Posted on 01/26/2011 10:10:25 AM PST by Eeyore4651
Last night when I returned from work at 11pm,my husband informed me that one of our mini schnauzers had gone missing. We went out looking for her around town.
After about thirty minutes of this aimless driving and looking to no avail,we came upon the town cop.We debated stopping and telling him what we were doing.
We decided in the end to do so. After telling him,he said nothing more than he would keep his eye out for her;we went off in one direction to keep looking and he left in the other.
We kept coming back to the house to check for her. It was 27 degrees outside and she was not used to being out that long.
As we live in a rural farming area with lot's of coyotes in the area I was worried that she had been caught by one. The girls only weigh 10 pounds each.
Upon returning to the house one more time to check for her and get some coffee; we were leaving once again to search the town. When we went out the front door the town cop came down the street very fast and pulled up in front of the house.
He got out of the car and told us that he had someone in custody that we might want to see. I went down to his car and in the back seat sat our beloved Miss Blue.
The officer proceeded to tell us that he was driving behind a van that suddenly swerved; his first thought was she was drunk then he saw the dog. The lady in the van stopped in the lumber yard, and the local cop blocked the road. They both got out and tried to get the dog to come to them,and were finally able to get her.
As we talk to Miss Blue all the time,mostly saying things that mean nothing;and always blaming her for everything. (you would have to know that she is the clown in the house and does very funny things all the time.)I proceeded to tell her " Now Miss Blue, I am not paying your lawyers fees for this you are going to have to save up your milkbones; and what about the eighth of a tank of fuel I burned out looking for you? You have to get a job."
All is well today though she is well and acting the clown once more.
That is one cute story. I’m glad Miss Blue is safe at home. But now I need to see a photo of the little cutie pie.
:)
You’re lucky
A cop brought home a dog of mine that was running around a busy street. I didn’t even know the dog had left the house - he snuck out.
It is good to note the many times cops do the right thing. There is a sub strata of folks on FR who seem to sign up just to post bad cop stories.
Protect and Serve.
You hate cops.
But a cop found your dog.
What a conrundrum.
I’m very glad this has a happy ending. You should buy the
office a box of doughnut holes. They’re less fattening than
the whole ones.
We need more happy endings these days.
Coming from a cop, allow me to thank you for a positive story about a police officer. It’s appreciated. Glad Miss Blue is back home causing trouble.
After reading so many cop-shot-the-dog stories of late—it’s very heartening to read your account!
I’m glad you got your pup back and perhaps your policeman deserves some homemade cookies or something?
Great story! Great officer! *woot* :)
In Dog, “blue” means “behave”.
I'm guessing that played a large role in your dog's fate. In small towns, police and sheriff's deputies tend to be a lot more responsive to, and interactive with the citizens. Not always the case, but a good rule of thumb.
Cool story.
One of my favorite things was when I could unite a family with its pet. Once I was dispatched on a motorcycle accident on C.F. Hawn Freeway in Dallas near Seagoville. The paramedics were loading up the banged-up driver into the ambulance, and this chow-mix was wandering around. Turned out to be the drifter-biker’s “passenger” and companion. I got the name of the biker’s brother and as I rounded the corner to the house, the puppy’s ears perked up and he got all excited about being back “home.”
I never said I hated cops.I just see so many stories of them shooting dogs on here that I thought everyone would like to see a good story for a change. We told Miss Blue that she was in trouble for jaywalking.
It’s heartbreaking when the ones we’ve spent our blood, sweat and tears trying to raise to be responsible citizens go out and get themselves in trouble by running afoul of the law.
I assume she’s been grounded for a good long time.
;-)
How cute is that!
Oh she is really quite the trouble maker. But a funny one. When you rub her back she groans.
why would you think a cop would want to shoot your dog???
Cops are dog-owners too, and nearly all them take their oaths to serve quite seriously.
I was wondering when the first dig at cops would occur. Post #13. Thanks. Surprised you didn’t post a picture of Barney Fife.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.