The love of an animal is the purest form of love that one will ever get to experience. A loving pet is the only living being who would love you more than you love yourself. They would reciprocate the emotions in the best possible way. Undoubtedly, they are like therapists to us. The only thing is that this therapist is covered with fur and has four legs. If you own a pet, you probably can relate to what I just said.

Maia a four-year-old girl got the best sibling from her parents. They bought home a few weeks old Labrador. The girl got a best friend, a sibling in that pet. But soon only she was left alone when a burglary took place at their place and her dear lab was gone. She was heartbroken. After three days of the robbery, Maia’s attention is caught by some suspicious movements near her dog’s kennel. Those movements were enough to turn her world upside down.

The Family

Elena Sardi and Ryan Hood were the residents of Melbourne. They had a very simple living kind of lifestyle. With the birth of their daughter Maia, their life got hectic. Managing a kid along with your work is not at all easy. Isn’t it? Though in initial years things were smooth, as Maia got a little older, she started to feel lonely. That’s when her parents brought her something she had been longing for.

A Sibling

Maia was four-years-old and as her parents got busy with their work she started feeling lonely at home. There was no one to accompany her, play with her and talk to her. Being the only child of her parents, Maia started to feel the need of a sibling. And that’s when her parents got her one. A child’s wish was soon going to be true, and she was getting excited.

Bringing Her Home

Maia was already brimming with joy to know that her parents were getting her a little pup. Even before bringing home the dog, she along with the help of her father got a kennel for her dog and placed it near her bedroom’s window.  The little girl just could wait for her new pet.

Dear Labrador

Thrilled with excitement Maia along with her parents visited the nearest pet shop to their house. Maia was overwhelmed to see so many dogs and cats wagging their tail at her sight. Though Maia adored every pet residing there, eight-week-old pup lab caught her attention. Maia knew it was her whom she will be adopting for life.

Love At First Sight

Who said that love at first sight, happens only among the human hearts and not with any other two living souls? For Maia, her lab was the one who stole her heart at an instant. She named her dear doggo “Sasha”. Even Sasha developed an instant bond with Maia. She would wag her tail, the moment she saw Maia coming towards her. However, the duo didn’t know that their days of staying together were only limited.

Caressing Her

Elena and Ryan were happy to see Maia and Sasha together. In their words, Sasha took away the boredom that Maia had been feeling all the way before the pup was adopted. They were amused at the sight as Maia caressed Sasha, Sasha too would reciprocate. She would follow Maia in the entire house and would even eat only from the hands of Maia. Unfortunately, Maia’s happiness soon came crashing down.

4-YEAR-OLD LOSES HER 1 WEEK OLD LAB PUP IN A HOUSE ROBBERY, THREE DAYS AFTER FINDS SOME MOVEMENT NEAR HER KENNEL

ANUSHKAMARCH 29, 2018

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Haunting Morning

It was merely a week that Maia got Sasha home. That morning, Maia was feeling uneasy. A night before she even had a mild fever. Elena drove to the physician to get Maia the needed medical help. It was for the first time in that week that Maia left Sasha alone at the home as she couldn’t carry her to the doctor’s clinic. As she returned back home all she wanted to do was cuddle with her dear Sasha, but what they saw next left them baffled.

Terrible Sight

As Elena unlocked the door to her house, she was taken aback. There was utter silence all around, Sasha wasn’t barking and that was strange. While Elena and Maia were just thinking of Sasha to be asleep, they saw that their living room was all untidy and things were lying on the floor. Not only this as they stepped in, but they were also welcomed with a broken glass of the windows. What did just happen?

A Robbery

After finding the pillows, wall paintings, and glass over the floor, Elena soon realized that the thieves had broken into her house, while she was away. Scared Elena immediately calls Ryan. She further finds that her precious jewelry, wall art, some cash had been stolen. While she was weeping over this loss, she did not sense that something even precious had been taken away as well.

Lost Sasha

Maia and Elena were suddenly struck hard with the fact that in all this mess Sasha was nowhere to be seen. They looked under every piece of furniture, checked her kennel, under the beds and behind the curtains, but there were no signs of Sasha. They called “Sasha, Sasha” loud and sadly there was no response. The burglars probably had taken away their dear pup as well.

Distressed Maia

Poor Maia couldn’t stop crying. It was only since a week that she started feeling good and happy about her life. She got a new best friend who would stay with her always and now only she was lost. Maia was distressed and all she thought was of Sasha. Her heart was broken and she was frightened thinking what state might have Sasha ended in.

Searching The Neighborhood

As Ryan got home, he understood how grim the situation was. Moreover, finding Maia in this much of pain took over him. He couldn’t see her daughter in pain. He along with Maia went through the neighborhood in an aim to find Sasha. As Sasha was only a month old, even if she would have escaped, she could not have traveled far. However, Ryan was not sure, if they would be able to find their lost family member or not.

Empty-Handed

There were no signs of Sasha in the neighborhood. This time even Ryan panicked and Maia’s condition worsened. To her, Sasha was not a pet, Sasha was her sibling, someone with whom she spent her days and night. And losing her was unbearable for her. It was just as if someone took a piece of her heart along. Ryan informed the police and asked for help. Unfortunately, none could foresee the worst that was to come.

Investigation Begins

As the policemen arrived at the scene, they investigated the entire house. And from the evidence they could collect, they were sure that Sasha had not escaped but probably have been kidnapped or taken away by the robbers. Though the family knew this the policemen confirmed their worst fears. Had the family lost their poor pup?

The Miserable

Things unfolded into such miserable situation so fast that Ryan was in a state of panic. Sasha-the dog just stepped in their house a week ago and they did not even get her vaccinated. This meant that if Sasha came in contact to any other dog, or any wild animal, the chances of her falling extremely sick were high. Amongst all this stress, the Sardis had a bigger stress-Maia.

Emotional Turmoil

Loss of Sasha was a turmoil on Maia’s health. Since the day she had lost her pup she witnessed nightmares of her being lost forever, she had sleepless nights, she would cry and would miss the happy times she had spent with Sasha. It won’t be wrong to say that she was traumatized. Even her parents were worried. All the family hoped was for a miracle to happen, but the chances seemed bleak.

Taking Some Action

Though the policemen were trying every bit to find Sasha, the Sardi’s took some things in their hands as well. They posted flyers of the missing Sasha wherever possible in the hope that if anyone would have seen her, would call them and they will be able to reunite with their lost family member. Though they had installed a microchip too in Sasha they were surprised that no one turned up with the news of finding her. Will the poor doggo make it home or she had an altogether different destiny?

Social Media

As days followed and there were no traces of Sasha, the police and the family decided to resort to a social media platform. It was the only hope through which Sasha could be located. They posted stories about the stolen pup and even warned the burglars to return her, they even said that as the pup was microchipped the robbers could be traced. Would this idea work?

Strange Sounds

It was Wednesday night, and the family almost gave up on reuniting with their pup. They all went to bed hopeless. Not to mention that Maia was all shattered. That night as Maia was sleeping, she heard some sounds coming out from the window, the place where Sasha’s kennel was placed. She woke in an instant to see what was it…

Hallucinating?

On looking out from the window to Maia’s surprise, she couldn’t find anyone. She thought that she was hallucinating things or maybe she was in desperate need of sleep that is why is making such weird assumptions. She dozed off to bed, but the very next morning even Elena found something odd.

Strange Sight

Elena woke that morning and was in the kitchen when she heard some sounds. She peeped out of the window and could see lost Sasha’s kennel. But as she had a closer look she saw some shadows around it. There was some sought of movement. Elena was scared and was on foot. She anticipated that the thieves are about to attack her place again.

Running Of Fear

As Elena opened the door to see what those sounds were, the unexpected visitor made her scream loud. Hearing the scream Ryan and Maia woke in an instant and ran behind Elena’s voice. Ryan knew that something terrible had again struck his family. Little did the family know, it was something not that terrible.

It’s Sasha

To Elena’s utter surprise, the sounds were not of any burglars but were those made by their dear lost pup Sasha. The little doggo had made her way back home. This was a totally unexpected sight for the Sardis. They could not believe what the were seeing. It was a miraculous return.

Maia’s Outbreak

Maia was the happiest one amongst all. She was over the moon to find her lost sibling back. Her emotions had no control. She instantly picked Sasha in her arms and started kissing her up. The smile that the little girl had lost with the departure of her dear pup was back on her face. But things were still a concern.

Visiting The Vet

Sasha looked pale. As she had been out on streets for days, Ryan decided to take her to the VET. The poor doggo had suffered a lot in the past days and she needed immediate medical care. As the doctor examined her, her condition was miserable than expected.

Poor Health

Sasha had lost a considerable amount of weight. She was dehydrated and was on the verge of malnutrition. It appeared as if in all these days she had not been fed with anything. Her fur developed fleas and was all covered in mud.

Scared To Core

Not only this but Sasha was shivering of fear. Seeing that she had been missing for days and wandering alone, this had scared her. She needed the love and pampering from her family. The Sardis were worried to see the poor health of their beloved Sasha, but they knew that what was supposed to be done.

Taking Care

Ryan got Sasha back home. They took care of her as prescribed by the veterinary physician. He got her vaccinated as well. They served her a protein-rich dogfood so that she could regain her lost body mass. Not only this, they would cuddle with her and made her feel like home.

Recovering

As days passed by, Sasha began to recover. She started eating properly and would often doze off. Her body needed rest. With Maia present by her side on a constant, Sasha recovered fast. She felt like home and had nothing to fear about. But one question that surfaced was how did Sasha return?

A Question

As the family informed the police force about Sasha’s homecoming, even they were happy. However, everyone had one question rushing through the mind that how did she come back home? While even after being microchipped, no one informed or contacted them with the dog then how was she able to walk back home?

A Possibility

One of the strongest possibility that could be made from Sasha’s unexpected return was that the burglars were scared of the warning that the police force gave them. Maybe the thieves feared of being traced due to Sasha being microchipped, that was why they had left the pup back home.

Sharing The News

Elena and Ryan shared the good news of Sasha’s homecoming over the social media. The story of Sasha’s missing was shared to extremes and it would be wrong had they not told the people about the same. While the story of missing Sasha garnered attention and brought a lot of sympathies, her return spread happiness.

Happy For Her

When people got to know that Sasha came home after three days of struggling, everyone was happy for her. And above all, people were glad that Maia was all well now and was playing and laughing with Sasha around her. They shared their happiness by commenting and blessing the little girl and her pup.

No Grudges

The family and the policemen could not locate who the burglars were, but the Sardis had no grudges against the thieves. They did not bother about their stolen stuff and were happy to know that at least they had returned their dear Sasha to them. Sasha was the one who mattered the most amongst everything lost.

Happy Faces

Life went back to normal, and Sasha and Maia were always seen playing and having fun around. Sasha never left Maia’s sight after that incident. She filled the space that Maia felt missing for her friend or a sibling. Both the girls were happy together and so was Elena and Ryan to see them like that.