Look-alike dogs finally find right home
Remember that guy who came home from the kennel with his dog, only it wasn't really his dog?
In case you don't, this Oregon guy, Ken Griggs, dropped off his black Lab at a boarding kennel before leaving on a vacation. He picked up the pooch two weeks later, but something just wasn't right. Callie was acting as if she didn't recognize her family.
That's because the dog wasn't Callie at all. It was a look-alike dog that somehow got mixed up with Grigg's dog. Labs tend to look alike, so the family didn't even realize they had the wrong pup.
Only the family cat realized what was going on -- she hissed at the new dog, whose name turned out to be Dixie, and whose owner had taken Callie. The families had a dog exchange, but somehow mixed them up a second time.
Griggs arrived at the Dundee kennel before the Sherwood woman and a black Lab got excited when he and his children approached. The kids declared it was Callie, and everyone went back home to Lake Oswego.
But it turned out to be the same dog Griggs had just returned.
Still thinking there might be a Callie impostor roaming his house, Griggs took the dog to his regular veterinarian. She confirmed through X-rays that the dog lacked Callie's surgical marks.
Well, you see where this is going. The dogs eventually were eventually returned to their rightful owners and everybody is happy.
The end
Or is it?



Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
Very funny and crazy story!! You'd think the people would put a collar and a tag on...eh? I don't know how anyone can not know their dog!! LOL!! Regardless of the color/breed etc... there are still tiny idiosyncracies of each dog that make them unique. I've known so many golden retrievers that looked allot alike but they each had their own quirks that were enough to tell them apart.
Glad they got their dog back. :)
btw...I tried to sign in with moveable type but couldn't so I posted anonymously (you can edit this part out).
Simone