Dog Danger when Traveling

I’ll say first that this story has a happy ending.  Because it would be too depressing otherwise and who needs that!

Sunny the Bloodhound

Sunny and her parents were visiting Los Angeles from Wyoming when Sunny, who can be a bit skittish managed to get away from her Mommy & Daddy.  It happened in the morning as they were packing up to head back home. Sunny was with her Daddy when another guest at the hotel came by rolling his suitcase. The noise freaked Sunny out, she wiggled out of her collar- hello that’s why I prefer martingale collars or harnesses when taking my dogs outside-and took off. Sunny ran right into the street where she was hit by a car.

Her Daddy didn’t see the actual impact but saw her go flying into the air. He then saw her land and then take off.  They drove off after her;  they canvassed the neighborhood; checked every shelter in the area. But nothing.  She was gone.

They were devastated. This is a dog that sleeps with them every night, and goes to work with her Daddy everyday.

When checking the West Valley shelter, they happen to have been there at the same time as my rescue partner Amy who was pulling a Mastiff (more on Pasqualina later). Amy for those of you who don’t know her is the absolute best. She is quite possibily the biggest animal lover you’ll  ever meet, but I’ll tell you, she doesn’t always trust or take too kindly to all people.

But when Amy heard these people tell their story, she knew they were good dog owners who ended up in  bad situation. Amy went full force networking Sunny’s story to the network of LA rescuers. Sure enough, through these contacts Amy was able to keep an eye on all of the area shelters and when a Bloodhound showed up on the West Valley Shelter’s website a few days later, Amy was like white on rice calling Sunny’s owners who had gone back to Wyoming.

As soon as they got Amy’s call though, they hopped in the car and started the 1300 mile drive back to LA to get their girl.  While no one should ever have to go through such an ordeal, thank god for people like Amy!

For more information on keeping your dog from being lost read my article on DoggedHealth.com. It’s a great site! It’s like WebMD for your dog!

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