Last Sunday afternoon, a neighbor called another neighbor to ask if the house next door had been sold. It hadn't been. The neighbor called because he saw a little dog in the backyard of the unoccupied house that was for sale. That little dog turned out to be FRANZ!! Mom, Dad and Madelyn went over and caught him. He was full of burrs, and very dirty. They called the 800 number on his collar, and while waiting for the call back, fed and watered him, pulled out all the burrs, and gave him a bath. When I got to their house, he was on the floor, curled up in a towel, with Madelyn loving on him. They were his saviors. The other girls were at friends, and didn't meet him until they came by yesterday, where he was loved on again. All's well that ends well! :-)A BIG shout out and THANK YOU to Franz' saviors from CPCRN!!
Kathy (Mom), Madelyn(with Franz), Emma and Libby
Dad was at work and unable to be in the picture.
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Dear Madelyn & Family, Thank you is not sufficient for getting Franz safely back to Foster Mom Carol. The entire Col. Potter family is very grateful and appreciative! You have a huge heart and a wonderful strategy for "trapping" the little guy. I hope someday you will have your own Franz as a "furever" friend. I know where you can get lots of excellent references! Muchos gracias!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking care of Franz on his "journey"! You are all truly angels!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks to all the unknown angels who helped looked for this lost little boy.
I am a volunteer with CP who was checking our yahoo group every day, just hoping and praying that Franz would make it home safe. What a wonderful day when I read that your family had found him in that yard.
ReplyDeleteAnd what beautiful pictures...it looks like Franz knows he is safe now.
Jana in PA
You all are to be commended for helping to save this little lost soul! We were all so worried about him. Thank you again, Franz's angels!
ReplyDeleteDoreen in MD
Hi Angels! I just wanted to give you a special thanks for coming to God's assistance and answering my prayer that Franz would feel comfortable enough and have enough confidence to relax with his rescuers! There is something special about you guys that made that possible! YOU ROCK!
ReplyDeleteDear Madelyn and Family,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for not turning your backs on Franz, when he was scared and hungry. There were so many of us who were terribly worried about him. You helped to save a little life. Thank you, thank you!!
Karen in AZ
Thank you for catching Franz and taking such wonderful care of him until we could get him. I think there are angels hiding inside all of you.
ReplyDeleteDearest Madelyn and Family,
ReplyDeleteOur words of Thanks just don't seem enough for all that you did in helping rescue Frannie!
It was a most joyous occassion for all of us at Col. Potter to read the words that Frannie was found.
And not only found, but cleaned, feed and groomed!
You have a heart of gold and we are most thankful for all that you have done.
Thank you so much for taking care of Franz. Its great to know that there are still people as kind hearted as you out there. No words could ever express how much we apprecaite what you did.
ReplyDeleteHi Madelyn and family --
ReplyDeleteI just want to tell you that you are a very special girl who did a wonderful thing along with your family by taking care of Franz until you knew who he belonged to. I work with Col. Potter as a volunteer and I also have two Cairns of my own and I know how scared I would be if one of them disappeared and I couldn't find him or her. You should be very proud of yourself for helping to bring Franz back to his foster mommy.
All the very best to you and your family and best wishes for a very happy holiday season.
Dear Madelyn and Family,
ReplyDeletethank you so much for caring and get Franz home to his Foster mom.
You are THE BEST.
Monika
Thank you for taking the time to help Franz find his way back to his foster home. Because of you, Franz is safe and will have a second chance to begin his new life in his own loving forever home. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you!
ReplyDeleteAll the rescue friends of Col. Potter were praying so hard for someone to help find Franz. Not only did you find him- you gave him lots of love and a safe place to wait on his "people".
Thank you, thank you!
Marla in West Virginia
Dear Madelyn and Family,
ReplyDeleteFranz is one of our Col. Potter favorite little ones and thanks to all of you, he is home safe. He sure does look cute in your arms, Madelyn! Thank you for taking care of him until Carol could come and get him. Your and your family certainly know how to treat a puppy good.
Visit Franz often!
Thank you again, you saved Franz's life.
Joan in IL. with Millie, Beamer and Gina
Wow! Madelyn is certainly my hereo! Franz is safe and sound thanks to her. Way to Go Madelyn!!!
ReplyDeleteMadelyln, I was the Auntie who took in Franz his first night in Colonel Potter's arms. So I have a special place in my heart for you and your family for doing so much to help this little guy.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for your generous gift of time and love.
Gail in North Carolina
A HUGE thank-you to Madelyn and her family for finally bringing Franz to safety. Everyday I checked my email for some good news, and thanks to you guys, we have a happy ending!
ReplyDeletePam and Charlie, Quincy, Gracie (CP kid) and Henry (CP kid) in South Florida
Thank you so much for helping Franz find his way back to his foster home. My little dog Monkey and I had been searching for him earlier that weekend. We had to go back home on Saturday and were very tired and worried about him. We were very happy when your family called to let us know he was safe.
ReplyDeleteDenise in Citrus Heights, CA
Thanks so much for looking out for this little guy and keeping him safe - what a great family. We are so lucky you found Franz. We were so worried about him.
ReplyDeletedear Madelyn,
ReplyDeleteA million thanks for rescuing Franz. My own Cairn was very sick and I was so glad and relieved when Franz was found, de-burred, bathed and LOVED! You have no idea how many people you comforted by your actions--in the 100's! Thanks again!
Madelyn and family -
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for being there and willing to help Franz find his way back to his foster mom! We were all so worried about him being out on his own and all the trouble he might find to get into. But you ROCK! You and your family have wonderful, caring hearts to step in and capture him, putting his little adventure to a safe end! He looks so comfortable in your arms - he must have known you were a friend of his and could trust you! Thanks again for being a HERO to all of his extended family across the country!
Franz's Auntie Kathy in MO
Dear Madelyn and Family - You have no idea how many people you've touched by helping Franz. We were so worried about this scared little boy all alone for so long. How wonderful for you to find him, feed him, bathe him and care for him until Carol could pick him up. You are one in a million!!
ReplyDeleteCarolynne
Col. Potter
Thank you so very much to helping this little guy get back to Carol! This little guy was so scared of people (he had only been rescued for a little over a week) and I was praying hard that someone would be brave enough to capture him. Thank you thank you!
ReplyDeleteFranz's Antee Lois in Napa, CA
Many thanks for helping Franz find his way to safety. Everyone was worried about him and we are very thankful a wonderful family like yours took care of him. He is a special boy and you guys are a very special family! Many many thanks!
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Stacie
Houma, LA
Thank you so much for being there for Franz, Madelyn and family! An angel sent him to where a loving family like yours would find him and take the time to find where he belonged and to care for him until his worried foster mom could bring him home. Our own Col Potter girl made a great escape three years ago, and while she finally came home on her own (into a safe trap by our front porch), we know the fear that Carol was feeling. You all certainly are heroes!
ReplyDeleteAcross the country Col Potter members were glued to their computers praying for Franz rescue - and then there it was "FRANZ IS SAFE" All because a little girl and her family scooped him up and took him in! Words can not express the happiness that your act of kindness brought to so many and especially to Franz - who looks so happy in Madelyn's arms! You truly are Angels!
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Latham,New York
Madelyn, you made such a huge diffence in one little cairns life and you have brought the biggest smiles and love beaming into many "Aunties" hearts. Thank you so very much for being a very special young lady.
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Dear Madelyn - My name is Maisie and my "mom" is writing this for me. I was rescued by Col Potter over a year ago. I was safe at a foster home and then went to my forever home where I live with my pal Murry. We were very, very worried when our "mom" told us about Franz. We know that it's not fun to be alone and we knew Franz was scared and didn't know how to get home. Then you found him and helped him. That was a wonderful thing you did for him. All of us little cairns who've been rescued by Col Potter are like a family and you saved one of our family. Thank you-thank you-thank you. If you ever come to Boston, we'd like to meet you. (Please bring biscuits.) "Princess" Maisie and Murry
ReplyDeleteAs a foster parent and a dog owner, I always worry about one of my kids escaping! It is folks like you and your daughter, true caring angels, that give me hope for humanity. We are the only voice our four legged friends have. You used your voice! You kept our Frannie safe and made sure that he was back in safe harbor. What a blessing to know there are people like you out there who really love our kids! And I know that Franz thanks you too! In fact, I think he is kind of in love with your whole family! How wonderful is that!
ReplyDeleteThank you for everything you did!
Deb in NM
Ashes, Bows, Bailey, and Da Beaz
Fosters: Colonel and Shipwreck!
Hi Madelyn and family,
ReplyDeleteYour kindness has made so very many folks happy and we thank you with all our hearts. Our fervent prayers were answered by you folks taking in Franz and keeping him safe until Carol could get him.
He is a very lucky little caien that you were rthere foer him
Hi Madelyn and Family.
ReplyDeleteI was so relieved when I heard that your family had found Franz and that he was SAFE!. That was so sweet of you to take him in and take such good care of him. Many thanks for all your love.
Tina
DBQ, IA
Hello Madelyn and Family, I want to add my voice of thanks to everyone else's. I foster Colonel Potter Cairns in British Columbia, Canada, and I too was glued to the computer hoping day after day to read the news that Franz was safe. I lept up out of my chair when I read what you had done, and was hooting for joy and crying at the same time. The world is a kinder, safer place because of people like you. Thank you for your caring and your helpfulness that brought about such a happy ending for dear Franz.
ReplyDeleteMaureen B., Resident Cairns Kathleen and Nellie, and precious foster, Queen Isabella
Madelyn and family - thank you so much for taking the time to rescue Franz. We were all praying for his safe return. You are a special family and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Thanks Madelyn for comforting him, he looks so content in your arms.
ReplyDeleteOh what a sweet picture Madelyn......thank you so much for your humane act of kindness!
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes to your entire family =)
Thank you Madelyn and family for finding Franz! What a wonderful family you must be, and you must be wonderful to take him in, feed him and bath him! Not everyone would do that! And Madelyn, you were very brave to take in a dog you did not know and love him till Miss Carol could pick him up....Thank you also from my two cairns(from CP also)Maggie and Beau, they are so glad you found their cousin!
ReplyDeleteMadelyn and family,
ReplyDeleteDid you ever dream your actions of saving Franz were the answer to so many prayers? What you folks did just makes our hearts happy. Thank you for being there for this little lost soul. I was one of the hundreds following the search for Franz from afar, way down here in Florida. I adopted from Col. Potter a few years ago, in 2002, and I know I'd be praying for someone like you and your family to help if I ever were to lose one of my dogs in a similar manner. Thank you for caring.
Darlene and Jolly Rodgers (Col. Potter kid, class of 2002) in Florida
Madelyn and family
ReplyDeleteYou are all surely wearing angel wings these days, and all of us a CP thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You will be someone Franz will remember for his whole life, and SO WILL ALL OF US. Thank you honey, very much. Amy - Mehoopany PA - www.calliopecairn . com
Madelyn,
ReplyDeleteThe people in Col. Potter Cairn Rescue are like a big family, so when something bad happens to one person's dog, it's a big deal for everyone. We were so sad when Franz went missing and were glued to our computers for days, hoping and praying that Franz would be found. Picture this: when the message came through that you had rescued him, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE were crying tears of happiness! HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE were saying prayers to thank God for sending a little angel (YOU!) to rescue him. We are proud that you have joined the Col. Potter rescue family.
(Your mom must be pretty special to have raised such a great kid!)
Thank you for your caring heart,
Cheryl from Ohio
mom to 6 rescue Cairns
Madelyn & Family,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for rescuing Franz. You and your family are such wonderful people to take him in and care for him until he was returned to his foster mom. You are very special and will be remembered by everyone involved in Col. Potter.
Pam E., Normal, IL
Madelyn and Family,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the extra time to go out and get Franz and clean him up and keep him safe. These dogs have not known much kindness in their lives and you taught Franz that a human approaching him is not a bad thing. You showed him the love and comfort that he has never known and that he hopes to find. Thank you so much! We can't tell you how much it is appreciated.
Jody
Great job! You really helped Franz feel safe and helped him prepare for his journey to his forever home. Feel proud and happy for what you have done!
ReplyDeleteDear Madelyn & Family,
ReplyDeleteThank you doesn't cover our heartfelt gratitude to you and your family for bringing Franz safely back to Foster Mom Carol.
The entire Col. Potter family is so appreciative!
Many Blessings,
Colleen in Colorado