Oklahoma Pet Tales: Dog found after family prays

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Published: September 10, 2009

My daughter and her family own three Shar-pei dogs: a mother, its son and a girl. The three dogs had never been past the front door, only in the backyard or in the house.

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Last summer, my son-in-law opened the front door, and Sake, the girl, shot out the door and bolted down the cul-de-sac to the open street and was quickly out of sight. My son-in-law ran to get the car to try to catch her, but she was gone.

For days, my family and I strolled the streets in Nichols Hills and beyond. We called and whistled but got no response. My daughter and her family went out of town for several days, and I continued the search.

One evening, I had dinner with friends and told them what we were doing. One said, "Don’t you know the St. Anthony prayer? He is the saint for lost items.” I said no, so she led us in the prayer: "St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around. Something is lost and can’t be found.”

She added, "Then you turn loose of this lost item and know it will be found.”

A few days later, our family came home, and I told them about the prayer. My daughter and two granddaughters really believed this might work. My son-in-law said, "Well, I’ve run an ad.”

A few days passed, and a woman called my son-in-law and said she was a housekeeper on Grand Circle. She said, "There are a lot of workmen over here, and I see a dog that looks like the one in your ad. The workmen have been feeding her.”

My daughter and son-in-law gathered the mother dog and its son and drove with the car windows down. They called for Sake. The mother dog and son had their heads out the window sniffing. When the two dogs became restless, my son-in-law stopped the car and opened the back door. Soon, there was a happy reunion of the three dogs and the family.

As for my daughter and granddaughters, we are strong believers in St. Anthony.

Maxie Rogers Hawk, Oklahoma City