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Teko's Little Journey

Teko is rescued dog who is about 7 years old. We got her two years ago from a rescue shelter. She immediately adopted me and the family and became a part of us all in a very short time. It seemed as if she had always been with us. I intended to get tags for her but never quite got around to it.

She likes to be with me no matter where I am. So when I work outside she has always stayed on the property without even giving her a command to do so. I would check on her regularly if she was not in eyesight and she was always there!

Well yesterday I was working outside and she hung around as usual. But when it came time to go in the house she was no where to be found! We live next to a very busy highway and I thought the worst! I began checking the neighborhood on foot with no luck.

I then took the car and my son to look for her in a wider search area and still no Teko! I came back to the house for dinner and to see if she came home but she had not. After dinner I went back out and increased my search area and said a quick prayer to the Lord to help me find her because now she had been gone for several hours.

I checked back at the house to see if she had come back, there was a unfamiliar car in the drive so I did not stop because it was blocking my way. I drove about two blocks and then Teko ran in front of my car about 100 feet ahead of me! I followed her up the hill and into a parking lot that we walk through everyday. I called to her and she came to me. After a long hug I put her in the car and went home.

That pickup truck was still there. As I got out of the car a man came from my back yard and saw Teko in my car and said "there she is!" My puzzled look was answered by him telling me he and his wife had seen Teko on the busy road and was trying to catch her to keep her from getting run over. They thought she ran into our yard, not knowing it was her home, continued to try and catch her and that spooked her up the hill that I was driving up!

I was very blessed to get Teko back so quickly and took the que to make sure she had ID on her collar. I ordered "Love Your Pets! I.D. Tags" today!
--Teko's Little Journey