Toby is Missing in Ottawa Lake, MI

Description

Gray, beige, some dark hair color still, foggy eyes, he smiles when he is happy, a few non-cancerous lumps on his back, dark spots on his stomach, green tattoo on his abdomen from when he was neutered, his back legs bow in because he's 18yrs old & might have hip dysplasia, scar on one or two of his paws from biting them because of his anxiety.

Message from Owner

I got a call around December of 2025. When I was not home, that I had to sign ov er my rights to my dog because I guess my fiancé went up North because his mom past & he left our dog with our neighbor; which was all okay until it wasn't. The neighbor couldn't get ahold of him one day and the neighbor turned around called the animal control and said that we abandoned him. & that would never happen. My fiancé never signed over his rights to him, I forcefully had to because I didn't know where he was nor did i have any way to get back home at that point. I didn't know what to do. Animal control told me that he'd starve for the next week if they didn't take him right then and there and I was in no position to try and get back home to figure things out. I was hysterical. Animal control said I could get him back and I finally got in touch with my fiancé less than a week later, he was floored and fought Animal Control & still we are to this day. We tried to get a mediator but neither party would agree. Animal Control decided to adopt him out to Dirty Paws Agape Haven in Ottawa Lake, MI. A hospice farm for elderly dogs. Sleeping in cages, on cots, etc. I reached out to the owner seeing if I could please have him back home and he said he wanted to ask me a few questions..... but those questions never came. He just emailed me back saying that he thinks its best for Toby to stay there. Please if anyone can talk to Dirty Paws Agape Haven, show him the million pictures I have with Toby, him with ALL my friends and family, all his birthdays, road trips etc. He was my service dog, my only baby of 18 years, my family, and my best friend. I have been trying to get him back before Halloween on account that its our Favorite Holiday together, & this will be the first time not dressing up & having fun with the kids that come to the door. All I ask is for Mr. Tom Pappas to please have a heart and see that Toby and I are inseparable. There is a hole in my soul and he's the only one who can fill it. Thank you for your time.