Tabatha Guasp stated she has more concerns than responses including the current death of her dog– a death that took place in St. Rose.
On Christmas day Guasp let her dog Dexter out in her Kenner yard– a yard that was brand-new to everybody given that the household had actually just recently relocated.
“I put him outside to burn off some energy,” she stated. “When I went to get him I couldn’t find him, but he’s a hider so I just thought he was hiding somewhere. I couldn’t figure out a way he could have gotten out.”
Guasp stated she and member of the family walked the community, however Dexter was not discovered. When she was house once again Guasp stated her godchild discovered a hole in the fence where Dexter should have crawled out of.
On Dec. 26 Guasp went to work and got a call that still haunts her.
“It was so hard for me to go to work, but my husband and family took to foot that day to look for him,” she stated. “I got a call around 9 a.m. from the Luling animal shelter. She asked me if I was missing Dexter and told me he was struck by a vehicle and didn’t make it.”
Guasp stated while she is grateful that somebody discovered Dexter and brought him in to the shelter so that she might be alerted, she and her household are baffled on how Dexter– a 13-year-old deaf dog with arthritis, bad eye sight and just one eye– was discovered 17 miles from his house.
“I’m thinking someone possibly picked him up and took him home and maybe he got out their yard,” she stated. “I am just trying to figure out what happened to my boy. I’m just trying to get closure. I’m devastated that my baby died alone and in the cold.”
Guasp stated she and her household are troubled.
“As soon as I saw his face I just absolutely fell in love with him,” she keeps in mind of very first seeing the post about Dexter’s requirement for adoption. “I knew he was meant to be in our family. He was just such a sweet, little old man … a ball of energy. I just knew he should be mine. He was my buddy. He followed me around … he was just my little shadow. I just feel broken without him.”
Guasp stated she is blaming herself for Dexter’s disappearance.
“I’m beating myself up. He wasn’t wearing his collar because he had a bad cough from his collapsed trachea,” she stated. “I regret that immensely. My assumption is somebody picked him up and either dumped him or somebody picked him up and maybe he escaped their backyard. I’ve ran through so many scenarios. I don’t understand how anyone could hit an animal and just leave. My fear is that someone did it on purpose, but my hope is that they didn’t.”
Guasp stated she has actually been gotten in touch with by individuals who state they saw Dexter strolling in St. Rose.
“He wasn’t just a dog … he was our family,” she stated. “I would like some type of justice.”
