copper is home!

It's still hard to believe that Copper is back!  After missing for a week, he showed up in our yard last Thursday morning!

This is a picture of Sam and Copper just a few days before Copper disappeared. 

Copper's disappearance is a mystery and we will probably never know what happened.  strange.  We did get a tip from our neighbor who called us on Wednesday afternoon...a week after Copper had disappeared.  Our neighbor had seen a yellow lab run into the woods about a 1/2 mile away from our place.  When he called, we immediately went looking.  Isaac, Sam, and I drove around and called his name.  No Copper.  That evening, Steve took the 4-wheeler and walked along the woods calling Copper's name.  Steve then walked across the wheat field and drove home.  No sign of Copper that evening but the next morning I found him sleeping in our yard under a favorite shrub!  Did he hear Steve and then follow Steve's scent home?  Maybe he was home all night.  Who knows.  But it is wonderful. 

This is what I saw when I stepped out the backdoor Thursday morning.  Copper likes to sleep under a shrub that is right next to our steps.  His paw is peeking out from underneath.  I haven't been that surprised in a long time!

 

Copper pretty much remained there the whole day.  He would move to the patio or next to the garage but all he did was sleep, wag his tail, and get hugged.

Cinder gave him a quick greeting behind the shrub and then took a watchful spot on the steps next to Copper.

 

Copper stayed pretty close to the house the first 2 days back.

 

When he crawled out from under the shrub, I found him sleeping in front of the garage door.  He never usually sleeps there but that is the door Steve comes out of when he goes outside.  Steve hadn't seen Copper yet and I think Copper was waiting for him. :)

Grabbed my camera quickly to catch this shot:) 

Happy boys happy dog...

I know there are a lot of things better than finding a missing pet. But not that many.