Poodle Survives Eight Days After Crash

YAHOOOoooo ^ | Wed Dec 28, 4:09 PM ET | Wed Dec 28, 4:09 PM ET

[BenLurkin]

ELKO, Nev. - The biggest Christmas present came a day late this year for Lee and Irene DellaSilva of Ogden, Utah. But it's one they'll never forget. Eight days after the DellaSilvas' 6-year-old poodle, Miss Lizzie, was lost during a rollover accident east of Carlin, a Union Pacific crew spotted the black pooch Monday morning on railroad tracks near the crash site.

"It is an act of God as far as I am concerned," said Lee DellaSilva. "This just renews our faith in the Christmas miracle."

Miss Lizzie's travels began after she fled the DellaSilvas' vehicle following the accident the Sunday before Christmas.

Rescuers kept them from searching for their pet. Then they had to leave the area.

Over eight days, Miss Lizzie traveled without food through coyote territory before lying down in exhaustion on a railway trestle crossing.

The poodle was spotted and rescued by a Union Pacific crew thanks to a "missing dog" poster that the DellaSilvas had provided to a UP outpost.

Since she was on the tracks, they assumed she was dead. Then she weakly popped up her head.

The crew put the train into an emergency stop and went back to rescue the dog, warmed her up, dried her off, cleaned her up and placed her snugly in a work bag for a ride back home.

As part of their search for Miss Lizzie, the DellaSilvas were offering a $1,000 reward. The train crew is donating the reward to the Dogtown Rescue organization.

"It is just something totally weird," engineer Mike Kessler said. "This just doesn't happen. Especially with something this small ... . We call her Lucky Lizzie now"

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Information from: Elko Daily Free Press

[Wolfstar]

I was commenting on a lot of people's mistaken belief that all poodles are toy dogs.

Oh, yes. Sorry I misunderstood. You're right. Many people are unaware of the different varieties of poodles.

[parisa]

Beautiful story! Happy dog, happy parents, happpy ending for us dog lovers!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ping!

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[Titan Magroyne]

Good show. Bless those train workers for their kindness and generosity!

[DGray]

Actually, the miniatures are pretty tough, too. I know a lady who uses her mini for search and rescue.

I've got a toy, and she's scrappy and smart, but it's pretty clear that she was definitely bred to be a lap dog.

[alwaysconservative]

Thanks for the ping to a wonderful story!

[WestCoastGal]

Thank you for posting, great heartwarming story.

MUCH better than the cat in the microwave thread I'm sorry I read that one. :(

[elli1]

Why not a Collie like Lassie?

Our Sheltie pup got lost overnight. Does that count? ;)

(We left a dish of food, water & two vennison bones at the point where we lost him. He was there the next morning but the vennie bones weren't.)

[Andy'smom]

Miniatures are wonderful dogs! I searched for a miniature poodle for months and I couldn't located one around here.

[2Jedismom]

I want a toy poodle so bad!! I intend to get one when my jedis are both in the "Oh, Mom...stop hugging on me!" phase! There's a reputable breeder in the next town from me, where my folks got their two toys. She's got a good reputation of breeding healthy puppies...show dogs and well-breed but not perfect "pets". They come with all kinds of papers certifying their healthy genes.

'Couse, it costs for that kind of security...my folks plunked down a cool thousand for the two of them. I can't afford half that right now. But someday!

Here I am, holding Pepper on the day my mom picked her (but didn't take her home of course, she wasn't weaned.) She was soooo precious!

[pepperdog]

Awww, baby puppies are so sweet.

[2Jedismom]

Heh...I gave away a lot of my old baby stuff, but I kept my baby sling so I can someday wear my poodle! LOL!!! My jedis think that's pretty funny.

[U S Army EOD]

In New Zealand my father in law had a dog that was a cross between the large poodle, water spaniel, and lab. They are breed like that for duck hunting. Quite a dog.

[ru4liberty]

I'm not sure I understand your post. Could you please explain it to me?

[CovenBuster]

I want a toy poodle so bad!!

I highly recommend them. Better yet, get two! :)

And you might find this interesting:

Dog Intelligence Ranking by Breed

[2Jedismom]

Oh how sweet!

My parents paid a bundle for their two babies...but it's proof that (more than likely) they can continue to afford the best care for them and you know that to a reputable breeder, it's so important.

I'm not in a position financially to provide the very best care for a poodle...much less pay for a well-bred one. Someday I will be, I'm sure...but not now. So I have pet chickens. I give them the best of care, but since there just really isn't too much as far as vet care and such for chickens, when one gets sick, it just dies and that's it. Financially more feasible, in my case. :-)

Still, my chickens have it deluxe, compared to other chickens...warm oatmeal on cold days and warm water. Water with ice in the summer! LOL! Even my meat chickens that I raised solely to butcher had the best 6 weeks any chicken could ask for!

Someday I'm gonna make some poodle a very lucky dog!

[manwiththehands]

I'm not much of a dog person, but I love Shelties! Glad he came home safe.

[manwiththehands]

And at least for the standard sized poodle they are extremely intelligent and one of my favorite breeds. But the miniatures I make fun of just for the sake of making fun of a stereotype foo-foo ankle-biting yapper.

[DJ MacWoW]

Railroaders with a heart ping!

[BenLurkin]

Thanks for the pic!