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Ben Cohen told us he was driving on Melrose near Larchmont Blvd on Saturday when he saw two small dogs crossing the busy street. He pulled over, as did another driver, Ethan, who was in town visiting his parents who live nearby. Cohen asked the folks at Jess Rona Grooming if they knew the dogs thinking maybe the dogs had slipped out of the salon, but they hadn’t. However, the staff gave Cohen two leashes, which he and Ethan used to leash the dogs and keep them from running away.
“The dogs were very friendly and came right over to us,” Cohen told the Buzz.
After waiting for a few minutes to see if anyone came to claim the dogs, they decided to take them down the street to Larchmont Veterinary to see if they had identification chips. They did not.
Normally, Cohen said he would have taken the dogs home, but he was leaving town, and Ethan was only visiting. That’s when Kelsey, a Larchmont Village neighbor who was in the waiting room at the vet’s office and overheard Cohen’s dilemma offered to take the dogs home so they wouldn’t end up in the shelter.
“I texted my husband to make sure I could bring the two dogs home and he came over right away,” Kelsey told the Buzz. Kelsey was at the vet with her dog, a chihuahua mix, who she thought would be a good host to the two lost dogs.
“Everyone was so nice; someone gave us a bag of treats, and the vet tech gave us a list of names to call. Thankfully, Kelsey offered to take them home and her husband came to help out,” said Cohen.
The dogs looked so sweet and well cared for, Kelsey said she knew they were someone’s pets and couldn’t bear the thought of the dogs having to go to the shelter. Once she got them home, she contacted Tailwaggers and told them she’d found the dogs. They offered to put up signs and gave her free dog food and crates for the dogs.
Then, everyone got to work posting messages about the dogs on social media and signs in the neighborhood. Tacos Tu Madre offered to post signs inside and out since the dogs were found nearby. Ben’s friend, Jennifer Gerard, reached out to the Buzz. She also shared the information about the dogs on the Larchmont Village neighborhood’s local What’s App channel, thanks to one of her neighbors, Delilah Loud, who also volunteers with the Rescue Train, an established dog rescue.
The owners, who live nearby, north of Melrose, also posted pictures and the names of the lost dogs on the Citizen app.
“We posted everywhere but Citizen,” explained Cohen, “Fortunately, people who had seen our posts let the owners know we had the dogs.”
“We heard about the post and replied asking for some photos and identifying information so we could make sure it was the family,” explained Kelsey.
On Monday, she met the owners where the dogs were found. The dogs recognized their family and were excited to be reunited.
No one involved in rescuing the dogs knew each other, except Ben and Jennifer, who connected us, but they all stepped up to help the dogs find their way home.
Gerard told us she was delighted these dogs never had to go to the shelter. The happy reunion of the pups with their people so close to the holidays felt like a Christmas miracle.
“I just want to add that THIS is why we love living in Larchmont Village. I moved to the area 12 years ago, and it was the best decision I ever made,” Gerard told the Buzz. “The community truly came together – whether it was finding the owners or finding a new home for these two dogs – we were all bound and determined to keep them safe.”
“The Larchmont Community is really special,” Kelsey told us. “We feel like we are part of the community.”
One in every three pets will go missing in their lifetime. If your pet does get out, you can upload your pet’s photo to Petco Love Lost’s free national lost and found database. The site uses pet facial recognition technology, and owners can quickly search thousands of found pets. You can also post your dog’s photo to local social media sites and share it with us and your neighborhood association.
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