By Lynne Terry, The Oregonian
Published: Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Basenjis, which come from Africa, are appreciated for their short hair, small size and no bark. But they do whimper and have boundless energy.
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| Basenjis, which come from Africa, are appreciated for their short hair, small size and no bark. But they do whimper and have boundless energy. |
Angel, a retired show dog that had bolted from her new home in an assisted living center in Woodburn on Monday, has been discovered.
I am so excited," said Valerie Cortez, the dog's co-owner. "She's fine."
Cortez said that Angel, a 10-year-old Basenji, was discovered in Hubbard. The dog bolted from an office in her new home in the Colonial Gardens Assisted Living Center in Woodburn about noon on Monday, running through an open door. She was taken to the center five days earlier to be a companion and service dog for an elderly woman who had a stroke.
"She's very fearful of having another one," Cortez said. "She needs a dog to calm her."
Basenjis, called "African bush dogs," are an old breed with a storied history, turning up in cave paintings with hunters. They don't bark but they can whimper and have boundless energy.
Cortez said Angel, who pranced around show rings in Montana, is being trained as a service dog. She will be reunited with her new co-owner later today in Hubbard and then be taken back to the assisted living center.
Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/05/missing_service_dog_for_elderly_woman_in_woodburn_found_in_hubbard.html
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