Mystery Dog Rescued from Burlington Island
Bucks County Courier Times
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Burlington Island
The mystery pooch seen wandering for months on uninhabited Burlington Island was rescued last week.
The dog, a black chow about 5 years old, should be OK, although when it was leashed and hustled to safety it was dehydrated, infested with ticks, suffering from Lyme disease and desperately hungry."She was in pretty bad shape," said the dog's rescuer, John Haldis of Northeast Philadelphia.
The happy ending was sparked last week after a column I wrote about the dog generated a bunch of media interest.
This included the glassy-eyed gaze of cameras from a couple of Philadelphia TV news choppers, which were dispatched up this way for the story.Haldis, who works at the Snug Harbor Marina in Croydon, saw one of the TV reports and decided he'd try to get the pooch."A couple of friends were talking about it," said Haldis, 38, who runs a boat canvas and upholstery shop at the marina.Early Friday morning, Haldis, with marina workers Jack Litz and Phil Thompson, set out for the 400-acre island, which separates Bristol from Burlington.
Nov 21, 2005
Bucks County Courier Times
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Burlington Island
The mystery pooch seen wandering for months on uninhabited Burlington Island was rescued last week.
The dog, a black chow about 5 years old, should be OK, although when it was leashed and hustled to safety it was dehydrated, infested with ticks, suffering from Lyme disease and desperately hungry."She was in pretty bad shape," said the dog's rescuer, John Haldis of Northeast Philadelphia.
The happy ending was sparked last week after a column I wrote about the dog generated a bunch of media interest.
This included the glassy-eyed gaze of cameras from a couple of Philadelphia TV news choppers, which were dispatched up this way for the story.Haldis, who works at the Snug Harbor Marina in Croydon, saw one of the TV reports and decided he'd try to get the pooch."A couple of friends were talking about it," said Haldis, 38, who runs a boat canvas and upholstery shop at the marina.Early Friday morning, Haldis, with marina workers Jack Litz and Phil Thompson, set out for the 400-acre island, which separates Bristol from Burlington.
Nov 21, 2005
