A sad toast to a lost friend

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:59 am

Well my nephew's toy Yorkie has been gone 5 days since mysteriously vanishing while near the house. This doesn't look good. Small pets do get picked off by foxes and large birds when a nearby area is being developed since it drives out the food sources of predators.

I hope you guys have something more celebratory to toast, but today I drink to this 1) Joey was an extremely gentle, loyal friend to us, and 2) I hope whatever happened to the little guy he is free of any kind of suffering.

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:16 am

I have never been fond of dogs due to an incident when I was 6-7 years old when I was being chased in a park by a Labrador or Golden Retriever. While the dog was playing, I was running for my life. That incident scarred me for quite a while.

I don't have a problem with dogs now, but I'm not one to make an effort to play with one , however, they seem to all like me. That being said, I hold a soft spot for small dogs. I know its not a "manly" thing, but I don't care.

If I were to ever get a dog (unlikely due to the shifts I work and the responsibility involved) it would definitely be either a Yorkie or Corgi.

For Joey, I drink a Twice as Mad Tom., or Madderrer Tom as I like to call it.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:47 am

Sadly, no, it doesn't look good, especially for a small dog like that. Always sad when a pet is lost. Here's hoping and praying he's ok...

Steak Andersson · Post by **Steak Andersson** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:06 pm

We had an indoor cat go missing for several days a couple of years ago. She hadn't an ounce of street savvy, and our property is close to a ravine with a population of foxes, raccoons, and, so my neighbour tells me, coyotes. All under the close eye of a kettle of hawks.

She's beside me as I type this. Maintain a glimmer of hope, and keep the porch light on.

Best wishes.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:39 pm

Steak Andersson wrote:We had an indoor cat go missing for several days a couple of years ago. She hadn't an ounce of street savvy, and our property is close to a ravine with a population of foxes, raccoons, and, so my neighbour tells me, coyotes. All under the close eye of a kettle of hawks.

She's beside me as I type this. Maintain a glimmer of hope, and keep the porch light on.

Best wishes.

Thank you. Sounds like Beaches area. Yes, domestic pets in peril may revert to their protective 'feral' instincts such as hiding during the day which makes them hard to find, and cats seem to be quite good predators for survival means. Your story makes sense.

Now a toy Yorkie, that size dog would not really exist in nature, let alone find food to survive several cold nights. This is not an animal of prey, even a wild dog would eat it.

All I can say is if a miracle brings Joey back, they are going to walk him properly, and leash him only in safe yard areas as required by law. This was to blame, not whatever may have took him. Animals like this aren't literally just toys for our comfort and amusement, they have creature needs that must be taken seriously.

rejtable · Post by **rejtable** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:55 am

There was a Pomeranian that went missing in Moncton this summer for something like 2 months. I could have swarn that I read that they ended up finding it, but I can't find anything on the internets to confirm.

Mike-KBCo · Post by **Mike-KBCo** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:35 am

As a dog owner myself, I can sympathize with you on this one. I hope he turns up OK.