Trucker Drives 1,000 Miles To Retrieve Lost Dog

The Indy Channel ^ | March 14, 2006 | AP

[Abathar]

Great story for a lousy news day...

[Abathar]

Happy Dog Ping

[msnimje]

When I saw "man crying like a little girl" I thought this was another David Gregory story.

[parsifal]

Yes, a good story. I used to work for a trucking company and the drivers there would often go 1000 miles out of route to see their girlfriend(s), assorted lot lizards, and their wives. Usually in that order.

parsy, the realist.

[American Quilter]

I'd have done it, too. Good for John Withers!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ping!

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[LibWhacker]

I was wondering how they captured it if no one could get close to it. So, here's some additional info from another source.

Then Withers got a phone call from Judy Fuller, the animal control officer in Little Suamico. She told him local folks were sure Nugget was the dog that had been hanging around town lately but nobody could get close to it.

So Withers made the drive, bringing Moose Edward, his a 55-pound lab shepherd mix.

Withers spotted Nugget Thursday lying motionless under a parked truck. The dog wouldn't budge and instead watched Withers and Moose play in the snow for 25 minutes before emerging.

Except for a few briars and an extra-shaggy coat, Nugget looked the same, Withers said. Local residents had left everything from hot dogs to cooked venison to help the dog keep its weight up.

[MotleyGirl70]

Nice story, thanks for posting it.

A happy ending between owner and his beloved pet :)

[kstewskis]

thanks for sharing a great story!

I'll never forget the time my dog escaped my yard during a thunderstorm...on a weekend I was out of town.

Turns out, she was "on the road" for the whole time, when some local university students found her. I rescued her at the pound the morning I got back.

Crying like a little girl? Indeed! This time, in gratitude!

[TASMANIANRED]

I'd have walked the 1000 miles to recover one of mine.

[HairOfTheDog]

Our Homer is a 'runner' when there's a storm or gunfire or a car backfire or ~anything~ scary and we aren't home [if we ARE home he leaps onto my lap at these times].

Not even really sure how he gets out of the fence because we've never seen him do it. Last time he ended up 4 miles away down a pretty busy road! Luckily he had his tags and phone number on. So now we have to leave him inside whenever we go ~anywhere~.

[Horatio Gates]

Woo hoo! Great news!

I'm still trying to find an old ladies poodle who ran off when a burglar left her back door open two days ago. It's sort of a side project now but anything is possible I guess. I felt really bad for her since it was her only companion. The loss from the house didn't even matter to her

[HairOfTheDog]

Oh dear... sounds heartbreaking... I hope the poodle is found!

[Horatio Gates]

She was practically in shock over the dog running off. It was pretty devastating. Two passes through her block a day is all I can do but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I suspect someone may have grabbed the dog for their own

[Lillee]

Such a nice story, and what nice people to leave food for Nugget for 8 months.

[HairOfTheDog]

Usually people who pick up strays are interested in the safety of the dog, and most makie some cursory effort to find out if there's an owner looking. Make sure an ad's been placed in the local paper!

[HairOfTheDog]

And make sure notices are posted around the area at stores and on telephone poles.

[Horatio Gates]

Her neighbor was doing that for her which I thought was pretty cool

[Andy'smom]

There's someone on this forum who lost her pregnant dog last summer in Arizona. They left the dog in the hotel room with a do not disturb sign and the Spanish speaking maid opened the door at the same time someone else opened the door down the hall to the outside. Apparently, the escaped dog eventually gave birth and one puppy was recovered, but I don't think they ever found the mother.

[Horatio Gates]

Like it's not hard enough traveling with animals...the hotel staff will help make it harder

Thats a sad one too