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Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 4,963
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The power of the Net
This little tale demonstrates, IMO, the power of the Internet to do good things.
Well over a year ago now, I was in a doggy chatroom when one of the chatters mentioned that her neighbours were disappearing off to Dubai and that, with only two days to go, they had made no arrangements for their dog, of whom they were the FOURTH owners
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The poor wee pooch was, apparently, a Lhasa Apso, and it was living in Kent.
It just so happened that I knew a lady on AOL, living in Plumstead, who had not long lost her beloved LA - so I phoned her and told her about this one - being very careful not to give her the time to think too hard!
The result was that "Benjie" was re-homed electronically, in under 2.5 hours, from Kent to Plumstead, via Orkney! My AOL friend, being unable to drive temporarily (illness) took a taxi all the way from Plumstead to Kent to collect him (60 miles each way, I believe).
Benjie now lords it over the entire household - my friend, her cats, and anyone else who happens to turn up. What he wants, he gets!
A fortune in vet's bills, a fortune in replacement furniture, all the comforts. Did I say he'd had four previous homes? Something tells me he'll never have to find a sixth
Now, THAT is the sort of thing the Net is for!
Snorri