Case Of The Missing Dog

[Dasiavue]

There was a story similar to this one floating around a few
years ago, but that one involved a garden gnome. These people
with way too much time on their hands kidnapped a ceramic
dog from a Portland, Ore. woman's yard.

Edwina Cramer-Norris said she had assumed the dog was gone
for good when it disappeared last month, but then she began
receiving postcards addressed "To Master" from "Lucky Dog."

Cramer-Norris said she saw a blue van leave her driveway
Sunday and when she went outside to investigate, she found
her missing lawn decoration sitting in a makeshift dog house
alongside a photo album documenting its adventures. She said
the pictures depict the dog with a family at locations in-
cluding Disneyworld, Graceland, the Mississippi River and
New Orleans.

She said a note accompanying the pictures explained that the
dog had needed a vacation from Oregon because the weather
was too rainy.

"It's a strange thing," she said. "We're happy to have him
back and it gives us something to share with others. It's
some kind of a strange story."

Cramer-Norris said the missing dog returned with two new
additions to the family -- a pair of ceramic puppies.