Tillie's home!

Late last night and around 2:30 this morning we got a couple more calls. Tillie was in the neighborhood where she was spotted late yesterday afternoon. She was barking and howling and carrying on. Of course she'd been ranging between points that were probably two miles apart through some pretty rough terrain. Before giving up for the night the Former Boyfriend bought a large live trap. With the owner’s permission, he set it behind a small farmhouse. John had been insisting the only way we were going to get Tillie back was to trap her, either cornering her in a fenced yard, or with a trap.

After the 2:30 call we weren't getting back to sleep. The woman said her husband went out to try and get Tillie but she ran. She did say that the furry girl was headed toward the area where it turns out that John had set the trap. We ended up going back to the area around an hour later. Rose and I walked about to provide fresh scents. But there was no sign or sound from the freckle faced girl.

Defeated we came home and tossed and turned and tried to get some sleep. By nine we were out the door again, Rose and I to search, John to run some work related errands before rejoining the search. We covered the areas we'd been before but no Tillie. After a bit I told Rose we should check the small farmhouse. And guess who was in the trap. Tillie's six day adventure was over. She’s been typically silent about the details. She lost a touch of weight but shows no sign of injury.

I'll admit I was skeptical of the trap idea. I think a lot of people were. The owner of the farmhouse told me never in his life did he think it would work. Neither did B J, who modified the trap to John's specifications, not to mention hauling it around in his truck to its ultimate destination. But I'm elated the Former Boyfriend was so insistent. My darling little dog will be curled up next to me tonight…Now to try and get some sleep tonight, to be rested for tomorrow.