A Christmas Tail
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December 27, 2013 |
By Mike Meier
County Public Information
On Christmas Eve, the Bonners Ferry Police
Department received a call regarding an injured
dog on the Kootenai River Bridge. By the time
police arrived on scene, two local girls,
Crystal Martin and Michelle Colaianni, had
picked up the dog to carry it to the Sheriff’s
Office.
They were grateful for the ride. One of the
girls rode in the back, comforting the dog, who
was very scared and bleeding profusely.
The sheriff’s office paged Dr. Roland Hall
immediately and Dr. Hall asked that they all
meet at the Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic within 15
minutes. So, in the care of the two girls, the
scared and injured dog was once again
transported.
While the dog was treated, the girls stayed at
the dog’s side, adding comfort and security for
the scared animal.
Now the rest of the story.
The dog license was #170 and the list at
dispatch ended at #157, so to identify the dog
and notify the owner, an updated list needed to
be retrieved from city hall.
City employee Christine McNair gave up her
Christmas Eve to travel to city hall and provide
the dog owner information from records.
Having a dog license and name tag on a dog can
be a life saver for the dog. Dogs get lost,
injured and sometimes stolen, and without tags
and name collars, they can be impossible to
trace to their owners.
It was determined that the owner of the dog was
down town searching for the animal as this drama
unfolded.
A sheriff's deputy provided a courtesy ride to a
tearful reunion for the dog and owner. The dog,
complete with a broken leg in a cast and missing
most of the tail, is expected to make a complete
recovery.
The heroes of this story are the two girls, the
city employee, and the vet.
When thanked for all the care for the dog, one
of the girls commented that maybe they were
paying it forward, and that maybe someone else
would also help save an animal in the future. |
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