Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Rover rescued!

yesterday on my way home from work, i saw this little puggle (pug/beagle) wandering by the side of the road without a collar. after turning around and driving past him 4 times, i decided to stop. he appeared to be well fed (i.e. kinda fat), neutered, nails clipped, not itchy (i.e. no fleas), so i decided he must be someone's lost pet.

well, i couldn't leave him by the side of the road, so i picked him up (no leash/collar), put him in my car, and drove him to my vet, where i knew they could scan him for a microchip. turns out, he had one! they called the owner and left a message, i left the dog with the vet, and they promised to call me and let me know what happened.

about an hour later, Rover (his name) was picked up by his owner! apparently, they'd been visiting cousins and he'd wandered out of their backyard. now he's all safe and sound!

3 comments:

Katie said...

What a good deed :) When I first saw the picture and headline, I figured you had gotten a new puppy! But this is an awesome story, too!

jennie said...

what a cute dog! and well done Ashley! awesome that he had a chip- I would not have thought of that!

maggie said...

he is so cute... there were lots of puggles living in Arlington and they are such sweet dogs! this is an awesome story!