Two dogs rescued at Stone Creek

Last August and again last November, a different dog was rescued at Stone Creek Coffee, 2266 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., according to Stone Creek Vice-President Athena Agoudemos.

Here’s the story about how we rescued the first dog. Natalie and I were wrapping up all of the things that we needed to do just before opening the doors on Wednesday morning. The lights were on, the music was playing and the juice had been set out. The only thing left was to carry the plant stand outside. Just before we lifted the steel stand, I noticed a stray dog standing near the bus stop across the street. It quickly noticed us and ran across the street.

The dog was a very friendly beagle, and it was very excited to see us. It had a collar, but not a tag. Natalie held onto the dog, and I ran across Allis Street to talk to one of our neighbors who was walking his dog. I asked him if he could spare a leash for the day, and he said that he couldn’t. After that, I went inside to find some twine that could maybe be used to hold the dog. While I was looking for twine, our first customers of the day started to trickle in. I helped them as quickly as I could, and the neighbor from across the street must have had a change of heart, because he came in with a leash for us to use.

While I was helping customers, Natalie made sure we still had a dog to turn in. He tried to run up the street, but she chased him down, and he tried to run into the store, too. After we got the leash we tied him up to the railing near the front door. The trickle of customers was becoming more steady, so Natalie and I didn’t have a lot of time to call the police or the animal shelter. It turned out, however, that we didn’t need to, as a regular customer recognized the dog as his neighbor’s. He got his mocha and then went to go knock on their door. We didn’t even know if the neighbors would be home, so we were still trying to figure out who to call to take care of the matter all the while making drinks. Not much later, the neighbor, a woman with tears in her eyes, came to be reunited with her best friend. It wasn’t easy to figure out what to do with this dog or how to handle this unusual situation, but with everyone pitching in, it sure made for a great ending.

Ben Bowman

Manager, Stone Creek Coffee

P.S. I’m a sucker for these things, but I just wanted to let you know that it’s happened again. A stray dog wandered to us, and instead of not caring, Kelly took the dog across the street to her apartment. Unlike the last time we rescued a dog here at the store, however, this dog had a tag. The dog spent the morning in Kelly’s bathroom; meanwhile Kelly called the owner a few times. Finally on lunch break, the owner called the store, and said she was on her way. I watched the counter while Kelly and the dog’s owner went across the street, where she was joyfully reunited with her puppy.

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