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Southbroom: On Saturday, 23 December 2006 we were
enjoying a pleasant family evening on the veranda of our
home in Southbroom.
Suddenly we
were rocked by a tremendous explosion. Shocked, it took
us a while to realise it was a “big bang” firework which
appeared to come from across the road. Only then did we
notice that Rambo, a friend’s beloved little dog we were
looking after, had vanished.
A frantic
search finally located him, shaking and terrified,
taking refuge behind one of the flowerbeds. After much
soothing, he seemed to calm down and rejoined us on the
veranda.
A short
while later though, a second blast shattered the night.
Then our nightmare began. Rambo was nowhere to be found.
Until 1 o’clock the next morning, we wandered the
neighbourhood by torchlight calling and searching for
him. But in vain.
It is
impossible to describe our mental anguish at the thought
of the little dog we had come to love as our own, lost,
alone and terrified somewhere out in the darkness. What
would we tell Pam, our friend, who had entrusted her
loving companion into our care?
At first
light, the search was resumed. We knocked on neighbours’
doors, waking them from sleep. We questioned passers by.
The police and SPCA were contacted. To no avail.
Finally, at
9 am we received the joyous call. Rambo was found! A
kindly person in Ramsgate – 3 kilometres away – had
discovered the Maltese and telephoned the number on his
collar-tag. Exhausted, dehydrated and filthy with a sore
paw, but otherwise unharmed, the little dog was reunited
with his adoptive family. |