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.
Hmm, yes.
But not being a legal beagle, I honestly couldn't say much about that.
*hangs head*
Yes Mom.
But what do I do about the smell on my hands?
LOL!
Ya gotta be a BOC fan....;))
LOL, you too?
*sigh*
;-[ vlah, er -I mean, I don't understand why they scream and run..
I dunno....mine are trending towards being pretty "dark" on this topic...:-\
Gee...I dunno.
Lye soap?.....;D
Not to worry. Dogs have a sixth sense. The first time she allows the dog unattended where he can move on his own, he'll go back to his original owner.
We had a miniature GS, which had rode in the back of a car from West Houston to Baytown. At a supermarket, she took off when a car door was left unattended. We thought it was the last we would ever see of her. About 3 weeks later she showed up back in West Houston on her own (at least no visible angels in attendance).
If the pet was intended for the original owner, not even a K-9 friend will be able to keep the pet from the intended master.
Hmmm it appears that it has left. Do you suppose the mods sprayed for pests?
I shudder to think what it may be doing right now.....:-P
LOL ok back to the dog......
Did anyone notice that it is unclear when this woman actually got the dog? Was there actually a contract signed? Who was the person that visited the shelter the man was staying at as it seems that it was not the person now in possesion of the dog?
BOC?
Sounds familiar, not coming to the forefront of memory though.
This infuriates me! They would have to hold me back from attacking this woman were this my dog!
I've heard of "pickers" hanging around shelters but they usually offer "good homes" to distraught owners of dogs and then use them train pit bulls.
Doesn't sound like that.
You'd think the shelter would monitor what goes on around their property a little more closely, wouldn't you?
Blue Oyster Cult.
They have rather dark/sci-fi/vampiric undertone to a lot of their lyrics.
Finally...somebody as crazy as I am shows up....:)
So if this transfer was not done through the shelter is there a contract? Or was there an agreement that the man would reclaim the dog after he found a place to live? If there isn't anything in writing he should be able to get the dog back in small claims court methinks.
Cruella better be hackin' up some papers with a signature soon or she's screwed *by* the pooch.
Time for a nap for the leather-clad Dominatrix-Mander.
Gonna cuddle up with my spikes and whips and have a snooze.
It's been fun...I'll keep an eye peeled for you in the future..."mom".....:D
What a heart-wrenching story. We have only had 'strays' who became members of the family. I cannot imagine giving one up after bonding with them, but you did the correct thing as did your wife. I am glad it worked out. Tell her she is brave beyond words.
You forgot the chains ;-)
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