# I'm new here . . . and I'm sad

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 11, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930 "2008-04-11T19:08:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930/21 "2008-04-12T05:54:08Z")

</div>

She looks like such a sweetie!

I’m sorry to hear that Gigi is missing. I hope she’s safe and finding her way back to you.

Keep us posted!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930/22 "2008-04-13T15:23:22Z")

</div>

[QUOTE=atlantic]  
I feel ridiculous for being so frazzled by a missing pet, but I’m completely unable to focus here at work and decided to turn to the masses of the Straight Dope for some encouragement and advice.

Many thanks in advance!  
[/QUOTE]  
Don’t feel ridiculous at all. Pets are family after all. Our guys tore a hole in the fence and got out when we were at work. Two we found together about a mile away the next day; the third we never saw again. It was five years ago and I still miss her. And we walk the fence every other day or so, making sure it doesn’t happen again.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930/23 "2008-04-13T15:45:59Z")

</div>

I had a cat that went missing for a YEAR and I got him back. One day a lady called me and asked if I wanted my cat back. She had only had him for a day, my phone number was on his tag. No idea where he’d been all that time but he was clean and healthy and plump.

I hope you get her back soon.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930/24 "2008-04-13T15:46:50Z")

</div>

Oh you poor thing.

Once my Yorkie got out of the house. We have a fenced back yard but that day the front door didn’t latch and the wind blew it open. He walked out of the house and to the neighbor’s. He was just sitting on their front porch like he owned the place when they got home. When I got home from work, I was frantic until the neighbor called to tell me where he was. He could have wandered into our very busy road or a million other places but we were lucky that he chose the neighbor’s house.

Godspeed to you and Gigi. Please keep us posted.

(oh…and welcome to the boards! :))

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-here-and-im-sad/444930.md?page=1)