Posted on 06/17/2018 9:57:32 AM PDT by BBell
A loyal Yorkshire terrier stayed with a missing 3-year-old girl in a dense cornfield in Missouri all night -- and heroically led a search party to them with a "weak bark," authorities said.
Remy Merritt and her dog, Fat Heath, had gone missing Thursday night in Qulin, triggering a desperate search that brought in some 150 volunteers, authorities said.
But it wasn't until Fat Heath responded to barks from one of the search dogs that rescuers ended the 12-hour ordeal and found Remy and her trusty companion.
"One of the dogs barked and a weaker bark was returned," Clark Parrott, a sergeant with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, told ABC News. "We came to find out it was [Remy] and her Yorkshire terrier Fat Heath ... down beneath the corn stalks.
"That dog stayed with her all night long," he said.
Remy had gone missing about 8:30 that night, authorities said.
That's when everyone in the small farm town chipped in to try to find her.
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Never get tired of this clip. That cat rocks!
The dog stayed with the toddler all night.
Heroic? Yes.
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YES!
Yes, that’s a bad assed, good cat.
Once my old cat Jake (RIP Jake) was sitting under my truck when a dog went after him. My young cat Lara (who did not care for Jake) came out of the bushes, leaped into the air and landed on the dog’s face sending the dog running. Once had a cat named Junior (RIP Junior) who went after a German Shepherd that was barking at my Niece. Cowed the shepherd he did. Cats can be heroes, but only on their terms.
Is he a Yorkshire Terrier...or just an everyday Terrier from Yorkshire? ;)
Good Doggie!
LOL!
Good kitty.
One of the best videos of all time.
If this dog is a hero why does it look like he’s being strangled in the photo?
What I like most about the story behind the cat attacking the dog attacking the kid is that the cat was a stray that adopted the parents by following them home from a park before the kid was born. I guess the kitty (Tara) had a purpose.
Thanks! Makes the video even cooler.
That’s truly amazing to see a cat do that.
Anyone know if the kid was hurt?
Good boy!
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