{"id":5516,"date":"2025-01-31T13:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/?p=5516"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:25:02","slug":"the-great-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/featured\/the-great-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part I<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it was a great story and movie in 1963.&nbsp; But the following story, the actual event, could be a Hallmark movie or perhaps a comedy.&nbsp; Talk about a man\u2019s best friend?&nbsp; In this case, a dog\u2019s best friend is the theme that shines throughout this story, one that started out for me as a basic interview.&nbsp; But the words of the contributors ended up mesmerizing me as they recounted their dedicated, heartfelt, humorous experiences in The Great Escape, the story of a dog that decided to pull off a Ferris Bueller \u2013 for 10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To figure out who\u2019s on first, I\u2019ll post the cast of characters upfront: Dobbie \u2013 the adventurous dog; Heather and Amanda Newman \u2013 original owners of Dobbie; Donna Smalley \u2013 resident and a dog sitter; Chris Spillane \u2013 the very brief owner of Dobbie and resident; residents and other community searchers \u2013 as themselves; and Jerry Mathers as \u2026 just kidding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea83f95ea93&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea83f95ea93\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5243\" src=\"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dobbie-Amanda-Newman.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dobbie and his human, Amanda Newman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Heather and Amanda Newman, who live in Inverness, gained custody of three small children to hang out with their two dogs and a kitten, they thought that this would turn out to be a perfect fun storm.&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; The kids scared the pets out of their fur, and the kids weren\u2019t about to uproot.&nbsp; One dog and the kitten received their eviction notice and were rehomed to more compatible environs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dog that remained, a feisty little chihuahua named Dobbie, was all smiles, thinking that he now had the run of the house to himself.&nbsp; Not so fast, Dobbie.&nbsp; With their responsible focus being on the children, Heather and Amanda decided to find a new home for Dobbie as well and contacted Donna Smalley in On Top of the World to assist.&nbsp; Since Donna is a pet sitter for small dogs, she was the ideal choice to relocate Dobbie to a new home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One problem, though.&nbsp; Dobbie simply doesn\u2019t warm up to strangers quickly, if at all.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Day Before &#8211; Welcome and Introductions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cell phone of resident Chris Spillane rang.&nbsp; It was Donna Smalley, calling to announce a new arrival for Chris if she was interested.&nbsp; Of course, Chris jumped at the opportunity to have her own little dog and welcomed the visit from Heather, Amanda, and Dobbie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they spent time getting to know each other and discussing Dobbie\u2019s history, Heather recognized the skittish Barney Fife look on the dog\u2019s face.&nbsp; He wasn\u2019t inclined toward acclimating at all.&nbsp; Oh well, give him a day or two, and he will be just fine; settling into his new home under the protection of his loving keeper is what they all thought.&nbsp; Heather, Amanda and Donna departed, relieved that Dobbie would begin a new chapter in his book of life.&nbsp; The problem was \u2013 he didn\u2019t read the same book as everyone else.&nbsp; Dobbie writes his own books.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Day 1 \u2013 All Hell Breaks Loose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather called Chris to ask how Dobbie was acclimating and said that she was planning on going back to On Top of the World after work to help Dobbie transition to his new home.&nbsp; In the meantime, Donna visited Chris to assist with taking the dog outside on his leash.&nbsp; If refusing to come out of his crate is an indication of acclimation, well, he clearly indicated that he wasn\u2019t acclimating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dog wouldn\u2019t budge from the crate but finally did when he realized that he was going outside.&nbsp; But he must have known something else because as soon as he was outside, he bolted from his breakaway collar, a product feature not known by Chris and Donna, and then \u2013 now you see him, now you don\u2019t.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Away he went, quicker than Willie Sutton from a bank robbery.&nbsp; Heather got the SOS call, grabbed her kids out of daycare, and joined the three-person search party that started in Chris\u2019s neighborhood.&nbsp; After a couple of hours of little activity, Heather drove her kids back home, then returned to continue the search until 3:30 a.m.&nbsp; Yep, a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day 2 \u2013 Thanksgiving Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoping that this day would also turn out to be a day of thanks for finding Dobbie and wanting to stay on top of potential sightings, Heather was continuously posting missing dog alerts on multiple social media websites.&nbsp; No responses.&nbsp; After Thanksgiving dinner, she returned and drove around the neighborhood until 9 p.m. looking for the dog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She updated the website postings, and as word about the disappearing act got out, dog sightings started to trickle in.&nbsp; Small dog.&nbsp; Black and white chihuahua.&nbsp; Donna, in the meantime, was setting up command central in her house, where up-to-date information was being sent and dispersed back out to the ever-growing search party, with Chris spreading the word in her neighborhood.&nbsp; Thanksgiving Day came and went, and so did Dobbie.&nbsp; The problem was that nobody knew exactly where, to or from.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day 3 \u2013 False Alarm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back home in Inverness, Heather received a message reporting a Dobbie sighting.&nbsp; She immediately split for On Top of the World but realized that the message was from the previous day.&nbsp; If you ask me, I think that Dobbie sent it to razz everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather spent more hours combing the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of that little, er, uh \u2026 doggie.&nbsp; 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