A
t the tail end of last week’
s polar
vortex, Cosmo, a mixed-breed
rescue dog, unexpectedly bolt-
ed from the West Bloomfield home of
Pam and Ken Bloom when a door was
opened. The dog’
s disappearance led to
a well-organized search that extended
long into the even colder night. Despite
a massive attempt to locate the dog,
Cosmo found his own way home nearly
24 hours later.
Pam Bloom was watching the dog
last Friday morning for her daughter
Stephanie and future son-in-law, Spencer
Lucker.
The frantic family immediately began
canvassing the area and spreading the
word via social media that their 1-year-
old Golden Retriever Collie mix was
missing.
The family’
s Facebook posts were
shared more than 3,000 times. Strang-
ers, friends and family joined the search
around Maple Road between Drake and
Farmington roads. UPS drivers, postal
carriers and school bus drivers kept
watch for Cosmo as well.
Even the West Bloomfield Police
Department participated in the search.
A post of the WBPD Facebook page was
shared more than 2,000 times and all
available officers were sent out to look
for the elusive dog. They canvassed the
neighborhood and surrounding wet-
lands and wooded areas.
According to Stephanie, strangers
posted comments on Facebook and sent
text messages throughout the day and
night, asking for updates, offering tips
and reporting Cosmo sightings near
Maple Road. A few offered prayers to
Saint Anthony. One wrote: “We drove
around for hours last night looking for
him and, even though we have never
met you, Cosmo, we’
re so thankful you’
re
home safe!”
One person suggested leaving
meat outside to lure the dog home.
Pam Bloom happened to have seven
packages of kosher hot dogs in the
freezer. Once cooked, they left a trail
of hot dogs, chicken and cranberry
treats spanning about 50 yards to the
Bloom’
s house, Lucker said.
The family believes the food ultimate-
ly brought Cosmo home. On Saturday,
just before 6 a.m., Stephanie heard a
faint bark outside and opened the door.
Just as quickly as Cosmo bolted out the
day before, he ran back in; surprisingly
unharmed.
Spencer and Stephanie were overcome
with gratitude for the countless number
of strangers who joined in the search.
“It was very heartwarming to be
reminded of all the goodness that does
exist in the world,
” said Stephanie.
The 52-pound pup was adopted two
months ago from a no-kill animal shel-
ter in Little Rock, Ark., where Lucker
is from. The couple moved to Detroit
from Washington, D.C., three months
ago. Little is known about Cosmo’
s back-
ground except he was found wandering
in the Ozark Mountains and taken to the
shelter.
“He’
s the most gentle, warm and snug-
gly dog; not the type you’
d think would
run; but he has separation anxiety and
doesn’
t like it when we leave him. We’
re
glad he made it back safe, and we’
re so
grateful to everyone who helped out,
”
Lucker said. ■
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Missing Pup
Spencer Lucker,
Stephanie Bloom
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