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earning not only the chance of life but also a page in the chronicles of
dogsinthenews.com.
Dog Does Cartwheels on I-70,
Finishes with a Perfect "10"
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (USA) — Mike
Gehring was driving onto I-70 with his wife and two children when he
noticed a piece of plastic tangled on the rear bumper of a pickup
truck ahead.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was no piece of plastic but
rather, a none-too-happy Labrador Retriever who had evidently tumbled
out of the back and was being dragged by the leash.
About the time the truck hit Interstate 70, the dog's collar broke,
reports KMBC-TV.
"She was just doing cartwheels across I-70," Mr. Gehring
told reporters. Immediately pulling over to the side and jumping
out of the car, he didn't have to try hard to coax the dog to come to
him.
"The dog, like she was mine, just turned around (and) came up
to me, bulldozed into me and just rolled into my arms. It was
just precious," said Mr. Gehring.
"It's ok, Lucky," he told the dog, naming her the first
thing that came to mind.
 Lucky
was taken to a veterinary hospital where she was treated for wounds
and severe abrasions. Despite her harrowing experience, the
tough little pooch is expected to make a full recovery in about six
weeks.
Investigators said they do not know who Lucky's owner is, but all
the better; there is already a long list of people willing to take the
dog in, including some of the veterinary assistants and the Gehring
family.
As long as they promise to let her ride up front from now on, I
don't think she'll miss her one-time gymnastics career.
Atlanta Drivers are the Best
 ATLANTA,
Ga. (USA) — A few years back, I was strolling through
downtown Atlanta when I suddenly became involved in a stray dog rescue
effort (yes, these things always seem to happen to people like us,
don't they?). I was amazed at how half a dozen cars also joined
in, careening into position, setting up roadblocks and diverting
traffic. The pooch was eventually nabbed (by the dog-catcher... booo!
hisss!).
On Saturday, Atlanta drivers rallied once again to save a 15lb. dog
running straight up I-285 (the "Atlanta Autobahn") in
holiday traffic.
"Lulu" the Chihuahua had just been rescued from an
Alabama shelter that has a 95% kill rate. Her new foster mom,
Nan LaSalle of Small
Dog Rescue, was heading home with her to Decatur when the feisty
pooch decided to tempt fate again. At 70mph, the little tan
bundle decided to leap out the window of the car.
"I saw her bounce up in the air and then roll and roll and
cars were swerving all over to avoid her," said Ms. LaSalle.
"When she quit rolling, she just got to her feet and started
running straight up the center lane of I-285."
As she pulled over and hopped out of her car to save the pup, Ms.
LaSalle noticed that she wasn't the only one. At least six
drivers stopped, got out and were running with the pint-sized pooch.
"It was weird, like something out of a movie," Ms.
LaSalle told the AJC.
"You hear of people all the time who won't help, but so many
people tried to help Lulu. No one even blew their horn or said
anything ugly."
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Battered, bleeding, but still breathing, Lulu was finally scooped
up. "There was a lady in a blue SUV," said Ms.
LaSalle. "When Lulu got up to her, she just snatched her up and
held her for me. I didn't even get her name. I just said, 'Thank
you, thank you,' grabbed Lulu and raced back to my car."
At the animal hospital, vets were relieved to report that Lulu didn't
have any internal injuries or broken bones—just some bad scrapes and
bruises, according to Treasure Dreher, manager of Pets Are People Too at
1510 Piedmont Rd.
Anyone who's ever tried to merge
onto I-285 at rush hour should have a profound respect for this
15-pound pooch, pictured here with rescuer Nan LaSalle. (Photo: Rich
Addicks / AJC)
You may be able to meet (and even adopt?) the wonder dog in the flesh
at the Small Dog
Rescue adoptions on Saturday, Sandy Springs Petco, 5938 Roswell
Road N.E., noon-4pm.
Says Ms. LaSalle: "If anyone deserves a great home, it's this
little dog, who obviously has had a rough life, then got off death row and
survived a 70-mph leap onto 285.
"She just needs a nice, safe place with rolled-up windows."
Dog Drives Car into Ravine
BELMONT (New Zealand) — The Evening
Post tells a bizarre tale that began with a car-theft and dog-napping,
followed by a high-speed chase that ended in a ravine.
The pooch, ex-police dog "Cloudy" (who flunked out of police
school because he was "too placid"), was napping in Peter
Tilby's work truck Tuesday night when it was stolen from the Interislander
ferry terminal.
Mr. Tilby spotted the theft immediately and was
quick to give chase, using a colleague's vehicle, but lost sight of the
truck on SH1 near Hutt Rd. The distraught man continued to search
for his 9-year-old German Shepherd through the night, ringing every radio
station, and enlisting the help of his Phoenix Freight colleagues
throughout the North Island.
At 6:30am the call came: an Akatarawa
Valley resident had found Cloudy inside the vehicle which had been pushed
off the road, down a 15m (50ft) cliff and had stopped rolling just at the
edge of the Akatarawa River.
It was an emotional reunion for Peter Tilby and his best friend at the
ravine as he gave his pooch a stout hug. Cloudy may (or may not)
have said: "Hi Pete. I just had the strangest dream.
Whoa! What happened to your wheels?"
"No more sleeping on the job, ok?"
(Photo: John Nicholson / Evening Post)
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