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Such a heart warming story, on this day of just A W E S O M E employment and jobs news......
Zander, a husky, was so upset when his owner was hospitalized that the pooch tracked him down and paid him a visit.
John Dolan was hospitalized with a skin condition last week. His wife says their dog Zander took it hard. She says the dog sulked and even cried.
Then Zander, seemingly decided he had to be by his owner's bedside. Zander broke out of the Bay Shore home and made his way to the Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center more than 2 miles away.
The four-legged friend likely went under the Robert Moses Parkway and across a busy four-lane road to get there. A hospital employee found the dog on the street outside of building where Dolan was being treated.
The Dolans got the 7-year-old husky from a shelter and nursed him back from starvation five years ago. Dolan says the dog has been like a son ever since.
The couple believes Zander traced John's scent to the hospital. A few days later Zander tried a second visit. He was found on his walk there.
The Dolans say this proves shelter dogs can be fantastic dogs and care for their owners as well as the owners care for the dogs.
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19740226/dog-tracks-down-ailing-owner-at-hospital
Aeroette
(97 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)Melinda
(5,465 posts)Zander on the lam! Good boy, Zander, good boy!!!
bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)K&R!
kooljerk666
(776 posts)We have have nothing but shelter dogs.
All my future dogs will be big black adult dogs, for some reason no one wants a black dog.
In my experience adult dogs given a good home are loyal & loving pretty quick. I think they understand & remember the hardship, boredom & loneliness of a shelter & are very appreciative of a good home.
I love my dog more than life itself.
Mariana
(14,860 posts)We had our shelter dog for 11 years and she was so obviously happy and grateful to be with us from the day we took her home until the day she died.
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)Perhaps staring out in life abandoned, makes that bond stronger?
malaise
(269,157 posts)Lovely story
MadHound
(34,179 posts)If I did leave him behind, he would get out(chew through a door), and track me down, even if I were five, ten miles away. Same with a pit mix I had. It is amazing how dogs can find people they want to find, and will do anything to be by their side. Currently I have a cockapoo who is my little bodyguard. He follows me around everywhere I go, but thankfully he isn't big or strong enough to chew through a door and follow me when I leave.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)for one or two months, leaving his dog at home. when he returned, he went to visit a friend and when he came back outside the dog was on the top of his van as if to say you do not leave me behind again!
DonRedwood
(4,359 posts):0) Same lecture I give my better half: if you hate what the right wing media/FOX does...then don't watch Family Guy and don't link to Fox channels.
It just puts money in Rupert Murdoch's pocket.
DarthDem
(5,256 posts)Thanks for the great story. Zander is quite the companion. I'm glad he wasn't hurt on his journey too. I hope his dad is feeling better.
Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)Sweet.