Pet sitter missing..dogs alone in the house

[Catherine]

When the dog owners arrived to pick up their pets there was no sign of the sitter.
The police were called and checked that the dogs were there, but wouldn't let people take them.
They waited outside all night worrying about their dogs.
The sitter was found by a police officer the next morning. The dogs are home safe.


http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0

It is a scary world out there for people who use pet sitters.  How awful to be there and see your dog, but not be allowed to take him home. What would have happened if the sitter was not found?