STAFFY cross Spider is safely home after scaring the life out of his owner Megan Tibaldi.
As with many rescue dogs, Spider came with ‘issues’. Issues like loud noises, being left behind and probably stranger danger are pretty typical.
Add to that Megan and Spider had only recently relocated to Ocean Grove from rural Queensland. So he was still acclimatising to the Grove’s new sounds.
But Megan had to take off at Christmas and five-year-old Spider was being cared for by friends for a few days.
“One of our friends came around to feed the pets on Boxing Day while we were away in Queensland for Christmas,” said Megan.
However, as Megan explained: “Spider got excited and accidentally got let out of the yard.”
Megan contacted the Voice to help locate her pet who is registered and microchipped.
“Your help would be much appreciated, as we are very worried about him,” she wrote.
We were all set to put out an appeal and then Megan contacted us again, this time to say he’d been found.
“He actually got hit by a car on Shell Rd and then kept running!
“We were very worried because he was missing for so long. We got a call on New Year’s Eve day from some people on Shell Road and he had been in their yard hiding the entire time!
“They were finally able to read his tags because he came out to swim in their wading pool.”
To add to Megan’s stress her plane back was delayed and then the storm and fireworks spooked Spider again - and he ran away again before they got home.
In the end Spider was found – again hiding.
“Luckily a man over on Montague Way found him inside his car in the morning!
“He is still acclimatising to the urban noises. For example, the sound of people splashing in their pools scares him. He doesn’t usually run away when we’re home, but he’s a lot more insecure when we’re not there.
“Yes we are very relieved. He’s a crazy boy.”
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