Missing Toddler Found Guarded By Family Dog ( I love a good og story )

News4ax.com ^ | 11:25 am EDT June 30, 2004 | AP

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Missing Toddler Found Guarded By Family Dog

Girl, Dog Disappeared From Family's Back Yard

POSTED: 11:25 am EDT June 30,

2004
BETHLEHEM, Ind. -- Some 90 people searched through the night for a missing 2-year old girl before she was found safe Wednesday morning with a family dog on an Ohio River bank.

Daisy Smith was found more than a mile from her home by a Clark County conservation officer taking part in a search that began after she and the dog disappeared from the family's back yard about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Conservation Officer Andy Crozier found the girl about 6:30 a.m. after following dog tracks that led him to the family's Labrador retriever at the site about 25 miles northeast of Louisville, Ky.

"I found the tracks and just followed them," Crozier told The Evening News of Jeffersonville. "When I first found the girl she appeared fine, but obviously scared. The dog was a little hesitant to let me get near her, after I made up to him a little bit he let me bring her to safety."

Emergency management workers examined the girl at the home of her parents -- Les and Cheryl Smith.

"You couldn't believe how happy I was when I heard," Les Smith said. "My wife called me at work last night and told me what had happened, and ever since then you can't even describe what's going through your mind. When they told me that they found her, it was unbelievable."

Conservation Officer Mac Spainhour said the family dog was to thank for the girl's safety.

"This girl has a guardian angel," Spainhour said. "And it's the dog. He stayed with her throughout the night, and in the end he led us to her."

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[Docbarleypop]

my heeler would never have let the little girl get that far away from home!!! would have herded her right back, all in all a good story!!

[No Blue States]

My cats wont even kill the spiders, bums.

But they have never chewed a foot off the couch..

This story makes me want to get my daughters a lab, wish there was a miniature version.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Dogs have masters - Cats have staff.

[BSunday]

"This girl has a guardian angel," Spainhour said. "And it's the dog

Maybe. Or maybe the real guardian angel was telling the dog what to do.

PS I decided not to jump on the og bandwagon.

[paltz]

You wouldn't see a story like that about a cat...

hey, hey....

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_625166.html and

http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/5/2004/01/27/story105.html

[ZGuy]

The dog is a one year old named Thunder.

[Constitution Day]

You wouldn't see a story like that about a cat...

So true!

[Rebelbase]

Good dog!

[TexasTransplant]

You have somthing against ogs?

[freedomson]

Og Mandino?

[Constitution Day]

PS I decided not to jump on the og bandwagon.

hank ou.

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[trebb]

"You couldn't believe how happy I was when I heard," Les Smith said. "My wife called me at work last night and told me what had happened, and ever since then you can't even describe what's going through your mind. When they told me that they found her, it was unbelievable."

Maybe I'm reading this wrong - the guy's 2 year-old is missing, people are searching, and he's at work???

[Safetgiver]

My at's smarter than your at.

[Billthedrill]

Ood og!

I'm reminded of a my 2-year-old nephew headed toward a rather unsafe rocking chair and being neatly and repeatedly herded away by our border collie. He was furious, beating on her back with his little fists. She was laughing at him.

[freedomson]

[BSunday]

You have somthing against ogs?

Not at all. In fact I much prefer them to ats. Oh dang, you drew me in ! LOL

[HairOfTheDog]

PS I decided not to jump on the og bandwagon.

Vey ind of you! Some typos aunt us forever.

[antivenom]

HMMM might have another FR word:

• OG
• series
• Looser
• maroon