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Buddy Update: He’s Home!

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BL emailed me and asked that I move her update via comment to the front page:

I just returned Buddy to his home. The owner had returned from his trip.They had to leave suddenly to attend a funeral in Detroit. He is elderly but clearly cares for Buddy, whose name is Buddy. They live on 4 acres and normally Buddy has the run of much of it, but there was some confusion when they had to leave suddenly.

Hopefully he does not leave Buddy in the care of the neighbor who lost track of Buddy.

I checked with YouCaring, but there is no method for refunding directly through YouCaring. However, YouCaring did provide me with a list of donors, amounts and email addresses. I will be sending an email to all who donated to Buddy asking your preference – I can make a donation to John’s animal charity or send you a check. Please check your emails for a gmail from b l a m b 1 0 1 0 and let me know your preference. If you want a refund, and I know there are those on BJ who are struggling, I am happy to send a check. If I havent heard from you within a week, then I will assume you are ok with donating your portion to John’s favorite animal rescue charity. Another alternative is forwarding the donation in honor of greennotGreen.

Also, I was in discussion with the Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland about taking Buddy when I heard from the neighbor. They had agreed to take Buddy in today, if I wasnt satisfied the person was Buddy’s owner. If you need a rescue for older dogs in the DC area, they are very nice and have a wonderful facility. They also were willing to mediate returning Buddy home if I wasnt comfortable doing it myself.

P.S. What is John’s favorite animal rescue charity?

So if you want a refund, you know what to do. And thanks again for everyone who helped out – from chipping in to offering to foster to offering to adopt.

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  2. 2.

    Trentrunner

    This all sounds great. Pronoun problems left me confused about precisely who had Buddy/came home/now has Buddy again, but I’m just going to trust that it all turned out OK. :)

  4. 4.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    That’s amazing his name was Buddy. He did look like a Buddy. YAY FOR BUDDY!!!

  11. 11.

    MazeDancer

    Excellent news! Happy endings are happy making. Thanks for letting us know Buddy is home.

  13. 13.

    Sandia Blanca

    @Mary G: Exactly what I was thinking. I hope BL felt empowered to share the steps the owner should take to prevent a recurrence. Thanks for sharing the good news!

  15. 15.

    Miss Bianca

    Good news! Enough to wash the taste of arguing with Trumpsters out of my mouth. Am now waiting on vet to come to deal with lacerated foxhound. (Hound sitting! Horse sitting! And knowing that friends i’d trust with my life in certain situations think Both Sides Do It But Democrats Do It Worse! Strange days indeed! I may require one of Dr. Silverman’s talking down off a ledge, for I find I am all ahoo…)

  17. 17.

    Steve in the ATL

    Happy for Buddy and his owner. And happy for my massive $25 donation to go to a deserving charity.

    How did a rescue in Marion County, Tennessee, become the pet (ha!) charity of B-J? I’m sure there’s a good origin story, as the kidz say.

  21. 21.

    satby

    If possible, I would like my donation forwarded to the Senior pet rescue that would have taken Buddy. Senior dogs often take more vet care to become adoptable, and take longer to place, but make wonderful pets when given a second chance. Not that the BJ designated rescue isn’t also a great cause, but after Walter and Buddy, I want to throw my $20 to a senior dog group, please.

  22. 22.

    Teddys Person

    This is great news. I second satby @ #21. Since Buddy is a senior dog, it’s fitting that funds raised in his name would benefit other senior dogs.

    ETA I donated to the cause. Since not a regular commenter here, I wanted to clarify.

  23. 23.

    satby

    @satby: and a PS that should have been first: Thank you BL for taking a old, lost dog in and caring and protecting him until the owner was located or until he could be rehomed. Too long out and they get frighted and confused.

  26. 26.

    debit

    This is such awesome news. Thank you, BL, for taking care of Buddy and truly going above and beyond.

  28. 28.

    Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (Formerly Mumphrey, et al.)

    @geg6: I saw that. That blows. 2017 isn’t looking to be a bad as 2016 was, but it’s taking its share of those who should be left among us.

    In 1997, we got a brittany spaniel from a rescue group, a nine month old one the foster lady had named Princess. I don’t know how much any of you know about brittany spaniels, but Princess is a name that just won’t fit these dogs. So we gave her a new one. Our new one, Smedley Darlington Mingobat really lives up to his name.

  29. 29.

    Lyrebird

    @satby: Ditto, thank you BL!. I am kinda late with everything these days (not bills etc just anything beyond basics) and didn’t read the BL bleg until the funding was basically all there… does anyone still have Formerly Known as Hip Hop Artist Bella Q’s request link? (tried Google but there’s a similarly-named pizzeria…)

  30. 30.

    satby

    @Lyrebird: Bella Q’s walk was on May 13, but she’s still a touch short of her goal. I’m sure if you donate, she’ll greatly appreciate it!
    Edit: check out the cutie teammate too!

  33. 33.

    Miss Bianca

    @satby: Me, three! re the senior dog rescue, but if that’s too big a hassle I will happily turn over donation to official BJ Pet Rescue Charity!

    ETA: or one of greennotGreen’s charities, that would be cool as well!

  34. 34.

    Lyrebird

    @satby: Thanks so much!! Put in a few buckaroos. (NOTE: not in any way evar saying senior pooches are less deserving, just reporting in and being glad y’all are getting me out of my inertia to contribute somewhere.)

  37. 37.

    bl

    @satby: I already told the person I talked to (several times as he advised me on how to hand over Buddy) that I would be making a donation. I can wait to see how everyone responds and add to the donation.

  38. 38.

    bl

    @Sandia Blanca: I showed the gentleman how to take his invisible fence collar apart to get to the serial number and told him it was free to have the collar registered to his address. Hopefully he follows through.

    Edited to change invisible collar to invisible fence collar, since the former is definitely confusing.

  41. 41.

    joel hanes

    Since no one has answered the question :

    The animal rescue place to which Cole donated the Tunch memorial funds was
    Marion Animal Resource Connection
    http://marc4change.org/

    I’m very comfortable with my Buddy donation going to a different animal shelter per satby.

  44. 44.

    seaboogie

    @bl: bl – please further my donation (IRL name Beth H) to whichever cause you choose, and a big thank you for all of your many efforts on Buddy’s behalf – you are good ? people, but Buddy sussed that out right away! BTW, if you go to my local dog park outside Sonoma and call “Buddy!”, at least six dogs will come running to you.

    So nice to have a happy story today – and thanks to Adam for his efforts here for the sweet pup! YAY!

  47. 47.

    Laura

    @seaboogie: oh, the hwy.12 dog park next to the fire station ! That’s where I used to stop between Santa Rosa and Sacramento when my old rescue lab Mr. Buzz was alive.

  48. 48.

    seaboogie

    @Major Major Major Major: Re: the obvious names for our critters: My late beloved, very handsome golden (think Peter O’Toole in his prime) was with me down on Ark Row in Tiburon, and an imperious elderly woman was being rolled by in her wheel chair. “And the dog’s name?” she demanded, to which I replied “Seamus”, and she responded “of course!”.

    Also why “seaboogie” is pronounced shay-boogie, not see-boogie.

  50. 50.

    AdamK

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: ‘Blanco’ and ‘black’ are etymologically related, along with things like ‘blank,’ ‘blanche’ and ‘bleach’ (the underlying concept being blank, void of color.)

  51. 51.

    seaboogie

    @AdamK: And just one more reason BJ is such an awesome joint – thank you for your etymological geekitude!

  52. 52.

    satby

    @seaboogie: Seamus is also an old name for a private detective (aka dick). The year I was a PI, I was always disappointed that no one still referred to them that way. Because I’m a dork ?

  56. 56.

    Jay Noble

    I wonder if Buddy’s owner will be calling up to ask about the ball playing the Buddy picked up. :-)

  57. 57.

    satby

    @Steve in the ATL: actually kind of a boring story, mostly undercover doing drug theft surveillance in a hospital and workman comp fraud, with a lot of courthouse records searches. The training comes in handy sometimes though.

  59. 59.

    frosty

    Please send my donation to the senior dog rescue if that’s where they’re going, or to the BJ donation site. In any case, I don’t want it back.

  60. 60.

    Sandia Blanca

    @bl: Thank you, BL. Invisible collars are the kind my cat ends up with when she mysteriously removes her. (She is indoors only.)

  61. 61.

    Lyrebird

    @bl:

    Edited to change invisible collar to invisible fence collar, since the former is definitely confusing.

    You are kind, and thorough… and funny!

    Am so glad, & hope the owners are too, that Buddy crossed paths with you!

  62. 62.

    middlelee

    Send my donation on to old dog rescue or John’s.

    Thanks for your kindness to Buddy.

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