Astounding News out of Oso Wa. landslide. They found a dog.

[nolabear]

Today searchers found Boomer, a dog who's been buried for twelve days. His owners died in the slide. I can't imagine what people must be thinking re possibilities, but bless his heart.

http://www.king5.com/community/blogs/the-pet-dish/Boomer-the-dog-found-Oso-slide-253832561.html


On edit: the original said his owners were lost, but now they aren't sure. We'll see. Be nice if they were okay.

[femmocrat]

1. Awwww..... sweet boy.

It must have been exhilarating for the searchers when they found him.

[pennylane100]

2. I know this sounds far fetched,

but maybe he was trying to get to his original owner that had perished in the landslide.

[intheflow]

5. That's the first thing I thought, too.

You do hear extraordinary stories about faithful dogs' behavior after their owners have died.

[me b zola]

3. I'm grateful to find any suvivors,

... even the furries

[Bigmack]

4. I am very surprised...

.. that hypothermia didn't kill the dog.

That mud is colder than hell. Night temps in the low 40's, and that wet mud would suck warmth out of anything/body.

Maybe he found a dry pocket.

Dare we hope that happened to a human?

Still, hypothermia is a killer in situations like that.

[Sunlei]

6. not from the landslide, Boomer strayed to that area from his home 3 miles away..

long walk for an older doggie

[Duppers]

8. read the updated link, folks.

Boomer was not buried in the slide but was in the debris field - looking for his previous owner, I think. This sweet looking dog lived a few miles away with his previous owner's sister.

Pic at link.

The almost psychic connection pets have to people they love, even previous owners, is eerie but awesome.