Dog rescue – or Catch 22 ☺
Some dogs just love to be rescued so much so, they go for it twice......
Jane, Vice President of CAS, asked us to pick up a little puppy that had been rescued after being thrown from a car in the Puente Don Manuel area. She needed to be transported to her new home in The Netherlands.
Lily was a 3 month old puppy of less than 3 kilos.
At the car park in the airport, she decided she prefered to stay in Spain so, with some Houdini moves, she freed herself from her collar! We were left with only the empty collar and its leash!
I tried to catch her by running the fastest 100m ever (I must have qualified for the Olympics), but it was no good! After a few hours of searching in the car park and the surrounding area, we had to give up and went back to Cómpeta. I reported to Jane, who knew exactly what to do ! She took a deep breath and then.... burst into tears !
Almost back home, my phone rang and the Spanish employees from the car park called to say they had found a dog. I returned to the airport (Sorry Guardia Civil, but I promise that next time I will obey the speed limit). There the guys waved at me when they saw me and showed me where Lily was hiding. She was in the corner of the car park, under a car, completely stressed and not knowing what to do next.
I put my chest & tummy on the floor and stretched my hand but, of course, Lily did not trust it after all that had happened to her that morning. I spent 10-15 minutes talking, still on the floor. She came closer to sniff my fingers and, when she moved a little closer, I was able to catch her and put her in her cage.
Curiously enough, the Spanish guy asked me to come with him to their office.
Did they want to give me a ticket for letting a dog loose in their car park?
No, they all wanted to see the dog that was rescued!
Needless to say, Lily missed her flight. She is now safely back with Jane (more tears!) sporting a combination collar and harness with matching lead..... and she is booked to fly to The Netherlands within a couple of weeks.
Herbert, Cómpeta
