Troopers say hero dog Buddy led them to rural Mat-Su fire
Alaska State Troopers plan to recognize a German shepherd named Buddy for what they say were his "valiant actions" guiding an officer to the scene of a fire this month.
The sequence of events, as related by troopers, runs like an episode of "Lassie."
An officer responding to a call about the fire, trooper Terrence Shanigan, was having trouble finding the scene because his global positioning device was on the fritz, troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said.
Shanigan, who almost took the long way around the neighborhood, came across Buddy on Caswell Loop Road. The dog took off, and acting on a hunch, Shanigan followed the dog down a side road, she said.
A video shot by the trooper's dashboard camera shows Buddy trotting along the side of the road coming toward the officer, then looking at the vehicle and breaking into a run as Shanigan follows. The dog runs ahead of the patrol vehicle and takes a left turn, ending up at the burning structure.
Troopers are convinced the dog was leading Shanigan to the fire, Ipsen said.
Charles the cat lived in New Mexico. One day he was found - in Chicago! The fact that he had a microchip made it possible to reunite him with his owners and avoid possible euthansia...
Here's another pet microchip success story... in this case, a Yorkie is stolen and returned home thanks to its microchip....Cat Travels 1,300 Miles From NM To Chicago
CHICAGO -- No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he's set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business.
Charles was picked up in Chicage as a homeless and stray animal - and risk of euthanasia -- until his microchip was scanned. After that, Charles' owner in New Mexico was contacted.
Although happy to hear he was safe, she couldn't afford the airline tickets to have him flown home.
A happy ending was made possible by a complimentary flight home on American Airlines was arranged in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business.
How about another one? This one comes from the UK. Saffy the cat, reunited with owner after six years, thanks to the microchip...Stolen Dog Reunites With Owners Thanks To Microchip Technology
A Maryland couple has been reunited with their 2-year-old Yorkie after he was stolen from their Capitol Heights yard last November.
Constance and Michael White thought they had seen the last of their beloved "Denali" until they received a call from the Washington Humane Society with news they could hardly believe.
No one knows who stole "Denali" or why he turned up in the District months later, but the Washington Humane Society was able to retrieve the owner information from the chip implanted in "Denali" and reunited him with his family.
Read more and see VIDEO at this Link:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/dog-reunites-with-owners-thanks-to-microchip-technology-041210
And finally, from Chattanoga Tennesse - our 5th story concerns a dog named Winston, who doesn't like police cars... or maybe he finds them tasty?Family reunited with missing cat after six years
Saffy vanished from the Skillen's home in Torrance, near Glasgow, in 2004.
After extensive searches Susan Skillen and her daughters, Nicolle, 21, and Kelsie, 12, had given up all hope of ever seeing the animal again. They were shocked to receive a call from the Scottish SPCA telling them their cat had been found half-starved in the Drumchapel area of the city.
The SSPCA said Saffy's amazing reunion with her owners after so many years apart had only come about because the cat had been fitted with a identity microchip.
"After all this time we are sure Saffy's owner is very glad that she got her pet microchipped and we hope that they can now catch up on all those lost years."
Read more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8612006.stm
Tennessee dog who chewed police car bumper is returned to family
Winston the dog has no problem with people. But he cannot stand police cars, specifically their bumpers.
On March 14, while lying in wait for speeding motorists, a Chattanooga, Tenn., police officer felt his vehicle bouncing around. Soon he realized Winston was attacking the front bumper. A second unit was brought in to document the assault (which can be seen in the video above and here).The use of a Taser did not stop the animal, but eventually the boxer-bull mix was apprehended and taken into custody at the McKamey Animal Shelter where he was held for two weeks. On Thursday Winston was reunited with his family, the Emerlings, who paid $200 in fees.
Full story here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/03/dogs-cop-car-police-bumper-eat.html
