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Stranger rescues dog and saves family’s day
When Christina Consolino of Dayton opened her front door for three of her children one day recently, the family’s pet, a golden retriever, dashed out the door.
“He ran across the yard and right into the street,” Christina said. “I had one of my kids in my arms, and didn’t have any shoes on, so it was difficult to chase after my dog.”
She said she doesn’t live on a street with a lot of traffic, but when the dog ran loose, it brought back a bad memory: “When I was 10 years old my dog was hit and killed by a car,” Christina said. “To be honest my first thought was that I might have to relive that horrible day.”
She said a car approached their home, and the lady who was driving saw the dog running down the street. “She called out to me and asked if our dog might get into a stranger’s car,” Christina said. “I called back that I didn’t know.”
Christina then went inside to find a pair of shoes and a heavy coat.
When she returned to the front yard a neighbor told her that the woman in the car had coaxed the dog into her car, brought it back, and let the dog out in their yard.
“I looked up the street and the stranger who rescued our dog was driving away, unrecognized for her good deed. She was too far away for me to do anything but yell out ‘Thank you.’ ”
Christina said, “I wish I could do more, but I couldn’t get her license plate number, nor her name. It could have been just a horrible thing for our family, but I hope you will mention this … so we can give a shout-out to this caring lady. She saved our dog. She saved our day.”
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By Dog lover
January 21, 2010 7:17 PM | Link to this
Thank you Mam! Wonderful thing to do!!
By russell j.
February 11, 2010 5:22 PM | Link to this
Good job, stranger !!!!!
By Ks
February 11, 2010 8:53 PM | Link to this
What a great story and I hope good things come to the woman who did the good deed.
By another dog lover
September 17, 2010 3:53 PM | Link to this
Pay it forward, Christina!