AN ORDEAL ENDS FOR DOG AND FAMILY.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
Matt Berlin got down in the dirt Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. and crawled through the brush, whispering Jack's name. ``C'mon, boy, let's go Let's Go may refer to: Television
The 1 1/2-year-old miniature golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). -- dehydrated de·hy·drate v. de·hy·drat·ed, de·hy·drat·ing, de·hy·drates v.tr. 1. To remove water from; make anhydrous. 2. To preserve by removing water from (vegetables, for example). , hungry and beat after being lost for 12 scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. days in Tujunga's Haynes Canyon -- wagged his tail weakly and climbed into his owner's arms. Matt carried him down the hillside to his parked car and handed Jack to his wife, Jodi, who hugged her dog and cried. The golden retriever that had become her ears since she lost her hearing six months ago -- alerting her when the phone was ringing or someone was at the door -- was finally coming home. Holly Hargis was playing with her dogs in her Tujunga backyard about 6 p.m. Sunday when she saw a small golden retriever on the nearby hillside. It looked exactly like the dog featured in the newspaper and on the fliers posted in her neighborhood offering $1,000 for the return of a miniature golden retriever that had run away July 4 near Haynes Canyon. It was now July 16. Could the dog have survived the coyotes and 100- plus-degree heat for 12 days? ``My dogs started barking at him, so he ran farther up the hillside, but was still on my property,'' Holly said Monday. ``I ran down the driveway to quickly close the gate to try and keep him on my property, then called the number on the poster.'' The Berlins had received reports of dozens of sightings during the past 12 days, but none as promising as this one because it was from the area where Jack was last seen. Afraid he would be too late, Matt, who lives in Northridge, called Blaine Humbert, owner of Best Friend Dog Training, who lives in Tujunga. Humbert had become a close friend, organizing search parties with more than 100 volunteers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Jack. ``My wife and I were at the movies watching `Pirates of the Caribbean' when I felt the vibration mode on my cell phone,'' Humbert said. ``I checked my message and saw it was Matt. Jack had been spotted nearby. I turned to my wife, and said, `We have to go.' There were still 15 minutes left in the movie, but she didn't hesitate. She said, `Let's go.''' The last thing they wanted to do was scare Jack away. They could only imagine what he had been through the last 12 days to survive. So Blaine waited until Matt arrived because he wanted Jack to hear a friendly voice and see a friendly face, not a stranger's. ``Don't yell at him to come to you, Matt,'' the dog trainer A dog trainer is a person involved in the training of dogs. Professional "dog trainers" train the dogs to understand and comply with voice commands or hand signals. But as is more often the case, they find they must train the owners in proper use and technique. said. ``Dogs don't have good vision from far away. We don't want him to feel threatened and run again. ``Get down on your hands and knees and crawl up to him slowly, whispering to him.'' So, Matt got down on his hands and knees and crawled through the dirt and weeds up the hillside to Jack, who was cowering cow·er intr.v. cow·ered, cow·er·ing, cow·ers To cringe in fear. [Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin.] in the brush. When Matt whispered his name, the dog climbed into his arms. ``He was dehydrated and full of stickers,'' Matt said. ``We gave him some water, food and a bath at home. He's so happy to be home, but not as happy as we are.'' Jack was checked over at Porter Pet Hospital in Northridge and given a clean bill of health a certificate from the proper authority that a ship is free from infection. See also: Clean . ``We just want to thank all the people who helped us look for Jack,'' Matt said, picking him up from the vet. ``These people didn't know us. They did it out of the kindness of their hearts.'' Before the Berlins took Jack home Sunday night, Matt walked up to Holly Hargis' front door and handed her a $1,000 check for finding his dog. She refused to take it. dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3749 |
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