Michael Waltrip's Missing Dog Found!

Darla, a German Shepherd Dog belonging to Michael Waltrip was let out of her house on July 11, 2009 after countless hours of searching and utilizing the services of FindToto.com and deploying a search dog from Missing Pet Recovery Services, Inc., was all for not because the dog had been stolen.

On Tuesday, we received a message about Darla, asking how much her reward was worth. I was contacted via a text message, asking if I was still looking for Darla and how much the reward was. I replied to the text message stating we were still looking for Darla and told him the price of the reward. He immediately responded to my reply, saying he could take me to the dog, stating that his uncle had stolen the dog in Sherrills Ford, NC. He said they saw Darla running from Michael's property and removed her collar and then drove to Charlotte with her.

Not knowing what to expect, we prepared for the worst so John, Brett and I headed to Charlotte to meet with the informant. He was reluctant but we took him in the car with us show us where his uncle lived. It turns out the informant was broke and really needed the money.

After banging on the door and then kicking at we still got no response but I could see Darla in the backyard. As I proceeded to the gate where Darla was being held, a man with a taco appeared behind me and asked what I was doing in his backyard. I quickly informed him that he had stolen my friend's dog and I was here to get it back.

Michael was in Italy at the time, hopefully testing a new Ferrari for me but we managed to get the dog back without incident. Darla and Macey were happily reunited 30 minutes later.

We want to thank all the well wishers and let them know this story had a happy ending.

 

Like Billy Madison said, "You got to get out and find the freakin' dog!"