Missing Dog

Today Saffie went missing when I took her and Goldie to the field.  It has been snowing and although the ground was only lightly dusted I found it hard to see where the dogs were against the snow.  Saffie has always been so good at coming back but today, just as I was returning to the front of the field and to the place where I usually put them back on the lead, both dogs took off and completely ignored all my whistles and calls.  I gave up standing where I was as it was too cold and I was supposed to be leaving the house soon to go to church!  So I walked up to the tree lined concrete area for kids exepcting to see the dogs sniffing around there.  Sure enough Goldie was there but Saffie was nowhere to be seen.  I whistled and called but to no avail.  It was her first time of properly disappearing and I felt so frustrated.  I came out of the field and walked up the road then looked in the car park area by the village hall.  Some men were coming in to do some work in the field and I stopped and asked them but no go!  No one had seen her.  I couldn't believe she had just disappeared!  I searched for about 20 minutes with Goldie on the lead but he kept wanting to stop and sniff at things so I decided to take him home just in case Saffie had made her own way back and was outside the house.  I kept on whistling and calling but still no sign of her.  She wasn't waiting outside the house so I took Goldie in, told Marilyn what had happened then set off back to the field.  I'd only just gone a few metres down the road when a man came round the corner with Saffie at his side.  He had caught her sniffing around and probably eating rubbish in peoles front gardens.  I felt furious with her but so relieved too.  She had been so naughty but both Marilyn and I now just wanted to love her and rejoice that she was safe and back home.  Up to now she has been so good, much better than Goldie but today he was the good one.  I do so hope this doesn't become a pattern like it did with Pennie!