Stolli the dog, or Sequim’s Sweetheart, is back watching over her corner of Hendrickson and Priest roads.

After a weird turn of events and several months of waiting, Kevin Cassidy, Stolli’s owner, once again installed a statue memorializing his beloved dog on March 16 in front of his business A2Z Fencing at 1162 W. Washington St.

Stolli, a 12 1/2-year old dog who died on Aug. 31, 2016, was a well-known fixture to nearby drivers and Olympic Discovery Trail users as they’d see her laying in the sun.

The Cassidy family first installed a dog statue and bench to memorialize Stolli in Oct. 2016, but last August the statue was stolen while the family was on vacation. However, Cassidy obtained it from Adam Eli Lux of Sequim who gave it back to him broken in a cardboard box.

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lux on Aug. 10, last year and charged him with third-degree theft, third-degree malicious mischief and third-degree possession of stolen property,

Court documents state Lux pleaded guilty to third-degree possession of stolen property, on Oct. 10, 2017, and in exchange for a guilty plea, his theft and malicisious mischief charges were dismissed. He served 25 days in jail

Due to the amount of outstanding legal financial obligations Lux owed, court documents state, he was not required to pay any fines, but he was required to pay restitution in an amount to be determined.

Cassidy said he has not seen any restitution funds but if he does he would donate the money to an animal agency.

Despite the statue costing just over $442, the “Stolli Statue Fund” received $1,093 in donations with Facebook users voting on which groups to donate the remainder of the funds.

Both the Clallam County Humane Society and WAG, Welfare for Animals Guild, received $324.87 each leaving $1 in the bank.

Cassidy said he was just going to order another statue but when he learned of the outpouring of community support he “figured I’d let them help out.”

Frame ordered the replacement statue on Sept. 12, 2017, but they received the wrong colored dog, chocolate, less than two weeks later, so it was returned and reordered on Oct. 10, and placed on back order for more than five months.

Cassidy received it earlier this month and to ensure theft and vandalism would be much more difficult, he poured a concrete slab and adhered landscaping epoxy between the statue and concrete to keep it in place.

Seeing the statue in place is “heart warming,” Frame said.

Cassidy said at least a few people stop by daily to see the statue.

Stolli was adopted by the Cassidy family in May 2004 at 8 weeks old and she was an active dog who went camping and played with the family’s four children, the family said.

She was diagnosed with arthritis and the beginnings of kidney failure, now, about eight years ago, so family members let her be relaxing in the sun by the road.

Following Stolli’s death, community members left flowers, cards, toys and more by her spot leading the family to install the first statue and bench.

Reach Matthew Nash at mnash@sequimgazette.com.

Kevin Cassidy installed a new Stolli the dog statue on March 16 after the previous one was stolen and broken. It memorialized his dog who often sat on the corner of Hendrickson and Priest roads and interacted with locals. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Stolli the dog died on Aug. 31, 2016, but Sequim residents came together to fund a statue to place by the dog’s favorite spot in front of her family’s business. Photo courtesy of Teresa Cassidy