By Barbara McLean, John Welsh
February 8, 2011
A curious dog that got its head stuck in a smudge pot top returned home to his owner Monday, Feb. 7.
The dog, nicknamed "Smokey" by the officer who rescued the dog because its head was blackened by the smudge pot part, is actually known as "Blue" by his owner.
Owner Daniel Carlson of Hemet heard about Blue's predicament when friends told him they saw Blue on television news reports and on the Internet. Carlson went to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Shelter to redeem his pet.
Riverside County Animal Services officer Amy Farrell discovered the dog with the canister portion of a discarded smudge pot part on Feb. 4. The dog's head was stuck, but Officer Farrell was able to rescue the dog fairly easy without harming Blue. Lt. John Stephens assisted Officer Farrell by driving to his own home to grab a pair of tin snips that they both used to free Blue.
Carlson said his dog is about 1 year-old and unaltered. He said he plans to get Blue fixed soon. Officer Farrell said the dog was very excited to see his owner again. "He was jumping on him and wanted to be pet," she said.
When dogs are in tact, they have a tendency to want to roam much more than dogs that are altered, Riverside County Chief Veterinarian Dr. Allan Drusys said.
"Dogs are looking for love and sometimes get into strange situations when they're out roaming, such as this unusual incident," Dr. Drusys said. "Blue is one of our fortunate dogs. We were able to help - and the owner was reunited with his wandering pet."
"But so many other pets end up in much more tragic situations," Dr. Drusys warned. "The most common, sadly, is being hit and killed by a passing motorist."
Source: http://blogs.inlandsocal.com/pets/2011/02/rcdas-smudge-pot-dog-reunited.html
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