A good reason to have two bloodhounds
A bloodhound in the employ of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office ran away from her handler in Waldorf last week, but was returned yesterday.
Zoey, a 5 1/2 -year-old bloodhound, is expected to resume full duty, the Washington Post reported.
Authorities said the missing dog was found wandering the streets by a man who contacted Zoey’s trainer after seeing an Internet posting about her disappearance.
Zoey slipped out of her collar on Aug. 5 while on a walk with her handler. Police searched for Zoey, trained as a search and rescue dog, for six days.
Zoey, who has been with the sheriff’s office for 3 1/2 years, was trained to search for people in distress and had most recently helped locate missing children and Alzheimer’s patients who had wandered away from their homes, authorities said.
Posted by jwoestendiek August 12th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: bloodhound, dogs, found, K-9, lost, maryland, police, prince georges, prince georges county, runaway, search and rescue, sheriff, sheriff's office, trainer, waldorf, zoey
