Thanks very much for the concern and prayers, folks! Asta has been picked up by the kennels in South Vienna. They called me at 2.30 this morning to let me know she is safe and well.

Mac, that's what we did and then we went to the police to make a formal statement - who frankly thought the whole thing was a joke and did not want to be bothered about it, let alone take a formal statement. They did have a record of their visit last night to the bar (I called them out there at 2am). So, at least it was noted in their incident reports.

The woman who took Asta also claimed to be the daughter of a very famous chellist and conductor called Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She claimed her name was Pascale and she was a concert violinist. A Google search threw up a woman called Elisabeth Von Magnus, who did look like her in a sisterly kind of way but she is a Mezzo-Soprano... But there is no Pascale daughter - just Elisabeth and three brothers, one of whom was killed in a car accident.

I will think twice before ever letting anybody take her for a walk again unless I KNOW for a fact that they are known for sure - thing was, I thought she was telling the truth when she said was engaged to the barman / accordionist. More fool me

Oh well, I live and learn. Never a dull moment in my Life

By the way, it isn't dognapping as there was no ransom note but it sure was dog rustling! Dog rustling in Vienna , who would have believed it? Well done Asta for getting away from her

Follow That Dream

Sam
Karaoke King

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Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what