Hooray for the Underdog! Barking Dog Leads Police Officer to Trapped Canine Companion

[onedef92]

Barking Dog Leads Police Officer to Trapped Canine Companion

ORANGE, Mass. — Jan 6, 2016, 10:01 AM ET 11 Shares

It was a scene straight out of an episode of "Lassie."

Police in western Massachusetts say a dog approached an officer on Tuesday barking frantically and then led the officer across a field and down an icy, 30-foot embankment, where the dog's canine companion had become entangled in the undergrowth.

Firefighters in Orange used a ladder to free the trapped dog, which was taken to a veterinarian for a checkup.

The two dogs had run off hours earlier when their owner suffered a medical emergency at her home and was taken to the hospital. Police tried to catch the dogs, but they kept running away.

Orange police said on their Facebook page: "Apparently, any dog in the right circumstances can turn into Lassie."

[Bill]

Great story. Nice to see some good news for a change. Hope the dogs' owner recovers.

[Jobaka]

Police tried to catch the dogs, but they kept running away.





Typical. They run away from the police, but when they get into trouble, they turn to the police for help.








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Smart dog. :seasix:

[Bill]

Typical. They run away from the police, but when they get into trouble, they turn to the police for help.








:D






Smart dog. :seasix:

I'd say it was a lucky dog. How many times have we seen officers shoot dogs they perceived as threats? These dogs are lucky they encountered the right cop.

This could have easily made the news for a much worse reason.