They're baaaack home
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.
About the Bloggers
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.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
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(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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