Stolen Dog Returned to Family
Published: September 24, 2004
It was a golden reunion in Green Lake County, more than a month after the family’s dog was snatched from their driveway.
Emily the golden retriever is back home with her family tonight for the first time since mid-August. That’s when Emily was dognapped right from the end of the Dosages family’s driveway near Green Lake as six-year-old Andre watched.
The dog was spotted 30 miles away in Neshkoro by two women out for a walk. They knew Emily was missing and they called the Dosages. Two days later, the family went there with police, identified their dog, and now they are asking for justice.
Never giving up hope, the Dosages knew that one day Emily would be back. “We are so relieved,” said Marc Dosages.
Mr. Dosages says he barely recognized his dog except for a tell-tale scar on Emily’s belly. The dog’s hair was dyed — “The whole dog was dark, dark red” — and matted down, almost like a disguise.
The two women who spotted Emily couldn’t be thanked enough. Hugs and a handshake greeted both Elyse Piper and Kathy Mitchell at the Desogne house. The women recognized Emily while they were out walking, and called the family.
“In our heart, we knew this dog was lost and the owners have to be found,” Piper said, “and when I was holding the dog, it was whining. I looked in her eyes and it was almost like ‘Help me.’”
“Elyse and I just feel honored we were able to help them, and it’s hard to explain. It’s heart-wrenching to know someone could steal a dog from a little boy,” said Mitchell.
Andre was the last one who saw his best friend. “I would say, if she could understand me, I’d like to say ‘Welcome home.’”
“When she wasn’t here, it’s like part of you isn’t. That’s why I kept going ‘Emily, Emily. Oh, she’s not here.’ And then every time I drive up and think I’m going to get this wagging tail, no tail,” Julie Dosages said.
Now that Emily is back, the family is getting reacquainted with their pet. At the same time, the Dosages want the people responsible punished.
“I hope they are in big trouble,” said Andre.
“It’s a crummy thing to do, and there’s no excuse. There’s many dogs in the Humane Society and animal shelters that need homes. To go steal some family’s do is just a rather rotten thing to do.”
The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Department tells Action 2 News that charges will be filed, but right now the investigation is ongoing and detectives are still trying to determine if the person who took Emily is the same person at the house where she was found.
Piper and Mitchell live near the house where Emily was found but neither knows the people who live there.
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