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A love story

The tale of the little lost sheep and her best friend, a dog, that made a local media splash last week ended happily on Saturday when the two were reunited with their owners, a mother and daughter from Granada Hills. The reunion story by Harrison Sheppard (of course) ran in Sunday's Los Angeles Daily News.

"Daisy" the sheep and "Maggie" the German shepherd mix were found wandering city streets last Tuesday by John Caruso, a pizza-shop owner from Sylmar who took them to the nearby city animal shelter.

The owners told Chatsworth Animal Shelter workers that the pair escaped from their home when an 83-year-old relative with Alzheimer's disease accidentally left a gate open.

"She was just traumatized by having the animals lost," shelter supervisor Pat Ott was quoted as saying. "She just wanted to get them home. Her daughter's very upset, but they're grateful that they found them now."

Now that's a good ending.

The story of the inseparable dog and sheep that we posted yesterday seems destined for a happy ending.

The pair were found wandering along a street in Mission Hills Tuesday and were taken to the Los Angeles Animal Shelter in Chatsworth.

After Daily News columnist Dennis McCarthy wrote about them, dozens of  people called the shelter wanting to adopt them.

"Our phones have been ringing off the hook all day," said Ed Boks, general manager of the city's animal services. "Those two captured the hearts of a lot of people."

McCarthy said his phone was ringing off the hook, too.

So here's the status: So far, no owner has turned up to claim the two animals, but the shelter must hold them a 10-day period in case that still might happen.

But if it doesn't, Maria Dales, founder of German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, has pledged to adopt them both and keep them together.

Others also have said they'd be willing to take them, including Kim Ledoux who e-mailed McCarthy with this note: "If no one claims them I would love to have them. I have a home preschool in Malibu with two sheep and dogs. Lots of land."

Meanwhile, the tale has been very good for business, according to the pizza shop owner who initially loaded the stray pair into his car on his way to work.

"Man, it's been crazy," said John Caruso, owner of Caruso's Pizza in Sylmar. "I've had a million phone calls and people stopping by, thanking me for stopping to pick them up. I've been selling a lot of pizzas."

Thanks from us, too, John. Got that sheep smell out of the car yet?

Here's the original story with pictures and then today's follow up