SHOUT OUT: A 9-year-old bearded collie named Madison from Upper Saddle River who went missing on Friday turned up today — outside her family’s house.
Robin Urman of Pet ResQ Inc. swung by the home of John and Leslie Cosares today “and there she was on the deck, wagging her tail,” their daughter, Justine, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon.
PHOTOS: Courtesy JUSTINE COSARES
Madison looked none the worse for wear, wasn’t bleeding but definitely needed a grooming, she said.
She also scarfed down a large bowl of food and another of water, mingled happily with the family’s other champion beardies and headed to the vet.
Cosares had been shuttling between her home in Queens and North Jersey, putting up fliers and contacting various agencies and people since Friday. Her parents were about to board Madison with a nearby veterinarian before heading on a required business trip to Las Vegas that day when she bolted.
“I was on no sleep for about three days,” their daughter said. “So Robin told me to stay home today.”
When Madison spotted Urman, a close friend of Cosares, “she went right to her,” she said.
“There were footprints and no way for her to get back into the yard,” Urman said, “so I broke a hole in the fence put out food and towels that smelt like her siblings and sprinkled [the father’s] cologne along the sidewalk.
“9 out of 10 will head home,” she said.
What began as a groundswell of Facebook support exploded the past several days, as friends and strangers alike posted fliers at vets, shelters and animal hospitals while sharing online links and tips — and searching the streets in Upper Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake and other areas where Madison was reportedly spotted.
“I don’t know what to say,” Cosares told CLIFFVIEW PILOT today. “People have been amazing.
“I want to thank EVERYONE,” she said. READ MORE….
