Who Would Think a Book Could Lead to a Confession?

When I wrote the book, Finding Miss Tilly & The Golden Thread, I never suspected that any character in the book knew where my little, much-cherished Pomeranian was. More than that, I never suspected that the pet sitter had given Miss Tilly to a friend after promising me to return her in front of a witness. For the past three years, she had to know in their heart that what they were doing was wrong, very wrong.

The pet sitter fully knew my pain of not knowing where Miss Tilly was. She knew that all my friends were out looking for her and when I heard about a Miss Tilly sighting, I reported my anticipation of getting her back, the pain of losing her and the acknowledgment of my dream that she was coming home. She must have seen the pleas in the Health & Fitness Magazine for her to come home. Forty thousand copies were printed monthly of the magazine, with over 120,000 readers each month. That means the equivalent of over 1.2 million readers who knew that Miss Tilly, the mascot of our magazine, was gone and millions of eyes were looking for her.

Yet the pet sitter chose to lie about it and cover it up.

The email I received with the confession letter had the subject line that said, "....time to get Tilly back" yet it appeared that the whole plan was merely to continue telling me that I couldn't have her back and that they wouldn't give her up! I've checked around with several people I know and asked them what would you do if you found out that you had something that belonged to someone else. They always answer that they would give it back. Especially if it's a living animal. Only time will reveal the true motives of both the pet sitter and the person who illegally has my property.

I ask for your support in helping bring Miss Tilly home.

If Miss Tilly was a child, parents would understand what I am going through. It's as if someone kidnapped a child and then sent an email that said, "Ha, ha, ha, it's time for us to give her back... but we won't."

And the worst part of it is that they even offered a "PLAYDATE"!

As if I could just turn away and leave my dog in the hands of someone who would not return my dog to me!

If you know anything about the whereabouts of Miss Tilly, please post a notice or contact me directly.

Thanks for caring! It means a lot to me.