ILL 5-YEAR-OLD DELIGHTED RUNAWAY POOCH WILL BE RETURNED BY ADOPTED FAMILY.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Five-year-old Will Hinton missed his dog Colt while he was being treated for cancer this year. When he got better, he missed Colt even more. He won't have to miss his pal any more. The yellow Labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. , missing since Nov. 20, was headed home Friday after a stint at the pound and two weeks with an adoptive family, now broken-hearted themselves. Will's parents were afraid Colt, a purebred purebred progeny derived from at least several generations of animals of the same breed. purebred herds herds (or flocks) composed of purebred animals. Not necessarily registered animals. Distinct from crossbred herds. 100-pounder, would give the boy germs or knock out his chest tube while he was undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments. So Colt was penned for months in a great-aunt's yard in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , and Will would throw him toys over the fence. With the family celebrating Will's improved health this Christmas, Will was ready for some hands-on play, said William Hinton, the boy's dad. The problem was, Colt had squeezed under the fence and run free. William Hinton said he broke the news to his son this week, but Will kept asking for Colt. A report of Will's plight ran in The Orange County Register. ``You reap what you sow,'' said Miles Culwell of Lake Forest, who adopted Colt at the Orange County Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. on Nov. 30 and took him home to his two daughters, ages 11 and 14. ``Here's a little boy who needs his dog, and we're going to see that he gets him back.'' Culwell said he broke his own bad news to his daughters when they came home from school Friday, and they cried. The dog was a member of the family already, Culwell said. ``It's a lesson in life for my kids,'' he said. ``I teach Sunday school Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies. In England during the 18th cent. . We go to church. They understand it's the right thing to do.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Will Hinton, home after months in the hospital, holds Colt's photo. Associated Press |
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