Yesterday was My Birthday

Hi friends,
I turned 2 years old yesterday. We tried to write in my diary yesterday and it didn't show up so we are going to try this entry now and see what happens.
Love,
Natti

What a HAPPY day this will be!

Hi Friends,
I am 2 years old today!!!! It is going to be such a fun day!!! Mom and dad got me and Billie and their grand dog , Sadie, a cake.....and I got a present...I am supposed to have a few more but they aren't here yet. Mom says my favorite one, probably, is here! I wonder what it is??? Can't be balls..I have 6 of them that are just my very own! Had 8 but bit holes in 2 of them! BOL! I get to be the star of the family today so I will get to go with my pawrents every where they go...I will get a burger at Hardee's...and who knows what else! My mom is sooo happy...she prayed and prayed when I was "missing" that someone would find me and return me home in time for my birthday and HERE I AM!!!! We are all sooo happy and doing sooo well. You all have a great day and we'll "talk" soon.
Love,
Natti Faith

My brother!!!

Hi Friends,
I just wanted to share with you all about all the fun I am having with my brother, Mikey!!!! Mikey and I are good buddies, we run and run and run around the yard really FAST and chase each other. I always wanted some one to run and chase with me like that but my sisters were never much into it...at least not like I am....Mikey and I chase each other till we have to stop and catch our breath for awhile (panting) and then back at it again. Mamma laughs and grins and says thats good for us since we both have that kind of energy. My dawgie Dr. once told my mom that maybe I would enjoy a "bigger" dog...bigger then my sisters...well Mikey is a little bigger then me and we have alot of fun! My sisters do zoomies around the house but they don't last long, me, I like to run till I am breathless and now I have a partner in crime!! BOL!
Love,
Natti

Preparing for my birthday and other

Hi Friends,
Natti here...hey I have been being good and am having a great time! I am finding out it is more fun to be a nice girl, not soo pushy , and stuff and I get to be with ALL my family much more! Yesterday Billie and I went to Kimi's house for our b-day photo shoot. I like getting all groomed up....well wait a second...Kimi told mommy I am NOT the same Natti, I got real nervous and upset especially when she was around my feet...that never bothered me before. I was a show puppy and used to grooming. But thats just one of the MANY changes about me...the good news is my spirit wasn't totally broken and I STILL love balls and like to splash my paws in water. Anyway so Billie and I got all dolled up and dresses on and we posed for the camera...well at least I did. Mamma says we are both so pretty. I still kinda like being a bit of a ham where Billie is real timid and serious alot of the time. Billie used to be afraid of me but she and I rode together in the same crate to Kimi's house...Kimi took us there, mom joined a bit later..anyway Kimi told mom Billie huddled up to me like for protection cuz Billie was nervous about the car ride. We were all outside last night, together, as it should be. Daddy put up a tent with a tunnel attached for us kids and the grandson...I liked it...I ventured in and so did Mikey...the other girls weren't so sure. BOL!
Daddy was afraid I was going to be a problem with my old issues but for the most part they are gone and now my daddy feels sad for me. But I am NOT sad, I KNOW I am HOME where I belong and every day I gain a little more confidnce. It's great to be HOME!Have a great day friends!
Love,
Natti Faith

What a nice day and night!!!!

Friends,
Oh I had such a great day and evening today and tonight! I got to be with mamma all day and night till bed time. Some times we kids..or some of us have to go to the family room for awhile depending on whats going on but today I got to be with mamma all day and night! I have been with her ever since I got back...every waking moment, everywhere I can go with her, there I am at her side. She is watching me pretty close to see how I react to stuff. I have changed alot...I don't come barreling into the house anymore knocking who ever or what ever out of my way. I don't HAVE to have all the attention anymore either...like today we were all laying with mom on the couch for a rest . I was at her feet, my choice, but I got tired of that and jumped down and laid on the other couch! You should have seen me, I was all sprawled out and my head was hanging over the edge just a wee bit . I heard mamma tell Kimi how cute I looked! I'm not "pushy" any more either...some times...well twice now Lexi has like muscled up to me and today mamma took her to the family room to spend time with Angel for awhile. I spent alot of time with all my sibs and some extra time with Demi, Billie, and Mikey. We all get along just great!! I LIKE my little brother now...real good!Once in awhile in his playing he will jump on my back and I hear mamma say,M-I-C-H-A-E-L.and he stops right away. I don't even get mad at him! Oh today I punched a hole in two of my new balls...boy the air sure comes out of them fast! I follow mamma every where and when she gives me a command I remember them and do as she asks...all day long today she was saying,"Good girl Natti, good girl!" She says I am soooo smart! Well I better go, my mom is real tired and having trouble sleeping so she will try it again now.
Nite all....
Love,
Natti

WOW I'M HOME!!!!!

Hi Friends,
Well it has been much too long but I am home! I am pretty happy now...at first I wasn't real sure...well I was sure I liked being with mamma but the rest I wasn't sure about. It was scary out there! I was left outside long times alone....and some times just let loose to run free.
Finally this nice lady took me in..she had me 3 days today when she saw my poster that mamma and Kimi put up for me...it ended up she called Kimi's number and Kimi came and got me...she was what mamma calls hysterical when she realized it was ME!!! She cried alot and it kinda scared me..I was like..do I wanna go with this woman???? Anyway she took me to my mamma..I spent a few hours just me and mamma...we hugged and kissed and laid in bed together ....mamma went out and bought me $28 of balls!!!! And a little wagon to put them in in the yard. I have changed some...mamma says I am more calm and subdued...what ever that is.....but maybe thats not all bad. Mamma is afraid I have been hurt, maybe kicked or something so she will be taking me to my doggie Dr. to make sure I am ok plus I have to have my heart worm checked cuz mamma said she knows that "rum head" never kept me on the med like mamma asked her to. Oh she lied to my mom!
When I first got home, I wasn't causing any trouble at all but Lexi just had to push her sniffing routine too far and I got mad! mamma got really mad at Lexi! Some things never change! I have a new brother, I am not sure yet what I think of him, he sure likes to play. Mamma says he just wants to play with me but I am stand offish to my siblings so far, they are gonna have to give me some time. I KNEW I was home when I hit the shower...holy cow mamma had me shampooed, creme rinsed, and put "The Stuff" on me sooo fast I hardly knew what hit me...BOL! I really liked the bath..mamma groomed me....I had mats in my feet that were hurting me but mamma was real gentle and careful and after she got them out and a bunch of hair off I just laid down on the grooming table and it was like"Ahhhhh" After I got all dried up and brushed and combed I just snuggled right in to my blankets and stuff...do you know my room had been waiting for me all this time?? All mamma ever did was clean it!
Oh and guess what else....it was really bothering mamma that she would have Billies b-day party with out me...se our b-days are just 3 days apart so we celebrated them together last year...now I AM BACK and the double birthday party is ON!!!!! My mamma has been up over 21 hours now and she better get to bed....before she gets sick again!
Thankyou for every prayer said, for every candle lit...for every thought of me and my family...for your support of my mamma.....I got lots more to share of my story but it will have to wait for another day!
Love..Peace and Joy,
Natti Faith

NATALEE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Natti is home now safe and sound....we will write the story later as told to us by the person who found her. It is still a little surreal but it is starting to be believable that she is HOME!Right now we just need time with Natti...and to find our minds again!
Thanks to all for your love, supprt and prayers!!!! You can only imagine how ELATED we are!
Nattis mom!

Looking for you

Natti....we are going on a "hunch" that we might know who has you....IF this person does have you, you are safe for now...and in a near by town.I have a friend who lives very near this person and saw her walking two dogs just a few days ago...we wonder if one wasn't you....as soon as it is confirmed that it is you.....I will be finding a way to get you back home one way or the other! I hope its you Natti cuz if so it is just a matter of a few days......Take Care sweetie...Mamma

Followed up on a lead today.............

Natti...got a call at 1:30 today (approx.) that this person thought they had seen you yesterday running around the area of Ave. O in Fort Dodge....he said he hadn't seen you there today but did see you yesterday..of course he told me he couldn't be 100% sure but...so I grabbed my things and away I went praying all the way that I would find you.....I scoured the area and dropped off flyers to people I saw outside, in yards etc....but no Natti to bring home! I am just NUMB Natti but I will follow every lead and look for you FOREVER!!
Love,
Mamma

The Call I never wanted to get.....

Dear Natti,
Arleen called me about 6 p.m. last night to tell me you were missing!!!! Either stolen or just gotton loose off the rope she had you out on...I was NUMB! I started calling our friend Kimi who is familiar with rescue...she asked me if I wanted to go to Fort Dodge to where you lived because I was worried you were dead on the side of the road since Arleen and you only lived a little over a block from the 4 lane highway...I said,"YES!" and grabbed my things and flew out the door. I picked up Kimi and as sick as I was and had been Kimi and I were out in the cold and rain and darkness looking for our Natti....we looked and looked and looked and called the same way...to no avail...we went for many many blocks, I'm sure in all miles and we left
posters in all the main businesses, bus stops, just everything....the first relief was we didn't see your little body all crumpled up on the highway somewhere..by 10:30 p.m. we had decided we weren't probably going to find you outside...that we figured and prayed someone would take you in for the night and take you to a shelter in the morning...or maybe someone saw you and had been watching all the time you'd spent outside (which I was told would NOT happen)...and they took you....took you for a better life somewhere...I guess all I can hope for now...and pray for is that you are safe, dry, healthy, and being loved....then I can have confidence in the fact probably that very very soon you will start your acting out and end up in a shelter. Sooo we came homee late last night and this a.m. we have you onradio sites and broadcasts, vets called, the animal shelter and the pound...I have offered a reward of $200.00 for your safe return to Kim or I. IF we find you alive...you are coming back home to stay with us forver...I don't know what it will take, perhaps a special trainer just to train you but we will do what ever i takes.
I feel sooo bad Natti....I feel like I am having lessons to be learned at your expense!Oh I could go on and on about how mad I am at myself, how stupid I have been, etc. etc...but that dosen't change anything now so I will just suck it up and try to save the energy for when I see you! I HAVE to believe you will be back....if you don't get back home I'll never forgive myself...sening you love and prayers through the universe...hope you can feel them...we'll be looking 4 ever!
Love,
Mom