Posted on 05/30/2009 8:27:41 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Remember Blewett, the rescued dog? Well, it’s now Blewett, the Rescue Dog.
Dozens of people tried to rescue Blewett this winter after he was seen huddling in the snow at the top of Blewett Pass for a week. Wary of strangers, the dog accepted food and was finally captured and adopted into a home.
Monday, Blewett returned the favor and helped rescue another imperiled black Lab.
Jay Smith of Plain said his wife, Janie, was walking Blewett on a trail high above the Wenatchee River when Blewett started barking and raced down the steep bank to sniff out another animal close to the river’s edge. The Smiths adopted Blewett from the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society animal shelter in March.
"My wife thought it was a dead bear," Jay Smith said. Janie Smith called Blewett back up and they went home so she could get a pair of binoculars. With the binoculars, Janie could see it was a large black dog, and it was alive.
Jay Smith called Chelan County Fire District 9 and returned with a firefighter and a friend to try to reach the dog, using ropes to climb down to the river. Blewett again ran down and stayed with the dog while the dog was rescued Monday evening. The dog was weak, old and arthritic, but otherwise uninjured. Information on his red collar led to a Plain neighbor, Carol Hurt.
"The whole thing is a miracle," said Hurt, who explained the 11-year-old dog, Pepper, had been lost since Saturday. "One big black lost dog found the other big black lost dog. It’s pretty heartwarming.
Pepper belongs to Hurt’s daughter, Susan Cox of Wenatchee, but was staying with Hurt over the weekend. Cox and her husband, Mike, searched for Pepper, but had no luck. They now believe the dog was swept away by the riverwhile taking a drink about a half-mile from Hurt’s house.
Monday night, Cox told the story to her best friend, Tracy Peterson, a second-grade teacher at Newbery Elementary School. Peterson relayed the story to her class and had them write an account of Blewett’s rescue of Pepper. Students depicted Blewett as a wonder dog who would bark and bark until his lungs were empty to get help. Peterson plans to compile the stories into a book to give to Cox.
"We’re happy beyond belief," Cox said about the return of her dog. "And that Blewett, he’s quite the hero."
I took my BBD to the dog park this week. For the first time ever, every dog at the park was a BBD. Granted there were only five, but it truly was unique seeing all the BBDs playing together.
BBD ?
big black dog
Dogs rule.
This certainly supports the ‘research’ that dogs have a sense of morality and know right from wrong.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5373379/Animals-can-tell-right-from-wrong.html
My BBD is asleep at my feet. I rescued him off the street after seeing several cars dodging him. I doubt he has the sense, bless his heart (y’all Southerners know what that means), to pay it forward but he pays us back with the sweetest of dispositions and loads of love.
Oh, he woke up and has his usual sad aren’t I cute pet me look going.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2175786/posts
A story from back in Jan. I often wonder if they have caught him.
Joe, not only do dogs possess such qualities, I had a pet goose for 15 years. I didn’t choose him, he chose me. I had a 40 some odd geese and ducks delivered to my pond and this guy sized me up and decided we were to be best friends.
I can’t begin to tell you what a grand guy he was. He did all the outdoor chores with me, like feeding the horses. I could call him off the lake and he would unfailingly come. He sized up visitors and protected me from those he didn’t trust. He loved to sit and relax with me on the deck. My heart still aches for him, he was taken (probably by a coyote) August 5, 1997. I do think he was a gift from God. His name was Sylvester.
Tha is too funny. We raised German Short haired pointers as a kid. They were not allowed on the furniture. So they would do as the picture and prop a cheek up on the couch. THEY KNOW! If you have the love of a good dog you are a blessed person
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