r/OldManDog • u/badassmamabear • 2d ago
Happy (default) Found this old chap,wandering around in a storm yesterday, he was absolutely soaked to the bone and was so happy to get into my car. Luckily he had a tag, his name is Sultan and I was able to contact his parents who told me he was 13 years old and had been missing over a week.
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u/badassmamabear 2d ago
Apparently a delivery man left the gate open so he took his chance, luckily we live in a rural area so his chances of getting hit by a car were slim because he was walking along the road, I think he had regrets though because he couldn't get into my car fast enough.
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u/_4D4M 2d ago
How far was he from home?
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u/badassmamabear 2d ago
He was from the next village up from us so around a 15minute drive away
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u/tapirsaurusrex 1d ago
Wow that old boy made it pretty far! Thanks for being the post-adventure escort home
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u/badass4102 1d ago
You sure there wasn't a another dog and cat that was with him?
I'm sure his owners will be so happy, as well as Sultan. Poor guy, he must be hungry!
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u/Joe579GoFkUrselfMins 1d ago
I named my pet rat Sassy because I loved that movie so much as a kid.
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u/lalalicious453- 1d ago
SHADOOOOW! 😩
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u/cCowgirl 1d ago
When he comes slowly around the corner after Chance and Sassy 😭
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u/lalalicious453- 1d ago
Between this movie and Mufasa dying i remember being put through it with the sadness as a young one.
We ended up with a stray cat that was a boy so i named him chance but I definitely knew multiple family’s with a sassy.
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u/cCowgirl 1d ago
Dude, same.
Did you ever see Oliver and Company? The first five minutes were as emotionally crippling as UP! was, fuck I’m welling up now lol.
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u/lalalicious453- 1d ago
Oh fudge yeah that’s definitely on the list. As well as All Dogs go to Heaven. Luckily The Adventures of Milo and Otis was on the mild side🤣
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u/NoPoet3982 1d ago
My dog and I took my car to the mechanic and then took a walk while he worked on my car. When we returned, there was another dog in my car. A neighborhood dog had gotten out when a worker left the gate open, and when he showed up at the mechanic they assumed he was mine. We got him to the shelter and the owner collected him, so all's well that ends well. But it was pretty funny to come back to new tires and a bonus dog.
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u/totesrandoguyhere 2d ago
You’re the best!! He just a little vacation.
He won’t do that again. 😂
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u/Loki-Holmes 2d ago
He's a lab, he'll do it next week if he gets a chance.
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u/NotSoWishful 1d ago
We have a half lab that got out 2 days ago. We moved to a more rural area about a year ago and it’s the first time she got out since. She was so confused or something and was just running around the fence trying to get back in(it was still open she’s just not super smart and forgot how she got out)
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u/redwingpanda 1d ago
Have a lab/chow, can confirm
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u/Additional-Trash-553 22h ago
I grew up with this exact mix and she was such an escape artist! She literally learned to climb our 6-foot fence
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u/redwingpanda 10h ago
Oh dear god, no thank you. That sounds like such a headache 😬😂
Ours got the 💩 end of the evolutionary stick - short legs, long stout body, poor vision and mediocre athleticism. She does her best. I would be very impressed if she ever learned to climb any fence.
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u/Additional-Trash-553 10h ago
That's an incredible mental image. Ours got almost none of the chowchow traits; she looked exactly like a yellow lab just with a purple tongue, so she was super athletic and yearned for freedom mostly so she could go swimming in the lake we lived near lol
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u/KellyAnn3106 2d ago
Thank you for being a good person and helping him out. I shall make my monthly donation to my local shelter in your honor.
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u/badassmamabear 2d ago
That's so kind thankyou so much, my son and I are heading to our local shelter in the morning to walk the dogs so I shall think of you as we're walking.
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u/Glittery-Unicorn-69 2d ago
Oh my gosh I bet they were over the moon to know he was okay. Such a pretty boy.
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u/badassmamabear 2d ago
They were so happy and drove down to our house to pick him up straight away, I think he may get a telling off though for scaring them like that.
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u/SeeLeavesOnTheTrees 1d ago
Oh he must have been happy to see them too! Any more photos? He’s great!
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u/timc42 2d ago
Nicely done OP! If my old girl ever got out I would hope that if I didn’t find her, a great human being like you would! Big props! Cheers!
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u/badassmamabear 2d ago
I completely agree, we have a sixteen year old who just runs off if he gets out, he used to be a stray so he sees an open space and he's off, so I hope someone would help him if he ever got lost.
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u/YNerdzROutdoorz 2d ago
Great job! I'm sure Sultan and his parents are so thankful for you 💓
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u/wipe_it 1d ago
💓🐶💗 why i keep my dogs necklace on almost always!! His name/contact info is there in case he journeys away
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u/badassmamabear 5h ago
You would be surprised how many don't bother over here, as well as not getting them sterilised because they don't "believe" in it, which is why the shelters are so full with dogs who are lost or puppies that have been dumped, thankfully the government is beginning to change the laws but it could be too little too late and a lot of people just don't care, dogs aren't special to them, they're just a "thing" and don't get me started how some of the hunters treat their Podencos when the season is over, it's absolutely heartbreaking.
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u/RubyBBBB 2d ago
I've lived with over 60 dogs in my life. And one thing I have learned, is that you cannot trust delivery people to close gates. Or any other workers for that matter. When my dogs have access to the outdoors and I'm not there, they are in a locked fence. I did have to split the yard to leave access to the meter for the meter reader.
The first time I split the yard, about 35 years ago, was because I happened to be home sick and my dogs had gone out to the backyard. I heard shrieking from the backyard. I looked out the window and there was a meter reader with a 2x4 hitting my dogs. My dogs are very friendly and did not protect their property at all. I ran out and stopped him and had the presence of mind to have a camera and got a picture of him with the 2x4. I'm pretty sure I got him fired.
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u/OriginalLynx923 1d ago
I was just about to comment something like that. Delivery people are the most ignorant. I usually drive for amazon flex and I make sure if any properties have dogs to make sure they're put up, but I always make sure to close the gates because I don't anyone's fur baby escaping. It's really not that hard, but ppl have lost damn near all decency and common sense. Sorry about that person hitting your dogs, I would have lost my damn mind and kicked that person's ass after taking a pic. Oh, and definitely making sure his ass got fired!
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u/redwingpanda 1d ago
I'm so thankful to live in a tiny community, my delivery and mail folks know my dogs by name.
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u/khornflakes529 1d ago
Years ago the retractable leash snapped and spooked our dog on a hike. She took off in the mountains and was missing for ten days.
I cannot stress to you how much of a hero you are to those people.
We named our next dog after the hunter who eventually found her.
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u/rarepinkhippo 2d ago
❤️ omg so glad you were able to reunite them! His family must have been so worried! He looks like a total sweetheart and certified good boy.
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u/PsychologicalSir8508 2d ago
Thank you for rescuing this poor lost wet old man! This internet stranger appreciates you beyond words for this kind deed❤️
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u/pixiemeat84 2d ago
I would love to have been a fly on the wall when your call came to say you'd found Sultan, the joy must have been intense! 😁
My girl went missing a couple of times, but only for an hour at most, I almost flagged down the police one night until I remembered that she was a dog, not a child and they wouldn't care! I would have been absolutely heartbroken if she'd gone for a whole week.
Bless you OP, for being Sultan's hero in his time of need! 💚🤍🧡
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u/Raccoon58 1d ago
You should definitely contact the police. They’ll put out an APB and they can look for them as they’re driving around. They do it in our town. If they find a stray they have access to a special room at our dog pound where they can take them and put them in a kennel and give them food and water.
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u/pixiemeat84 1d ago
Wow, that's wonderful how much the police care in your town/city! I had Pixie microchipped and tagged so I knew if she was found she would would come back to me, but the worry and stress was still intense. Luckily I always found her within an hour. ❤️
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u/punchy-peaches 1d ago
There can be no story happier than this. Dog lost, dog properly identified, dog reunited. No happier story.
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u/badassmamabear 1d ago
He is very lucky his parents cared enough to tag him, I live in the Canary Islands where they let their dogs roam around like cats, no collars, no tags, no chip so they end up in the shelter, Sultan is a very lucky boy, he was identified and home within an hour. Good parents.
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u/PrincessCyanidePhx 2d ago
"Well, shit. I might have wandered a little too far last week." - Sultan, probably
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u/og_jasperjuice 1d ago
Missing a week. I would be so grateful for his return. I'm sure his parents were overjoyed to get the reunion.
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u/deputy_commish 2d ago
How lucky for Sultan and his family! Glad you were able to help this great looking old man doggo!
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u/CablePuzzleheaded729 2d ago
I can’t even imagine their relief and happiness at you finding him. Thank you for being a good soul. ❤️
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u/Imaginary-Ad8178 1d ago
The level of joy you brought with that reunion must be something you’ll hold onto forever. This is a wonderful reminder that the odds are just that, odds 🩷
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u/Abbygirl1974 2d ago
You are the best! I’m so glad he found you so you could help him get home. Thank you! ❤️
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u/m0nstera_deliciosa 2d ago
Poor boy; he must have been so hungry! I’m glad you found him and got him back to where he was supposed to be.
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u/International_Debt58 1d ago
He looks pretty damn good for being lost for a week! Wonder what he’s been eating?
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u/badassmamabear 1d ago
There are a lot of stray cats around here which I and some of the neighbours leave food out for so he must have been helping himself to the cat food.
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u/littlegreycells_11 1d ago
Oh bless him! Poor old boy. I bet his pawrents were so relieved to have him back! Thank goodness you stumbled upon him!
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u/dkclimber 1d ago
If my dog had been missing a week, I'd have hugged you so hard your head would have popped
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u/Barfotron4000 1d ago
Something similar happened to my old woman dog! She took off running after a deer, her eyesight and hearing were gone so she couldn’t find her way back to the pickup even with dad hollering and chasing after her. The next night, a hunter was loading up his pickup and she was there with her front paws on the tailgate clearly asking to be picked up and go with him, so he did. We think she spent the night at a barn nearby and he was the first human she saw.
Thank you for helping him :)
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u/detectivesilva 1d ago
You’re the type of person I hope finds my dogs if they ever get loose. I can only imagine what a terrible feeling it must be, helpless. Thank you!
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u/Junior-Profession726 2d ago
Awwww poor baby !! Thank you for rescuing him and getting him back to his owners
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u/PistachioPug 2d ago
I'm so happy for them and him. My story didn't have such a happy ending, amd and it helps to know theirs did.
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u/Palace-meen 1d ago
He looks relieved but second photo giving off slightly worried “am I in trouble?!” vibes. Bless you for saving him and reuniting him with his owners.
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u/Moooooooola 1d ago
My wife and I coincidentally had a conversation yesterday coming home from our walk with our Labrador about whether or not she’d find her way home if we ever got separated. We concluded she’d wander off on a big sniff, get distracted and lost, and hopefully get picked up by someone and brought back to us. Thanks for being this dog’s “someone”..
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u/FnEddieDingle 1d ago
Like 15 yrs ago, Front page had a FedEx driver pic of a lost dog he had picked up. I'm like, "That looks like my mom's dog!" Turns out it WAS! To make it even more weird is that I was a former driver out of the same station.
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u/badassmamabear 1d ago
Thankyou so much for the awards, I wanted to thank you personally in a message but I'm not sure how to do it, so thank you to all of you who gave Sultan an award ❤️
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u/geniusintx 1d ago
Awe. Good on you!
We had the same dog show up at our door miles away from home TWICE! He liked us so much he came back!
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u/stainedglassmermaid 1d ago
This is an example of why we need to tag or chip our dogs! Poor boy could have died out there, but didn’t! Good job OP!
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u/hayl0ween 1d ago
Poor fella. happy that he's able to go home! Picking up hitch hikers is usually not ideal, but in this case, 10/10 would do lol
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u/Onlywaterweightbro 1d ago
You just need to face the fact you are an absolute great human being and a legend!
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u/Lhmerced 1d ago
I’m so happy you found and saved him! I’m sure he’s so happy too! Such a handsome gentleman!
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u/PutnamPete 23h ago
You are a hero. I lost a dog in a rural area for five days. we have no clue where he was. 100 local Facebook people were looking for him. He had dropped 10 pounds when he got home. Slept for two days.
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u/Uni457Maki 20h ago
I am so glad u found this lovely old boy and were able to get him back to his family. ❤️
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u/LAHvonStrongsville 12h ago
Please, everyone buy a GPS tag for your dogs, even if they don’t leave your side. They work beautifully, they even warn you if the battery is going low.
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u/fairydommother 7h ago
Oh poor baby! So glad you were there to rescue him. I bet he's happy to be home.
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