Lost Then Found

Once again, one of our staff members has proved that the Outer Banks is the home of many wonderful and caring people.

Holli is a reservationist in the Village Realty Corolla office. Her drive to work takes her north on Route 12 from Kitty Hawk to Corolla. On her drive in this morning, while going through the town of Duck, she spotted a small dog crossing the busy road without the benefit of a leash or a person at the other end of it!

Although many cars were going around or otherwise avoiding the Beagle, Holli decided to stop, even though it was probably going to make her late for work. This concerned her greatly, but we are fortunate to have a rental manager who is also a caring person, so when he learned the circumstances, he was quick to excuse her tardiness.

Anyway, the little dog had a collar on with a tag – with an address in Kill Devil Hills. Holli immediately tried to call the owner on her cell phone, but only was able to reach an answering machine. Not knowing what else to do, she loaded the dog in her car and drove on to work. “Little Miss Beagle” was happy to join us in the Corolla office for the day and was a good girl. This was a good thing as we just had new carpet installed last week. Holli made several calls to the number on the collar throughout the day, again only receiving the answering machine.

By this point, it being a holiday weekend and many of the resources such as animal rescue groups and veterinary hospital being closed, Holli pretty much resigned herself to a weekend house guest and even purchased dog food for the sweet girl. Finally, about 2:30pm, she received a call from a gentleman who identified himself as the person who was babysitting for “Little Miss Beagle”. It seems her mommy is away for the weekend and he was kind enough to care for her at his home. However, when he put her out in his fenced-in backyard, she somehow did a Houdini act and escaped.

Well, can I tell you the relief on this man’s face when he came to pick her up? He apparently had been frantically searching for her most of the day, despite the fact that he just opened a new restaurant in Corolla named Uncle Ike’s. We didn’t catch his name but I can assure you Uncle Ike is a happy man this afternoon. Oh, and by the way, Little Miss Beagle’s real name is “Dixie”. Kudos to Holli for being the person she is!

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