Rescuers

Little Dude and Mommy were rescuers yesterday. Since it was such a nice day, I strapped Little Dude into his jogging stroller and went for a run. We have a nice trail just down the street so it is very convenient. As we were going along, we started to hear some dogs bark. No big deal, there are plenty of dogs in the backyards that back up to the trail. Strangely the barks kept getting louder.

We were close to a busy intersection when I noticed there was a lab/heeler mix and a little apricot poodle running down the alley by the trail. I saw that they had tags on and somehow convinced the lab/heeler to come over to me. I called the number on the tag & asked the lady if she had two dogs & described them. She said she did and explained she was at the hospital with her father but would get her neighbor to come get them. The poodle thought it was a game when I first tried to get her. Little Dude thought it was hilarious that we were chasing after the dog. He was giggling and having the time of his life! I asked for the poodle's name so I could hold the dog while we were waiting. The poodle came right over when I called her name & rested peacefully in my arms. The lab/heeler laid at my feet by the stroller.

It ended up that the neighbor was across town, so the owner called back and asked if I would hold the dogs until she could get back. After about 30 minutes, she finally showed up and took the dogs. Since we have a little dog of our own, I could imagine how it would be to have mine run away. Hopefully if our dog ever gets out we will have the luck that this woman did!

Little Dude really enjoyed going for the jog (especially the dog chasing part of it). We are looking forward to more nice days so we can put more miles on the stroller! (But I'd be okay with not having to rescue any more dogs)