We know you haven't forgotten about Puddles/Panchito, the little dog that made the front page of the New York Times by winding up at the center of a custody dispute involving the mayor -- now the former mayor -- of Alice, in South Texas.
The mayor, Grace Saenz-Lopez, had agreed to dog-sit for her neighbors. But then she reported to Puddles' owners that Puddles had died and been buried. So everyone was surprised a couple of months later when Puddles was spotted at a dog-grooming establishment with a new name, Panchito.
To make a long story short, the case then went to court. (This is America, after all.)
And today the judge ruled that Puddles belongs with his original owners. Jaime Powell of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times has the report.
-- Richard Stubbe
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