1/13/2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 10-year-old autistic boy depends on his service dog for much-needed therapy. This morning he woke up and his dog was gone.
"She is a highly-trained service dog, trained specifically for Bobby," said his father Robert Perry, Jr.
The family placed flyers all over the East Hampton neighborhood asking for anyone with information to call them.
"It's devastating. It feels like we lost one of our family members," said Perry.
Sometime overnight, their 2-year-old Golden Retriever named Galley managed to make a quick getaway through the garage and was nowhere to be found. Perry feared someone picked Galley up and planned to keep her as a pet.
"Galley is an extraordinarily friendly dog. She'd lick the hand of a burglar and she's a friend of mankind," said Perry.
Just when the family thought they'd spend another cold night without Galley, the missing dog was back home and oblivious to the trouble she'd caused.
"What a great, wonderful ending and our family is back together," said Perry.
It turns out that it was actually another mischievous dog that helped set the reunion in motion.
"My son's dog Maverick escaped last night so in the process of looking for Maverick about 10:30 or so, they found both Maverick and Galley back behind one of the neighborhood lakes. They were playing and having a good time," said Gary Barlow.
Barlow decided to take Galley in since it was so cold, figuring the next day he'd hear of someone looking for a missing dog. He was happy to reunite her with the Perry family.
"It feels good," said Barlow.
The family said one of their next steps is getting a chip for Galley, just in case she plans to make another escape.
The Perrys received Galley about 6 months ago from Project Chance. The organization specializes in placing service dogs with people with special needs.
Source: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=186356&catid=3
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