By Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press
January 18, 2012
ROMULUS, Mich. – Arco — a retired bomb-sniffing dog who once patrolled hallways on Capitol Hill— spent Tuesday playing an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with his new owner, police and animal control officers.
The 5-year-old Belgian German shepherd escaped his collar during a bathroom break near Detroit Metro Airport, said Sherry Schumann, his new owner. He was on the run for more than 12 hours.
Schumann lives in Perrysburg, Ohio, and came to metro Detroit to meet her new pet for the first time Monday. But after he got away, she spent the night searching for Arco in the rain, with help from Romulus and airport police.
The group spotted the dog several times throughout the night, but he eluded them.
When two officers got close enough to try to catch Arco, the dog bit them both and kept running.
One Romulus officer needed stitches for a wound to his hand, while the other, an airport police officer, was bitten on his hand but didn't need stitches, officials said.
Romulus animal control officer Kim Matthews, armed with dog treats and hot dogs, joined the search Tuesday morning. She spotted Arco running along railroad tracks near I-94 and Vining, near the airport.
She called his name, and he recognized it. Animal control officers, police and staff from the Detroit Dog Rescue came to the scene, spending several hours playing with the dog and letting him get to know them.
One of the officers threw a stick, and Arco knew exactly what to do with it.
"The dog took off and wanted to play catch," Matthews said.
Matthews broke off pieces of hot dog and Arco ate the whole bag — along with most of a bag of dog treats. When he got close enough to Matthews, she looped a leash around his head, ending his time on the lam.
The dog is now at the Romulus Animal Shelter, where he will stay in quarantine for 10 days to make sure he doesn't have any diseases, such as rabies.
After that, animal control officers plan to release him to Schumann, who said he will become a tester at her business, Woofer's Delight in Toledo, Ohio, which bakes dog treats.
Schumann said she's overjoyed her dog was found safe, and she got to spend time with him Tuesday afternoon.
"I gave him a hug, and he gave me a kiss," she said
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-18/michigan-dog-escape/52632368/1
Video shot during the search:
1 comment:
i do not believe they gave a dog hotdogs that is so bad for them they get the runs, but good for them for taking the time and playing with him, glad he was brought back safe
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