A happy ending to the tale of blind pup - Return of missing dog is owner's ‘Christmas miracle.'
A happy ending to the tale of blind pup
Return of missing dog is owner's ‘Christmas miracle.'
By Jason Buch
Updated 12:38 a.m., Saturday, December 24, 2011
Stevie Oedipus Wonder is lucky to be home for the holidays.
The cairn terrier mix pup disappeared from his home on the far West Side at the end of November, was reported dead and had almost overstayed his welcome at Animal Care Services this week when his owner found him.
“This is my Christmas miracle,” said Belinda Gutierrez, who thinks Stevie is about a year old. “I actually thought I was going to have a sad end of the year and a sad Christmas.”
But thanks to Craigslist, an animal-loving schoolteacher and efforts by ACS to find Stevie a place to spend the holidays, Gutierrez picked him up from the shelter Thursday.
And to make this heartwarming story of a puppy making it home in time for Christmas with his family even more so, Stevie's not just any puppy. A veterinarian told Gutierrez her dog was born without eyes, she said, and he showed signs of abuse when her daughter found him wandering around a duck pond at Marbach Road and Ellison Drive early this year.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/A-happy-ending-to-the-tale-of-blind-pup-2423074.php#ixzz1hVW4cnd8
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It is a very heartwarming tale! Whenever I get completely disgusted with the human race, I remember that there are people like this 
