“Praise the Lord.”  

August 21, 2009- Maybe there is something to this prayer stuff when it comes to dogs. The idea that a dog just got loose in this remote area didn’t seem likely but neither did the idea that someone would dump a cutie like this little guy. “ I asked the Lord to help me find the dog’s owners and He did”, KathyOlding said.  

Miraculously, in the divine sense, "Sharky" aka "Little Bastard" as he is lovingly referred too, found his owners. The couple who own Sharky drive a semi-truck and were in process of hauling a load of fish from Alaska to the lower 48. They stopped at mile 55 (from the Canadian Boarder), let the dog out to stretch and go potty. True to his nickname he slipped his harness and bolted. They waited a couple hours but he did not return. Because it was out in the middle of nowhere they had lost hope of him finding him and a semi truck full of fish cannot wait. With broken hearts they continued on their journey but not before they contacted the State Troopers to report the lost dog.  Kathy Oldham put an announcement on the Glennallen Radio Station and also asked them if they would please alert the Troopers there in case anyone called them and they said they would.

A woman who knew the owners was listening to the radio station and heard of Sharky's location. She called the couple's son who lives in Homer and he called Kathy, describingthe dog in great detail to confirm it was the same “LB”. He will drive to Tok to pick up the dog this weekend the owners are in the lower 48 for the next few weeks but relieved their dog was found alive and well. 

Sharky was found at Mile 60 of the Alaska Highway and had traveled 5 miles on those tiny little legs until he was found earlier this week. He has stayed with Kathy Olding for the last few days in Tok. I am sorry for the cynical assumption I made that his owners had dumped Sharky, that I brushed away the idea that praying would help at all,  and I think I have an appointment to do some atoning this Sunday morning.