Ollie, westiepoo

Ollie the lost puppy is home safe in Gainsborough after search
3 December 2013

A puppy missing for two days after being in a car crash is back at home after about 100 people joined a search for it.

Ollie the Westiepoo ran from the scene of the crash in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, on Friday.

Ollie the Westiepoo is less than a year old

Members of the public, firefighters using heat-seeking equipment and a specialist dog tracker were involved in the search.

Ollie was found unharmed on Sunday, about four miles from the crash scene.

Owner Dana Kilburn said she was "absolutely overwhelmed by the community spirit and everybody pulling together".

Volunteers came forward after Miss Kilburn and her boyfriend, Craig Barnes, appealed for help on Twitter and Facebook.

"I was absolutely devastated and heartbroken," she said.

"I think the only thing that actually kept my hopes going was seeing all these people messaging and commenting and tweeting."

The crash involved two cars and happened at about 17:30 GMT on Friday.

The female driver of one car was cut free and Mr Barnes, who was driving the other car, was taken to hospital.

Neither was seriously hurt.

Miss Kilburn, who was not involved in the crash, said her first priority after her boyfriend left hospital was to look for Ollie.

"I went into a panic and didn't know what to do," she said.

'Been on adventure'
They were particularly worried because Ollie is less than a year old, small, and "not very streetwise".

A specialist dog tracker helped with the search by examining different types of dog waste, and a library printed out missing dog cards for free.

The search culminated on Sunday, when about 50 people met at a pub so they could search for Ollie together. He was found shortly after midday.

"To be quite honest he doesn't even look like he has been on an adventure," said Miss Kilburn.

"He has kept himself really well groomed and he's got no marks or cuts on him, he's just got a bit of mud on his tummy.

"So he actually looks like he has been having a really nice time."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-25496938

Momo, chihuahua pug mix

Family reunited with missing dog after I-29 crash near Sergeant Bluff
Conrad Swanson, Sioux City Journal
December 05, 2013

SIOUX CITY | Momo, a 3-year-old pug-Chihuahua mix missing after a fatal accident near Sergeant Bluff on Wednesday, has been reunited with his family.

His owner, Nicole Browder, called the Siouxland Humane Society just before noon Thursday, asking if anyone had found the dog and turned him in.

Kelly Eerie, assistant shelter manager at the Humane Society, took Browder's call.

"She wanted to see if anyone had brought a dog in," Eerie said.

While emergency services were coming upon the scene, Browder had put Momo on the ground, and perhaps spooked by the lights and sirens, he took off heading south on Interstate 29, Eerie said.

"He was just as shook up as me," Browder said Thursday as she was reunited with her pup. "He ran from the accident out of fear. I tried to find him and chase him down but there was so much going on that I couldn't get to him."

Momo was returned to Browder Thursday afternoon at the Sioux City Law Enforcement Center. He was found near Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School, said Brenda Iwen of Noah's Hope Animal Rescue.

Iwen and Deanna Jarvis proudly displayed a post on their Facebook page that reached more than 20,000 people. Both said they were immensely proud of the local community and their dedication to finding Momo.

Browder slipped the dog's sweater on for warmth and clutched him to her chest, crying as she forced a smile.

"This has been a tragedy in my family and if one thing can come out of it, it's finding him," she said. "I'm so thankful for everybody who came out to help my family in this time of loss. Just to bring him back to me mends a little of what's broken."

Wednesday's fatal accident occurred when the Chevrolet Suburban in which Browder was a passenger hit a patch of ice on the freeway.

Others in the vehicle included David Browder, 55, of Cascade, Mont., who was killed; Memory Browder, 14; and Bond Browder, 29, and Stephen Todd, 54, of Johnsonville, S.C., who all were seriously injured.

Source: http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/family-reunited-with-missing-dog-after-i--crash-near/article_f2f25c53-db8c-5690-a6fb-795a766f1072.html

Ily

Missing dog Ily found after surviving 65 days in Arizona desert, reunited with owner
By: Adam Slinger
Posted: 08/27/2013


PHOENIX - A lost puppy missing for more than two months in the desert was finally found late Monday night north of Anthem.

In late June, 1-year-old Ily ran off Interstate 17 after a car crash seriously injured the dog’s owner and killed another dog in the vehicle.

“[Ily] went through the windshield and ran,” said Rose Sharman, Ily’s owner.

Sharman, who also went through the windshield, is still recovering and using a wheelchair until she’s able to walk again. She told ABC15 she never gave up hope that Ily was still alive.

“I missed her the most at night because she hugged me all night,” said Sharman.

A small army of volunteers searched the desert looking for the puppy, but there were no sightings until about a week ago, she said.

Witnesses reported seeing two dogs traveling together about three miles from the crash scene.

Volunteers took turns playing “watch dog”, baiting a cage with chicken and listening for sounds of activity over a baby monitor.

“We heard some clanking noises,” said volunteers Lynn Drewniany and Guy Bowman. “And then there was a bark.”

“I told them to send me a picture,” Sharman said, “I couldn’t believe it was her.”

Ily, who previously weighed around 55 pounds, now only weighs about 30 pounds. Sharman says other than the weight loss and dehydration, the puppy is in good shape.

“She jumped on my lap and wagged her tail and started crying,” Sharman said of the reunion.

Sharman believes that Ily survived because she paired up with another stray dog in the desert.



The other stray, nicknamed Buddy, was also rescued and is currently under quarantine at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control. Workers at the shelter were able to locate Buddy's original owner, who will be able to take him home on Friday.

Source: http://www.abc15.com//dpp/news/region_phoenix_metro/north_phoenix/Missing-dog-Ily-found-after-surviving-65-days-in-Arizona-desert-reunited-with-owner

Mandy, flat coated retriever

FOUND: Mandy, Missing Since Car Fire, Reunited with Owner
By Jeanne Gustafson
January 26, 2013

Mandy, the dog missing since a fiery Kirkland car crash two weeks ago, was found by local residents Saturday morning near the site of the accident, and apparently is in good health, though she is on her way to be checked out by a veterinarian, said pet rescuer Jim Branson.

Kirkland residents spotted Mandy Saturday morning and kept track of her 

until her owner could be brought to the scene.

Mandy's owner, an elderly gentleman with no family in the area, has been relying on community support to help find the flat-coated retriever.

The community came out in a big way, organizing searches and reporting numerous sightings of the shy dog. Bitterly cold temperatures over recent days added to the concerns for the senior pooch.

Branson said Mandy was seen about 5 blocks from accident site atop Finn Hill, near 138th and 72nd.

"We got a call this morning of a sighting on Holmes Point Drive. Lots of people went down and kept track of where she was" until her owner could be brought to the site, Branson said. Mandy came right to her owner, and was taken to the vet for a checkup.

Branson, of 3 Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue, has been operating a Facebook page dedicated to helping find Mandy and working with local volunteers.

MEOW Cat Rescue  volunteer Marilyn Hendrickson said she was out with searchers after the call came in this morning that the dog had been sighted on Holmes Point Road, and that Mandy, though thinner and soaking wet, appears to be in good health and was thrilled to be back with her family.

Source: http://kirkland.patch.com/articles/found-mandy-missing-since-car-fire-reunited-with-owner?fb_action_ids=10200402901185958&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366

Scout, Shetland sheepdog

Grieving man's dog found
By Lisa O'donnell
March 16, 2012

Still grieving over his mother's death in a house fire, Steve Morris spent much of Wednesday and Thursday dealing with another heartbreak — the disappearance of his beloved dog, Scout.

The story ended on a happy note Thursday evening when Scout, a Shetland sheepdog, and Morris were reunited.

Scout had provided Morris some comfort during what had been a painful week. Morris' mother, Sue Morris, and her dog, Sarge, were killed in an apartment fire in Kernersville last week.

On Saturday, Morris and other family members scattered his mother's ashes from an overlook at Pilot Mountain.

"She was never specific about where she wanted her ashes scattered. She just told us, 'Take them somewhere pretty.' She liked Pilot Mountain. We used to take her there," Morris said.

Still on bereavement leave, Morris decided to return to Pilot Mountain with Scout on Wednesday to get some fresh air and enjoy a beautiful day.

"I've taken him backpacking and hiking quite a bit," said Morris, who has had Scout for three years. "We've been to Cold Mountain and other places in the Appalachians."

Traveling north on US 52 near the Liberty Street exit, Morris came to a halt because of traffic in the work zone. His car was hit from behind, pushing it into a concrete median, which caused it to flip over. Scout, who had been lying on a blanket in the back of Morris' car, scampered out of a broken window and bolted down US 52.

Morris, who sustained a few minor cuts but was not seriously injured, wanted to run after Scout but was stopped by police, who needed him to answer questions about the wreck.

After more than an hour with police, Morris scoured the area to no avail. Later, his wife and some of her friends joined the search. Some people in the area reported seeing Scout near the KFC on Liberty Street.

The driver of the other car, Ashley Payne of Winston-Salem, was charged with failure to reduce speed and driving with a revoked license, according to a report from Winston-Salem police.

Morris, the regional service director of the Boys & Girls Club of America, lives in Trinity. He was too sore from the wreck to help search for Scout on Thursday.

Wendy Rivers, his wife, was back in the area around 7 am with a group of friends, posting flyers and talking with business owners and residents.

Thursday afternoon, an employee with Brown's Car Wash on Patterson Avenue, flagged Rivers down, saying he had spotted Scout in a fenced-in area next to the business.

"It was an area where we had been looking. We must have looked there 10 times but he never came out. He must have been in hiding," Rivers said.

The fenced-in area was locked for the day. Rivers, with the help of a ladder, climbed over the fence, grabbed Scout, who weighs about 25 pounds and handed him to the car wash employee, who was waiting on a ladder on the other side.

"I knew I probably should have called the owners of the property to let us in but Scout was so excited to see me," Rivers said.

Scout has a slight limp but Morris expects the two will soon be back on the trail.

Source: http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/mar/15/2/grieving-man-hopes-to-find-missing-dog-ar-2048126/
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Deuce

Dog lost after fatal car crash found and reunited with owner
Penny Eims, Dog News Examiner
January 4, 2012

Auburn, AL - The community of Auburn University has suffered a tragic loss following a single-car accident which occurred on Sunday evening.

On Tuesday, 20 yr-old Elizabeth "Libbie" Ainsworth, died from injuries she sustained when she was ejected from the vehicle which she was traveling in with boyfriend, Drew Cole, a safety for the Auburn football team.

Ainsworth was a sophomore at Auburn University.

There was one other passenger in the vehicle - Drew Cole's dog, Deuce.

The dog ran from the scene of the accident on Sunday. Since that time, a frantic search has been underway by friends and family of Deuce's devasted owner.

This morning, searchers found Deuce in the woods near the scene of the accident.

Deuce was hungry, thirsty and had suffered an injury to one of his hind legs, but appears to be otherwise in good condition.
A community of like-minded individuals had banded together via Facebook to conduct a search for the missing dog.

Those involved had one mission - to reunite Deuce with his owner, the young man already suffering from a tremendous loss.

That mission is now complete - Deuce is back where he belongs.

From this point on, he can stand by the side of his guardian as they both strive to recover from the painful tragedy that Sunday night's accident caused.

Rest in Peace Elizabeth Ainsworth. Sincere condolences to everyone who knew and loved this beautiful young woman.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/dogs-in-national/dog-lost-after-fatal-car-crash-found-and-reunited-with-owner?CID=examiner_alerts_article
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Caesar, maltese

Dog, who went missing after fatal crash in New Mexico a year ago, will be reunited with Clio family
by Jenny Suniga
Posted: 08.10.2011

CLIO, MI -- A dog, who went missing over a year ago after a fatal car crash in New Mexico, has been miraculously found and is heading back to his family in Clio.



The Quay County Sun reports the Benson family was traveling in Tucumcari, NM in June of 2010, when their minivan overturned on the highway.

Monica Benson told NBC25 she was driving the mini-van when Ceasar, the family dog moved down to her feet. She says she looked down and tried to move the Maltese dog out of the way and when she looked up she noticed she was veering off the road. Monica says she over corrected and that's when the van flipped over.

"Four of my family members were actually laying on the freeway. Benjamin was by my husband," said Monica.

Monica's husband Greg and daughter Emily died from the impact, and 18-month-old Benjamin was placed in intensive care. Miraculously Monica's three other children had only minor injuries.

In the midst of the chaos, no one noticed that Caesar had run away from the scene. For weeks after the accident Monica and her kids had hoped Ceasar would be found.

Miraculously, a member of the Tucumcari Animal Rescue Group found the missing family pet just this month. The dog had a microchip, and the rescue worker was able to trace it back to the family in Clio, Michigan. After some investigating, she was able to find the family’s contact information.

We tested out a similar microchip Wednesday at Fohey Veterinary Clinic in Clio.

Now, over a year later, Caesar's on his way home. The Associated Press reports he left Tucumcari Tuesday.

Monica says she's heard that people have volunteer to help Ceasar get home. She doesn't know all the detail except that he is actually being flown in.

Monica says Ceasar's miraculous return feels like a message from above.

"I feel like Gary and Emily are saying 'we're okay now you guys can be okay.'"

Ceasar is expected to arrive in Michigan on Saturday.

Caesar with Olathe pilot Nathan Larson who flew him from Oklahoma City to Gardner, KS

Source: http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=650113
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Just a little more info in this article: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44096046

Follow-up video after Caesar started his journey: http://www.kctv5.com/story/15259932/dog-thought-to-be-lost-makes?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6149521

Chaz, pit mix

Missing dog found after rollover accident in Mundy Township July 1
By Nyssa Rabinowitz, The Flint Journal
Thursday, July 07, 2011

This photo of Chaz was taken in March and was used in flyers and the Facebook page to try and locate the lost dog following the accident

MUNDY TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The missing dog of a Wixom couple involved in a rollover accident has been found after friends and family created a Facebook page to help search for him.

Chaz, a mixed-breed dog just more than a year old, was riding in a vehicle with the couple on their way up north Friday, July 1, to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend when their car rolled over on Grand Blanc Road near U.S. 23.

The Champions of Chaz — Reuniting Lost Dog with Owners page on Facebook had more than 425 fans by Wednesday.

“We’ve had people who don’t know us or the family going out and doing searches on their own,” said page creator Leah Dolsea, 37, of Pleasant Ridge.

The Wixom man’s sister, Susie Klimkiewicz, said her brother was treated for minor cuts and bruises but that his girlfriend was critically injured. Police and family declined to identify the man, 26, and the woman, 24.

“My brother called me from the ambulance, and I went straight out (to the crash site),” said Susie Klimkiewicz, 30, of Waterford Township. Her brother was driving the car.

But Chaz was gone when she reached the scene.

“Witnesses said that they did see Chaz fly out of the vehicle, and he landed on all fours and took off running,” Klimkiewicz said.

Then, the family got the news they had been waiting for for six days — Chaz had been found at 8 in the morning on July 7.

“A guy was on vacation for three days and came home to a stuffed mailbox,” Klimkiewicz said.

Chaz was in his backyard.

A member of the Facebook page dedicated to finding Chaz had printed flyers with her phone number, Chaz’s picture and description and distributed them around the area of the crash site, Klimkiewicz said.

One of the pieces of mail in the homeowner’s mailbox was the flyer, and he recognized the dog.

“I just drove there and picked him up,” said Michelle Guswiler, 37 of Fenton, who made the flyers.

Chaz was found about a mile north of the accident at a home by Reid Road and Torrey Road, Guswiler said.

“I’m an animal lover,” she said. “I just couldn’t stand the thought of him being scared of fireworks or hurt or something like that.”

Guswiler volunteers with an animal rescue group called Guardian Angel Animal Rescue in Livonia, which inspired her to get involved and help.

She said she would never have known the dog was missing if not for Facebook.

“I had seen a post on Facebook on Friday, the day of the accident,” Guswiler said.

Chaz was checked out by a veterinarian and give a clean bill of health apart from a small fracture on his hip, Klimkiewicz said.

Klimkiewicz said she’s not sure Chaz would have been found without the Facebook group.

“I don’t think it would have made it this far without the page,” she said. “We had a lot of help from people in the Flint area. I don’t think any of us could thank them enough.”

Guswiler said she was glad to be a part of the emotional reunion.

“It was a good reunion,” she said. “I’m happy I could be a part of a happy pet story. I think Chaz is very happy to be home.”

Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/07/missing_dog_found_after_rollov.html
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Chance, boxer

Lost dog found almost 2 weeks after I-26 wreck
By Jason Old, New Media Content Director
Updated: Apr 25, 2011 8:09 AM CDT

PEAK, SC (WIS) - A dog that escaped from a car that wrecked on Interstate 26 almost two weeks ago has been found in good condition.

On April 10, Chance, a white boxer, jumped out of a car his sitter wrecked near mile marker 99 on I-26. Another dog, named Lily, was killed in the crash.

Chance's owner, Summer Slaughter, believed her dog was running loose in the woods near the accident site. She was right! The dog was found Friday, just a couple of miles from the interstate. "Some how he survived being outside in the wilderness going under the interstate and going all the way to Marina Road," said Slaughter.

After Chance's disappearance, a search immediately began for him. "So many people were going on their own time out there looking for Chance, calling for Chance," said Slaughter.

Signs were placed everywhere. Facebook and e-mail alerts were sent out, and it all paid off.

An eight-year-old boy sitting on his front porch on Marina Road in Irmo saw Chance in his yard. Remembering seeing flyers for the missing dog, he called for his mother and they were able to get in touch with Slaughter.

Summer and her friends rushed to the area and after several minutes chasing the dog in the rain, they were able to catch Chance. "I mean, he's alive, and I just can't believe it," said Slaughter.

The group took the boxer to the veterinarian with what looked like a broken leg. Dr. Debra Breland checked him out. "He is one lucky dog, very lucky," she said.

Slaughter added that Chance was in good spirits. "This is definitely a very 'Good Friday,'" she said.

So Chance is back home Friday night, safe and sound. It was all thanks to eight-year-old Garrett Porter who found Chance almost by luck. "He looked pretty happy to being back again," said the boy.

Garrett's mom, Cheryl, said he saw the posters. "He said wouldn't it be neat if we could find the dog," she said, "We need to be looking for the dog."

But Chance kind of found them, practically on their door step. "She said that I made her the happiest woman in the world, and then I wish she didn't hug me," said Garrett.

Source: http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14498928
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Huck, vizsla

Dog-gone, Huck’s been found
Canine who fled accident reunited with its owner
By: Mike Nowatzki, The Forum
Published October 21, 2010, 08:27 PM
 

Mark Michaels is reunited with his hunting dog and pet, Huck. Huck ran away early Sunday morning after Michaels rolled the pickup the pair was traveling in.

FARGO — After three days of searching, Mark Michaels had lost hope.

He left the Fargo-Moorhead area Wednesday night to visit his mother in Minot, thinking he would never see his beloved hunting dog again.

Turns out, he just needed to sleep on it.

Huck the hunting dog showed up at a Clay County farmstead early Thursday morning, and by early afternoon Michaels had returned from Minot to claim his missing pet.

The 56-year-old from Burnsville, Minn., dropped to his knees and hugged the excited 2-year-old pooch, its wagging tail just a blur.

“Hello, baby,” he gushed, then noticing a small gash on the dog’s thigh. “Oh, you got a little dent on you, don’t you? Yes, you do. Was that the barb that got you?”

“He looks pretty good. I thought he’d look a lot worse,” Michaels said.

Huck got scared and ran off Sunday night after Michaels rolled his SUV while swerving to avoid a deer on Interstate 94 near Clay County 10. The dog initially jumped into his lap, but got spooked by the blood rushing out of Michaels’ head from glass shards that hit him when his window shattered.

“He jumped out of the truck and looked back at me and just bolted,” he said.

Michaels lost part of his scalp in the crash and needed more than 20 staples in his head, which was still bandaged Thursday.

When he got out of the hospital Monday, he started searching for Huck, knocking on farmstead doors and asking residents to keep an eye out for the dog. Strangers joined the search, putting in hundreds of miles, and even a helicopter was used.

One of the doors Michaels knocked on belonged to Mark and Sherri Anderson at 8413 120th St. S., about 10 miles southeast of Moorhead and half a mile from the crash site.

Michaels got a phone call from a dispatcher about 7 a.m. Thursday telling him a dog matching Huck’s description was found.

Sherri Sanderson said her husband had walked their two collies when it was still dark outside Thursday morning. He was getting ready to leave for work when he looked out the garage door and spotted Huck about 10 feet away in the driveway, she said.

“He was barking a little bit, and since we’ve got lots of dog food, I got him a little bowl of dog food, and he came right in,” she said. “And he was more than willing to come in.”

Sanderson and her two children, Sarah, 14, and Luke, 13, kept the dog fed and entertained until Michaels rolled into the farmyard in his pickup about 1:30 p.m. Before greeting the dog, Michaels gave Sanderson a hug and thanked her profusely.

“A lot of people really were out looking for him, and he just happened to show up at our door,” she said.

“Well, I thank you for hanging on to him — very, very much,” Michaels said.

“You’re welcome,” Sanderson said. “He’s a sweetheart.”

Huck is a Vizsla, an elite, expensive pointer-retriever that originated in Hungary. Michaels has owned the dog since it was a pup.

“He’s like a Velcro dog. He’s a house dog. He’s not a kennel dog. He’s a very loving dog, and he hunts. He loves to hunt,” he said.

Huck will be sidelined for the rest of this hunting season. The dog yelped when Michaels grabbed a bump on its rump Thursday, and it could be a broken bone, he said.

“We gotta go see the vet right now,” he said.

Michaels thanked community members who helped search for Huck and said he was “totally elated” when he heard the dog was alive.

The feeling carried into the reunion, as dog and master mauled each other with affection.

“I never thought this was going to happen,” he said.

Source: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/180295/

Darry, collie/golden retriever

Dog, owner reunited after 1 week
By Amy Schweitzer, WORLD-HEARLD NEWS SERVICE
Published Tuesday November 30, 2010


ALDA, NEB. — “Darry,” a collie/golden retriever, is safe at home in Colorado after wandering around Hall County for a week.

On Nov. 22, Monica Shields of Golden, Colo. was on her way to her hometown in Michigan when her vehicle rolled on black ice on Interstate 80 near the Wood River exit.

Shields, her friends and two other dogs had just bumps and bruises, but Darry escaped through a broken window.

“She was gone before we had even gotten out,” Shields said of the dog she had rescued from a shelter about eight months earlier.

For a week Shields and her friends looked for the dog.

“We went out for six hours (walking the fields near the crash site) before we were forced to go home,” she said.

Back in Colorado, Shields posted a plea with pictures on Facebook, ran ads in the Grand Island Independent and called to around to shelters.

Fred Schritt of Grand Island called here and said he would do everything in his power to find Darry.

“At first I thought, ‘Oh that’s nice, another well-wisher. Thank you.’ But then he called back to say he spent eight hours out walking, looking for her and hadn’t found her but he was going to keep looking.

“He was a total stranger but was willing to help,” she said.

Carol Matthews, who lives near Grand Island, also called to offer help. Matthews put up posters in Grand Island and Hastings.

Schritt said he saw the ad in Saturday’s paper.

“I just got a lump in my throat knowing how sad she had to be,” he said Monday. “I couldn’t sit here and not do anything.”

Schritt searched for two full days driving more than 100 miles each day and passing out cards to farmers offering a $1,000 reward for the recovery of the dog.

Towards the end of Sunday night, he saw a collie mix dog along the edge of I-80.

“My eyes were so tired, but I happened to look right and I saw a dog,” Schritt said.

He pulled over and tried to get the dog to come closer but he couldn’t get closer than 40 feet, Schritt said. Suddenly the dog bolted straight across the Interstate, thick with Thanksgiving traffic.

“My heart about stopped,” Schritt said, but Darry made it across without harm.

Even though the dog had escaped, Schritt called Shields to tell her that he had seen Darry and that he was going to try again Monday.

Early Monday morning Shields and a friend were on their way to Grand Island to help search when she received a call on her cell phone about 8 a.m. saying Darry had been found near Alda.

Zach Kramer was getting out of his Jeep at his parents’ farm about three miles northeast of Alda when a friendly dog came up and wanted to jump in his vehicle.

“She just started whining and wanted in my truck real bad,” he said with a laugh.

Kramer notice the dog’s pink collar and tags with an owner’s phone number and called Shields.

“We were all screaming in the car, going crazy,” Shields said with a laugh.

“If I lost my dog, I’d want someone to help,” Kramer said. “Everybody knew more than I did. I didn’t see any of the flyers or anything.”

Shields later thought maybe Darry went to Kramer because his vehicle is similar to hers.

After calling Shields, Kramer took the dog to Grand Island Veterinary Hospital where Dr. Jay Stewart cleaned up Darry for free.

“She was covered in stickers and muddy,” Kramer said.

The reunion between dog and owner at the Alda Interchange was what Schritt called “a storybook finish.”

He gave Kramer the $1,000 reward even though Kramer tried to refuse it.

Shields said she couldn’t believe so many people were willing to help find Darry.

“Living in Colorado, I have never met so many nice Nebraskans before,” Shields said. “I was blown away.”

Source: http://www.omaha.com/article/20101130/NEWS01/712019954/0

Kuma, German shepherd malamute cross

KUMA'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Cathy Orde
Feb 2nd, 2011

We have been busy here in Wyoming! Just before Christmas there were three separate rollovers on the Interstate where dogs were ejected from vehicles. All but one dog was caught.

With this particular case, the dog was very afraid of people, especially men. His name was Kuma, and he was a German Shepherd Malamute cross that could easily have been mistaken for a wolf by a rancher. In our area, that is NOT a good thing!

Kuma was ejected from the family car going at least 60 mph. The family had been traveling through with their two small children and two dogs. During the rollover, the wife broke all of the bones in her foot (ouch!!) and had to have surgery. She was released from the hospital and they had to continue on and leave Kuma behind after their initial search failed to find him. It was a complete heart breaker for them. I told the husband to take care of his family and that I would take care of getting Kuma back.

So I headed out to the area where Kuma had been spotted in a 2 1/2 mile radius from the crash site. I parked along the Interstate and scanned the area with my binoculars. I spotted the dog over a mile away north of the Interstate.

My trailing dog Zoe and I started tracking Kuma, and got within 1/2 mile, but he saw us and ran!

Zoe saw Kuma and I gave her the "Bring Him Back" command. Zoe took off over the ridge, and a few minutes later she popped back over the ridge with a smile on her face, and Kuma following behind!

He saw me and started to run, so again Zoe went after Kuma and brought him back to me.

After some time I got Kuma to trust me, and he was eating out of my hand, but I just couldn't grab his collar. I worked with him 6 hours one day and 8 hours the next day. What Zoe and I did the first day kept Kuma in that area.

The next day I put out a humane dog trap in the afternoon. The owner said there was "no way" Kuma would go into a humane trap. But Zoe showed Kuma a very fun game to play with the trap. She was having a ball, and Kuma was watching her. I set the trap, covered it with blankets, and then Zoe and I went home.

I returned at 10:30 PM to check the trap and Kuma was inside of the trap!

Kuma, Cathy Orde and Zoe

This was a Christmas Miracle for the family. After I trapped Kuma, I took him to our local Animal Shelter who I have a great working relationship with. The staff at the Animal Shelter were awesome and pampered Kuma until the family returned. It was, to say the least, a very happy reunion!

Source: http://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/missing-pet-partnership/kumas-christmas-adventure/191440397540271

Huck, Viszla

Twin Cities man asking for help locating his hunting dog
By: Kevin Wallevand, WDAY
October 19 2010

(WDAY TV) - A Twin Cities man on his way to hunt pheasants in Western North Dakota has a plea out tonight, hoping you can help locate his dog "Huck." Mark Michaels, along with his friends and family today, combed the ditches and fields near the Downer exit.

On Sunday night, Mark rolled his S-U-V end over end when he swerved to miss three deer crossing Interstate 94. He suffered cuts on his head, but his hunting dog Huck, a Vishla, got scared and left the accident scene.

“A great companion, good house dog, hunted a little bit. He was not the greatest hunting dog in the world, but great family pet.”

If you see Huck, look for the owner's number on the dog's collar. Otherwise contact the Clay County Sheriff's office or the Minnesota State Patrol.

Source: http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/39676/
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Pheasant hunter is reunited with his dog
By: Kevin Wallevand, WDAY
Published October 21 2010

Downer, Minn. (WDAY TV) - A remarkable, happy ending to a story we've been following all this week. The pheasant hunter who lost his prized dog following an accident near the Downer Exit is back together with him. Huck has been found!

“There he was, sitting by the door.”

When Huck strolled into Sherri Anderson's yard today, he found a friendly family willing to help.

“This is just crazy, we didn't do anything. He found us.”

At the farm, just two miles from the rollover accident, Huck hung out most of the day waiting for his owner, who along with others had combed the fields and back roads near Sabin and Downer.

“And the owner called us back in ten minutes. I am on my way. This will be a good day for somebody.”

This afternoon, after hours on the road, almost to the point of giving up, Huck's owner Mark Michaels rolled up.

“How we doing.”

What a reunion. Four days apart.

“Oh baby. God hello.”

A hunter welcomed home his best friend.

“How are you. I love you.”

In tears, Mark thanked the Andersons for taking in his dog and on this perfect autumn day, an awesome ending to the story.

“Ready to go Huckster?”

This journey on his own, finally over. He is a special dog that is for sure. Huck's owner says he can't get over how helpful people in the Red River Valley have been. Complete strangers putting on hundreds of miles in search of Huck since Sunday.

Source: http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/39808/

Wesley, westie

Couple Injured In Crash, Reunited With Lost Dog
WNDU.com
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- The story of an injured couple being reunited with their dog, lost after a horrible crash, is now being called The Miracle On The Toll Road.

The crash happened Thanksgiving weekend on the toll road in Elkhart County, according to WNDU.

Brad and Jessika Tetting were driving home to Alexandria, Va., when they collided with another car. The Tettings were brought to Elkhart General Hospital. Jessika had a concussion, a broken finger and cuts to the head and face. Brad was more seriously injured with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

That evening, Mikey Kuykendall was driving on the toll road, on his way to his aunt's house for a family party. That's when he spotted a little white dog on the highway.

“He was going to get hit or freeze to death,” Kuykendall told WNDU. So he stopped and opened his car door. “I looked down and he just jumped right in, like he knew me or something.”

“He actually had all of his tags on him,” Kuykendall said. “They had numbers but we called the numbers and we got nothing.”

Kuykendall took note of the dog's apparent name, Wesley.

“Since everything was closed for the holiday weekend I decided to keep him for a little while, see if I could find his owners or not,” Keykendall said.

Meanwhile, his mother, Angie Kuykendall, went back to work the next day. She's a nurse at Elkhart General Hospital. She began caring for her new patient, Brad Tetting. His wife, Jessika, was at his side.

“At one point when I was at his bedside, something just clicked,” said Kuykendall. “The word Virginia came to my mind and I just started putting things together very quickly. My heart started to pound. I said, 'Virginia, you didn't happen to have a dog with you did you?' They both looked at me and their eyes got huge and they just looked at me. 'Did you have a little white dog? His name is Wesley?' Their eyes filled with tears. 'Yes we thought he died in the accident.' I said, 'no your dog's fine. He was at my house last night. He's had a bath. He's in good shape and in good hands.'”

A little while later, Wesley was finally reunited with his owners.

Brad, an Iraq war veteran, told WNDU Wesley is more than just a companion, he's his service dog.

“While I was recovering at Walter Reed, I met Jessika and we got engaged and married and [Wesley] has been the best form of therapy and companionship,” Brad said.

“I think every soldier returning from overseas should get a dog. It’s like Prozac with paws,” he continued.

The Tettings are now home in Virginia recovering from their injuries.

They are so thankful for the Kuykendalls, as well as Mikey's girlfriend, who helped care for the dog while they were hospitalized.



Story at: http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5051
Also at http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=165978

Cookie, chihuahua/yorkie mix

Friday, December 10, 2010
Chorkie reunited with owner after two-day search along freeway
Small dog wandered off after traffic accident near Castlewood

1-year-old "Chorkie,' missing since he wandered away from his owner after a traffic accident on I-680 Saturday night, has been found. A good samaritan found the dog in a Foothill Road neighborhood and took him to Murphy's Paw, a downtown Pleasanton pet store, where store owner Melanie Sadek recognized Chorkie' picture that was posted on Pleasanton Weekly's daily Express edition.

The little 1-year-old Chorkie dog that wandered away from its owner after her car was in an accident on I-680 on Saturday, has been found.

Juliana Pribela, 11, found the 7-1/2-pound dog in her back yard off Foothill Road around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon after she spotted it out the window.

The dog had been missing since the 7 p.m. Saturday traffic accident and its owner, medical student Melina Masihi who lives in Pleasanton, has been searching the freeway area near the Castlewood Drive/Sunol Boulevard exit for her cherished pet.

Juliana and her mom Terri bathed the little dog, a Chorkie, which is a mix of a Yorkie dog and a Chihuahua, and removed the many burrs from his fur.

"I thought probably someone has taken this kind of a dog to the darling little pet store downtown," said Terri Pribela, and she brought the dog into Murphy's Paw on Main Street on Monday.

She also wanted to buy him a coat, she added.

Meanwhile the Pleasanton Weekly had posted a news story about the missing dog on its daily Express edition Monday at www.pleasantonweekly.com.

"Monday, a lady brought the dog into our store and told me that she found him Sunday evening in a neighborhood off of Foothill," said Melanie Sadek, owner of Murphy's Paw. "I recommended that she go to a local vet and have his back scanned."

"When she left the store, I had kept her contact info," Sadek said. "Chorkie also had a new fleece jacket to help keep him warm. Then this morning I read the Pleasanton Weekly Express edition and called everyone ASAP. Melina was so grateful, and Terri was happy to reunite Chorkie with his mommy."

No one was badly injured in the Saturday evening accident, including the Chorkie, who apparently walked down an embankment and disappeared. Masihi is bruised and received stitches on her forehead.

Terri Pribela said when Masihi called her, she asked if she would wait until 5 p.m. to pick up the dog, whose name is Cookie, because she knew Juliana would want to say goodbye to her new little friend. When Masihi arrived, she'd brought several friends, a giant cake and a dozen roses, said Pribela.

"They said, 'Let me pay you,' but I said, 'Absolutely not, it's a gift,'" she recalled.

When they left, they gave Juliana an envelope, which turned out to contain the $300 reward they'd been offering for Cookie's return.

That was wonderful for Juliana, noted her mother, but they were happy to take care of little Cookie and were glad for the happy ending since they already have a house full of pets.

"We have dogs and we would want someone to take care of our dog," Pribela said.

"It's a miracle," Masihi said Wednesday morning, that Cookie survived after her night alone wandering through the city. "I'm crazy about this little guy."

Source: http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=7652
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Darry, golden collie mix

Dog reunited with owner
By Amy Schweitzer, theindependent.com
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
ALDA — Darry, a collie/golden retriever, is safe at home back in Colorado after wandering Hall County for a week.

On Nov. 22, Monica Shields of Golden, Colo. was on her way to her hometown in Michigan when black ice on Interstate 80 near the Wood River exit caused the vehicle to roll.

Shields, her human friends and two other dogs had just bumps and bruises, but Darry escaped through a broken window.

“She was gone before we had even gotten out,” Shields said of the dog she had rescued from a pound about eight months earlier.

For a week Shields and her friends looked for the dog.

“We went out for six hours (walking the fields near the crash site) before we were forced to go home,” she said.

Back in Colorado, Shields posted a plea with pictures on Facebook, ran ads in the Independent and called to around to shelters.

“The outpouring on Facebook was amazing,” she said, adding that she had hundreds of well-wishers call and e-mail saying they were praying and reposting the plea to look for the dog.

“It totally renewed my faith in mankind,” she said.

One of those who called was Fred Schritt of Grand Island, who said he would do everything in his power to find Darry.

“At first I thought ‘Oh that’s nice, another well-wisher. Thank You.’ But then he called back to say he spent eight hours out walking looking for her and hadn’t found her but he was going to keep looking.”

“He was a total stranger but was willing to help,” she said.

Carol Matthews, who lives near Grand Island, also called to offer help. Shields said Matthews put up posters all over Grand Island and Hastings.

Schritt said he saw the ad in Saturday morning’s paper.

“I just got a lump in my throat knowing how sad she had to be,” he said Monday. “I couldn’t sit here and not do anything.”

Schritt searched for two full days driving more than 100 miles each day and passing out cards to farmers offering a $1,000 reward for the recovery of the dog.

Towards the end of Sunday night, he saw a collie mix dog along the edge of I-80.

“My eyes were so tired, but I happened to look right and I saw a dog,” Schritt said.

He pulled over and tried to get the dog to come closer but he couldn’t get closer than 40 feet to the dog, Schritt said. Suddenly the dog bolted straight across the Interstate, thick with Thanksgiving traffic.

“My heart about stopped,” Schritt said, but Darry made it across without harm.

Even though the dog escaped him, Schritt called Shields to tell her that he had seen Darry and that he was going to try again Monday.

Early Monday morning Shields and a friend were on their way to Grand Island to help search when she received a call on her cell phone about 8 a.m. saying Darry had been found near Alda.

Zach Kramer was getting out of his Jeep at his parents’ farm about three miles northeast of Alda when a friendly dog came up and wanted to jump in his vehicle.

“She just started whining and wanted in my truck real bad,” he said with a laugh.

Kramer notice the dog’s pink collar and tags with an owner’s phone number and called Shields.

“We were all screaming in the car, going crazy,” Shields said with a laugh.

But with all of the posters, newspaper ads and postings on Facebook, Kramer hadn’t seen any of them. He just figured it was a lost dog that needed help to find its way home.

“If I lost my dog, I’d want someone to help,” he said. “Everybody knew more than I did. I didn’t see any of the flyers or anything.”

Shields later thought maybe Darry went to Kramer because he had a similar vehicle as her and the dog may have thought it was her Jeep.

After calling Shields, Kramer took the dog to Grand Island Veterinary Hospital where Dr. Jay Stewart cleaned up Darry for free.

“She was covered in stickers and muddy,” Kramer said.

The reunion between dog and owner at the Alda Interchange was what Schritt called “a storybook finish.”

He gave Kramer the $1,000 reward even though Kramer tried to refuse it.

Shields said she couldn’t believe so many people were willing to help find Darry.

“Living in Colorado, I have never met so many nice Nebraskans before,” Shields said. “I was blown away.”

Source: http://theindependent.com/articles/2010/11/30/news/local/12678016.txt
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Otis, Boston terrier

Missing family dog turns up nearly ten miles from accident
Chris Minor Reporter WQAD
October 4, 2010

ROCK ISLAND   A beloved family dog who wandered from a deadly crash site more than a week ago, was found safe and sound nearly ten miles away, headed toward home.

Otis went missing September 26th, after he climbed or was thrown out of his owner's car, which had been hit nearly head-on in an accident.



Friends and family of Bud and Linda Wakefield have been searching for the three-year old Boston terrier ever since, while the couple recovers in separate hospitals.

''We never treated him like a dog, we raised him like a kid'', Mr. Wakefield, 75, said.

Seven days after the accident, a family friend found Otis about ten miles from the crash site and about two miles from home. On Sunday and Monday, Otis reunited in a hospital bed with his ''dad'' at Trinity West Hospital in Rock Island.

''It's just amazing he travelled so far. There's alot of coyotes in that area. I figured if they hadn't found him by Sunday, he was gone. He survived. He's a survivor. I cried for ten minutes, he's quite a dog'', said Mr. Wakefield. ''I wish I could see my wife's face when she sees him''.

His wife, 72-year old Linda Wakefield remains in fair condition 90 miles away in a Peoria hospital, suffering several serious fractures and two broken legs.

''I miss Linda so much'', Mr. Wakefield said.

Grandson Aaron DeVolder says besides losing a toe nail, and some weight, Otis is healthy.

''He's fine, he's not de-hydrated, but he lost ten pounds. He looks good. It's just a miracle. We can't believe we actually found him'', DeVolder said.

Mr. Wakefield isn't sure when he will be released.

He says on Monday, he was visited by the father of 18-year old Dylan Hoffman, who died in the two-car crash. A gesture that brings him to tears.

''I want prayers to go out for him and his family, because they suffered a terrible tragedy'', he said. ''All I remember is just this awful crash, and then I saw the hood come up and break the windshield, and then I was unconscious''.

Having Otis the incredible dog back will help with the healing process.

''It's going to help their recovery, just knowing that they have Otis now and they don't have to worry about him anymore'', DeVolder said.

Source:  http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-accident-dog-found-boston-terrier0100410,0,709583.story
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Leya, Bichon-Shih Tzu

WestJet employee sees wayward dog safely home
By The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
March 28, 2008

There was a wagging tail and plenty of sloppy dog kisses at the Saskatoon airport Thursday, after Leya the Bichon-Shih Tzu cross was reunited with her 78-year-old owner.

Calgary airline technician Russell Humphreys was there to hand the dog to her eager owner. He rescued Leya, who was separated from her Saskatoon owner, Kay Gall, in Calgary. Gall's car had rolled on Deerfoot Trail Monday. The two doggy passengers, Leya and Angel, fled the wrecked Volkswagen Westfalia, leaving their owner trapped in her seatbelt waiting for help. By the time Gall was freed, the dogs were nearly out of sight.

"They were way down in the field quite a ways. They were just scared I guess," said Gall. "One of the guys that stopped to help me after the accident went down there to see if we could catch them. . . . He came back and said he couldn't get them. So I wanted to go get them, but the ambulance came and once they got a hold of me they wouldn't let me go."

Gall, who suffered a bruised knee and elbow, was forced to leave the damaged vehicle and lost dogs behind, taking an overnight bus home to Saskatoon.

A day after the crash, Humphreys, a Westjet employee in Calgary, spotted one of the dogs in a fenced-off area while he was driving around the airport.

"She was just a little spot . . . light against the dark background," said Humphrey, who caught the dog in 45 minutes, after recruiting five others to help with the capture. "She's a fast little dog when she gets going . . . It was like the OK Corral."

After the dog was reported to animal control in Calgary, a quick check for a licence showed the dog belongs to Gall.

She received a call from her daughter in Calgary, with both good and bad news: Angel was dead after being hit by a car, but Leya would be returning to Saskatoon on Thursday.

The expectant owner was at the gate at the Saskatoon Airport, waiting for the flight to arrive. She stood as the plane pulled up to the airport, smiling and murmuring she'd "wish they would hurry."

Leya and Humphreys came down, making their way towards Gall, as she called her dog's name over and over. Gall picked up the dog, whose tail was wagging but who was shaking under the scrutiny of local media.

"So you're the man that found her," said Gall.

"Thank you very much."

Humphrey, who owns a Shih Tzu himself, said he requested to come back with the dog, to meet the owner.

"I thought I might as well put an end to the story," he said. "I'm a pet owner myself, so I understand what (Gall)'s going through. I don't get to be in the limelight very much, so this is really nice."

He said the dog put on a whole new front when reunited with Gall.

"She's been scared all morning," Humphrey said to Gall. "Now she's really excited. She's a whole new dog."

Although Gall and Leya were reunited, the dog's owner couldn't help but mourn the loss of her other canine.

"It's nice to know that I still have the one, but it's heart-breaking because we don't have Angel anymore," said Gall.

WestJet spokesperson Gillian Bentley said using the story for promotional material is a "considerable" option.

"I think this fit right in with our caring campaign," she said. "But we'll most likely use it internally."

As the media fray and onlookers departed, Gall was left standing with the pup. She said she plans on going for a walk with Leya when they get home, but Humphrey said the relieved dog will probably want a little break after such a long week.

"She'll sleep like a baby tonight. That's for sure," he said.

Source: http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=5d00561d-3667-48f4-853d-879342d3d535
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Trixie, tan & white dog

Soldier stationed overseas spots wife's lost dog on Facebook
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 5:50 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 16, 2010 4:06 PM EDT

Columbia, SC (WIS) - A reunion of an unusual kind happened Tuesday afternoon in Columbia. A pooch separated from its owner was found in an unlikely place by an even more unlikely person.

Kyrie Lowe, her infant son and her dog, Trixie, were on their way to Fort Benning, GA, when they were in a car accident on I-20 near Bishopville, SC. Trixie, presumably frightened from the wreck, ran away from the scene.

"When I got out of the car to get my son, she booked it east," Lowe said. "I haven't seen her since."

Lowe left Bishopville bound for home hoping somebody would find the only dog she's ever had. Trixie found her way to just the right person, Amanda Hamilton.

One of Hamilton's friends found Trixie tied to a pole at a gas station in Bishopville. Hamilton, a dog lover, took Trixie in. A stroke of luck for Trixie, because Hamilton's mother, Marie Lipton, is also a dog lover. Lipton owns a store in Columbia's Five Points called Pupcakes.

Lipton put pictures of the lost dog on the store's Facebook fan page. Hamilton and Lipton named the dog Delilah in the online post, but a man a world away would see the picture and immediately know the dog's name was really Trixie.

"Within half an hour, we got a response from a soldier in Iraq who said his wife had been in an accident on I-20 near Bishopville," said Lipton.

That soldier was Lowe's husband Joseph. He saw the post and immediately knew it was his wife's missing dog. When Kyrie's husband called her to tell her that he had found Trixie on the internet, she couldn't believe it.

On Tuesday, Lowe drove five hours to pick up her beloved Trixie. Fittingly, the reunion happened at Pupcakes. The owner and daughter that cared enough to save Trixie, now had to say goodbye.

"I think it's the best outcome for her, so I'm happy,"said Hamilton.

Thanks to Facebook and a couple of thoughtful dog lovers, Trixie is back home in Georgia. The family will be complete when Joseph returns home from Iraq in a few months.

Source: http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12616538
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Kirby, Wheaten terrier

Young patient and lost dog reunited
By Brianne Dopart,
Mar 17, 2007 : 12:15 am ET

The 12-year-old visiting leukemia patient whose search for his missing dog became big local news this week was reunited late Friday with 3-year-old "Kirby."

Kirby, a Wheaten terrier, disappeared Tuesday after Kameron, his mother, Janet, and Kirby were involved in a serious car accident on U.S. 15-501.

For the reunion, Kameron, who is being treated on an outpatient basis at Duke Children's Hospital for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, wore a T-shirt bearing the image of a dog with a clover in its mouth accompanied by the phrase "Lucky Dog."

The shirt was a gift from Kameron's doctor, Joanne Kurtzberg, after Kameron lost one of his favorite shirts, bearing the phrase "Life Is Good," while he after being extricated from Tuesday's wreck by emergency medical technicians.

The 12-year-old California honor student opted to wear his new shirt Friday after nearly three full days spent worrying about the dog he says has helped him through the most painful part of his cancer treatments.

"I thought I could use some luck today," Kameron said.

After enjoying a few joyful licks from the visibly ecstatic terrier in the lobby of Duke Children's Hospital, the 12-year-old said he was pretty sure he'd found his new "lucky shirt."

He also found a few people to thank.

Duke Medical News Office officials Chris DiFrancesco and Tracey Koepke helped track down the dog whose story they had been helping to relay to members of the local media for the past several days.

The two were on a way back from a meeting when they decided to take a few loops around South Square just to see if they could spot the wayward dog.

Within minutes, Koepke spotted the wet, muddy Kirby "just sitting in the woods, almost like he was waiting for his people to come."

Koepke and Difrancesco tried to round up the pup, but just as Kameron had reminded folks earlier in the week, Kirby was timid and afraid to let them get close. The two spent nearly an hour in the rain trying to grab Kirby and then called Kameron's dad, Ali, who walked up and down the road calling for Kirby until the dog finally came to him.

Janet Kooshesh, Kameron's mom, is still suffering from injuries sustained in Tuesday's wreck, but took time to say Friday's reunion was one of the best things that have happened to her and her family in a long time.

"We've asked, 'Why us?' a lot, but we try not to stay there," Janet Kooshesh said of her family's struggle to cope, first with her son's two-and-a-half year battle with leukemia, in which he suffered a relapse after undergoing chemotherapy, and more recently had undergone a bone marrow transplant here.

Janet Kooshesh said she hopes to move her family back to California in late May so Kameron, who has missed two years of school while undergoing his leukemia treatments, can begin eighth grade.

Released Friday from Duke Children's Hospital, where he was being treated as an inpatient for injuries he suffered in Tuesday's wreck, Kameron said he was looking forward to getting back to his family's temporary Durham home to curl up and take a nap.

"He's probably tired ... we'll probably curl up together," he said, referring to his lost-and-found best friend, Kirby.

Source: http://www.doglover.biz/latest_news.php?id=402