Dog Claimed By Sitter To Be Dead And Buried, Turns Up In Shelter Ready For Adoption

A dog owner who placed her dog in the care of a sitter was told that her dog died and was buried. However, weeks later Facebook photos of the same dog surfaced, proving to her that her dog did not really die.

Deidre Cole sent her dog over to the Best Friends Critter Sitter located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The sitter company told her that her dog, Fawn, had died. “You know, I’m so sorry, but Fawn died,” Cole told WSMV TV. She said that the owner told her Fawn died peacefully while sleeping.

The company claimed that Fawn was buried. Cole decided to find a new friend for her other dog, Fern, who was truly heartbroken over Fawn’s “death.” While browsing online for a replacement dog, Cole found a photo of a familiar face. She focused on the picture and realised it was actually Fawn.

Animal Control from Putnam County said that they found Fawn then badly injured and had to work some stitches on her and put her up for adoption. Cole went to the local shelter to confirm if the dog in the picture was really Fawn. When she arrived, the dog was licking her face.

Cole said in the TV interview that she was trying to ask the dog sitter for the truth. In her statement, she said she was not interested in any money and she didn’t want to press charges. All she needed was the truth and an apology from the dog sitter.

Channel 4 tried to reach Best Friends Critter Sitter through messages and even dropped by the business location, but never got any comment regarding the matter. It remains unclear as to what really happened to Fawn, but the sitter had already received negative feedback from 2009 based on a Yelp review.

The news report states that Cole and husband doesn’t want to press charges against the sitting company, because the most important thing to them right now is having Fawn back safe home. Cole decided to have her dogs microchipped.

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