Complete! Lola Mission Success

I am so happy to report a successful Lola retrieval mission.  It was pretty stressful and took us some time to get a plan but we did it.  I cannot believe we have not seen her since March and are so forever thankful to Nina and Pete, the best people on earth.  They did so much for us and none of this was possible without them.  Also, I have no idea what we would have done without them.  I might have had to try and illegally cross the Thai border in an effort to have her back before now.  Pete, also taught me how to find the one possible way.  He told me that when he worked as an engineer he told his staff that he was not interested in the 99 ways things did not work but the one that did.  Every time I got knocked back with a way to get her back, I did not give up just kept looking.  And finally we found that one way.  

Lola's retrieval Mission, code name 'Bring Lola Cola Home':

Tuesday September 22nd: Lola departed for Bangkok

Wednesday, September 23rd: Lola completed all inspections to be able to leave Thailand

Thursday, September 24th (Wednesday my time): Lola departs for Amsterdam

Thursday, September 24th: Mummy leaves for Fort Lauderdale

Friday, September 25th: Mummy goes to Charlotte and then onto Toronto

Friday, September 25th: Lola arrives in Toronto from Amserdam, Mandy Bosch goes to pick her up.  Here Mandy encounters problems, mainly they have left her in the cargo area for hours with no food, no water, and no check of life.  Mandy finally gets someone to check, a nice man breaks into the crate as Lola needed out.

Friday, September 25th:  Mummy arrives in Toronto.  She cries on a Border Agency Officer's shoulder who was very confused with her story.  She is let into Canada.

Friday September 25th: Mandy drops Lola off to the hotel and then comes back later that night with new dog carrier for Lola

Saturday, September 26th:  Mummy and Lola go to Toronto airport.  They will not let Lola on the plane with her new carrier.  Mummy has to try and fix the broken crate, she does so very badly.  Lola will not get back into the crate.   Mummy finally gets her in.  But it is all very stressful for both Mummy and Lola

Saturday, September 26th:  Mummy and Lola arrive in Fort Lauderdale and check into the hotel.  Both are very emotional and tired.

Sunday, September 27th: Lola and Mummy depart on a small charter plane back to see the rest of the family

Sunday Septebmer 27th:  The family is reunited and they go to the beach :)

Lola is much happier on this plane.

Family beach swim

I have missed her so much.  I just hated that I could not explain to her what had happened and she probably thought I deserted her.  But I would never do that.  Dogs are for life people!