scary 20 minutes at the park

Somtam got lost for almost 20 minutes last Saturday. We were at the park near Dusit, the one with the big open field, and she ran after a squirrel and just disappeared behind the trees. My heart was in my mouth. I called her name, my husband went one side and I went the other. A security guard found her near the pond, sitting calmly with an old man who was feeding ducks. He said she came to him on her own and was very polite. I was so relieved I almost cried in front of everyone. Since then, I have put a new tag on her collar with my phone number, and I also got her microchip checked. The vet said it's working fine. Lesson learned, no more off-leash in that park. Somtam is now very annoyed with the leash but she has no choice.