Ann's neighbour Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could 1 it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers and put them in mailboxes. 2 , Ann bought some pet foods in the dollar store nearby, and 3 her two sons not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was 4 from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still 5 the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog 6 itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley 7 into the boys' room where Ann 8 that Jack was suffering a heart attack caused by the operation. Riley ran over to Jack, and as soon as Ann bent over to help him, the dog went 9 .
"If it hadn't come to get me, the 10 said Jack would have died, " Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to 11 it.
The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter 12 his dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started 13 , and told him, "That dog 14 my friend's son."
Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, "Maybe Odie was supposed to 15 you: maybe you should keep it."