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A National Guardsman was reunited with a puppy he
encountered three weeks ago while rescuing survivors form
New Orleans' floodwaters.
The whimpers of the black Labrador retriever-mix caught the ears of Staff Sgt. Jeff Brinley, who grabbed the 2-month-old dog from a flooded home and later scrawled his name and phone number on a piece of cardboard, tying it to the pup he named Lucky, the Chicago Tribune reported. Brinley went home to Columbus, Ohio, but hoped to see the dog again.
Lucky also traveled northward, ending up in the care of PAWS
Chicago, a group dedicated to saving pets. After he was
contacted by PAWS to tell him that Lucky was safe and
healthy, Brinley and his wife came to Chicago on Sunday
to appear at the PAWS run/walk fundraiser. Brinley and
Lucky were reunited and made their public debut at the
fundraising event.
Brinley's National Guard unit, the Ohio-based 1-148th Infantry Battalion, escorted dozens of people to the city's Convention Center, and along the way, pulled about 60 four-legged victims from the floodwaters.
Lucky dog earns name
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous
Kill fleas by adding a little white distilled vinegar to your dog or
cat's drinking water.
