has left a relocated Hurricane Katrina victim without his longtime pet.
John Wyrick, who moved to the area from Mississippi following the hurricane, had taken his German Shepherd to the shelter approximately two weeks ago after learning he would not be able to keep it at a temporary residence.
He released his pet of 14 years to a stranger while searching for a place to live. After finding a home, he has learned he can't have his dog back.
Wyrick met with an unidentified woman visiting the shelter, said Amy Wells, shelter manager.
"He wanted the animal shelter to take the dog. They started talking," Wells said. "He decided he wanted to give the dog to her. I told them you cannot do the transfer on our property."
After that point the story becomes unclear. What is known is Independence resident Lynn Nevills eventually ended up with the dog. Wyrick could not be reached Friday.
City of Independence spokesperson Irene Baltrusaitis said the shelter believes Nevills is not the woman who spoke with Wyrick because she differs in body type and description. Nevertheless, at some point Nevills took possession of the dog. After Wyrick found a permanent residence, he approached Nevills about recovering his pet of 14 years.
Nevills reportedly has refused to return the dog. Nevills was at her home Friday afternoon but would not respond to requests for comment. The sound of a dog could be heard outside of her north Independence home.
Residents throughout the area have offered Nevills money or puppies as an incentive to return the dog to Wyrick after seeing the story on television.
Nevills is not a shelter volunteer. She has volunteered with the Independence Police Department's K-9 unit, according to Baltrusaitis.
Nevills and her husband have done grass and landscape work, as well as raised money for the department's K-9 program.
"We don't have volunteers who take care of dogs," Baltrusaitis said." The volunteers take care of other things."
To reach Andre Riley, e-mail andre.riley@examiner.net or call (816) 350-6362.
Yes.
Sometimes it is just.. they just leave it out there swinging in the breeze by its lonesome little self.
Thanks, I am pretty much doing all that but the shirt thing already. Those sedatives work great, I only wish I knew about them years ago. I used to feel so bad when he would start panting. If anyone else out there has a dog that has storm anxiety just ask your vet for some pills.
I'll have to dig up all my odd factoids and such.
Like the molasses tidal wave death.
*chuckle*
We probably shouldn't, as we'll get hammered for it being as we know the ropes here.
But we can dream!
Aw heck...smack it around some more then.
[Who am I to deny you your rightful ya-yas?]....;))
Surely some siamese or himalayan
Actually I wouldn't dream of it....I do dislike being torched, especially if I didn't know what I was saying in the first place....;]
Well ... three to tango the cootie cha-cha-cha. Kisses, babe.
Same here.
Of course, the flipside is being torched on a subject you do know something about and the person flaming you hasn't a clue.
Worst case is when you prove they don't have a clue, and they keep flaming you anyway.
I was going to reply.....but nah your not worth it.
HAS ANYONE NOTICED THIS PART OF THE ARTICLE????
~~~~City of Independence spokesperson Irene Baltrusaitis said the shelter believes Nevills is not the woman who spoke with Wyrick because she differs in body type and description. Nevertheless, at some point Nevills took possession of the dog. After Wyrick found a permanent residence, he approached Nevills about recovering his pet of 14 years.~~~~~~
Nevills was not the one that he talked to at the shelter!!!
Humans come first. If they don't in your book, you need a new book, cutie-pie.
that's so funny... i always thought it was France, too! maybe i didn't know about Spain back then... personally, i would like to see it again... i want to see how much i really remember...
ROFLMAO!
You like to bat people around? Is that the scoop?
I've had that repeatedly on these threads.
[surely you recall the gal who said all the NO dogs had "gone feral" in a mere 2 weeks and were attacking people?...whatta wack job she was]
At that point, I simply disengage because I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed poster.
Here's good news from the other thread;
I'm lucky in not having to deal with seperation anxiety since our dogs are or are in training to be service dogs so they go with us absolutley everywhere.
Evidently you are confused.
LOL for storms we just all pile up in my bed ;-)
And the damnable, pesky little thing *still* keeps yanking on my skirt hem!
[Geeze...how starved for attention can one person *be*?]
Hmmm I think not. Have you actually read the article? DOn't bother replying as I refuse to waste my time debating this with you.
Thank goodness...I felt really geographically goofy for a minute, there...LOL!
[looked like Paris, I thought]
I don't think I could sit through it again.
"Where The Red Fern Grows" [and the sequel] were some of the first DVDs I ever bought.
I watched them once and gave them to my dad with orders to -never- return them....:))
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