Bring back the joy to my life!

Hi all...


Well... *sigh*

It's getting harder for me to write updates... I have very little joy and happiness in my life, as sad as that sounds it's true. All because of one sadistic, back stabbing heartless liar who has made my life a living nightmare!

Never in my life have I crossed paths with someone so evil.

It's hard for me to focus on other things.

Honestly, I can't think of a morning I woke up or a night I went to sleep without Rudy being on my mind.

Only way I can describe this feeling is like a dripping faucet that I can't shut off.

So many times I've felt anger at levels so bad I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs.

I've cried so much in the last two years that my eyes sometimes turn red or burn from being dry.

Just the other day, I was thinking about if none of this had happened, I could have really focused on my writing and artwork. By now, I may have had some of my top priority stories finished and sold my artwork.

Sadly, my writing and clay artwork have taken a serious nose dive and that fact that 2012 and 2013 are two years of my life that I'll NEVER get back.

While I still get great ideas, I lack the motivation to actually work on them. It's a real drag to me.

I'm not giving up on my dog but it's wearing me out every single day.

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I've tried turning to news media for help in getting my story out and I've either been turned down or never got a reply at all.

Another thing is I've read about people who turned to social networks for help and within a couple days or even hours they'd hear from somebody who saw their dog. I've replied to dozens of found ads and posted Rudy's photos on several missing pet websites but nothing.

No, really. I think whoever has my dog or has seen isn't coming forward on purpose. Which in my opinion is stealing and just being selfish. If these people have kids, they've ruined their moral code by telling them it's ok to keep somebody else's property. That's wrong!

While I know not all animal rescue groups or shelters are out to dupe people, this experience has made me resentful towards them.

20/20 did an episode on moochers and people who collect money for fake injuries on their job. ABC or 60 minutes needs to do a piece on bootleg/fake animal rescues/shelters, they're not all on the up and up either.

I get mad when those same news stations take another person's missing/stolen pet story over mine. It's NOT fair!

Anyway...

I got a new betta fish. I've only had him for 2 weeks and he's doing great. He and the female I already had, like each other.  For me, it beats watching a romantic comedy. Glad to see them showing each other some love.

Last week while browsing through a pet store, I saw a beagle who had been there for a couple of weeks. First time I didn't play with him because I figured it would emotionally effect me. Seriously, I can't look at a beagle without trying to hold back breaking down and crying. I kept looking at this puppy, for some reason I had this feeling in the back of my head telling me not to ignore this dog. So, I followed my first mind. While playing with him I couldn't help but notice he was a lot like Rudy. I asked for his pedigree and noticed something different about the dogs listed in his pedigree.

When I got home and looked up the dog's name on Google.

Guess what I discovered?

This beagle puppy is Rudy's 4th cousin!

I was blown away and I did cry after a while.

While he hasn't been sold yet and even though I had no plans to get another dog for different reasons including costs and having the space. Plus, I always feel like whatever money I'd give a breeder or pet store, (sorry but after this experience I don't trust certain rescues and animal shelters), I can pay a lawyer or file a writ of possession report. Writ of possession would be that I file a report with the civil court and then contact the local sheriff. After that, I'd have to pay a deposit to go out to the address of the person involved in selling my dog. If they don't find Rudy at that person's house, they'll get the address of where she is and go there. At that point, they'd retrieve her from that location and she'd be held for ten days. If the people can't pay the bond then after the ten day grace period, she'd come back to me. However, should they pay the bond, then it would have to be settled through mediation. If the issue can't be resolved that way, then going to court would be the last resort.

As the plaintiff, I can request a restraining order, I'd do this for security reasons so nobody could come after me or my dog in retaliation.

I read about one person in L.A. who did it and got their dog back.

My only drawback is while I don't need a lawyer to file the report, there's still a cost. This would be the deposit for the sheriff to go out and get Rudy then there's the storage fees for the 10 day hold/grace period. Which is why I have these T-shirts online.

All the royalties collected go towards what I need to get Rudy home. See link below.

www.zazzle.com/finding_rudy_te…

I did contact a breeder who owns a few of Rudy's cousins and explained what happened. He offered to call me when he has some puppies available since the ones in the upcoming litter are spoken for. Found out Rudy pedigree includes an old line of beagles which are difficult to track down.

The only reasons why I contacted this breeder is because in the event that I'm unable to get Rudy back I can at least get a puppy who is related to her.

I'm not throwing in the towel, I do intend to get her back because she was stolen and this whole ordeal has had a major impact on my life. Just this week alone I've episodes which could have easily became break downs.

I left a flyer at the pet store where I saw her cousin. Turns out they keep tabs on every puppy they've sold and had Rudy been one of their dogs, they would've gotten her back. I plan to go to vet's office where she went before she was adopted out. If they know something I'm going to really push for answers and explain the dog they treated was stolen. Plus I have the papers to prove she's mine.

I got some contact information for people in power, including two who have been involved in dog related issues.

Will be sending letters/emails to all of them.

Not the only one this has happened to either...check out these links and you'll get the picture.


Whose Puppy is This? Dog Caught in Ugly Adoption Battle



Family Says Lost Dog Adopted by Someone Else


Investigation finds dog rescue owners have criminal history


EXCLUSIVE: Court Battle Reunites Woman with Her Dog


Animal Charity Accused of Taking Dog


Video: Dog Flipping: 7 Million Dogs and Cats are Lost Every Year


I feel entitled to happiness and want results that show all my suffering and hard work was not in vain.

Will post how things turn out.

Thanks for reading.