Armed with ham, transit chief rescues dog
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The head of the Maryland Transit Authority’s police force went above and beyond the call of duty over the weekend when — in the midst of plenty of other snow-related challenges — he took the time to rescue a lost dog.
Colonel John Gavrilis, lured the dog over to his vehicle after spotting him along Moravia Road near I-895 in Baltimore.
The dog, it turned out, had run off during a walk with his owner in Patterson Park on Saturday.
“The dog was just in the middle of the street, so I got a ham sandwich out that I had packed with me and I lured him into my car,” said Gavrilis.
Shortly after that, Gavrilis spotted a WJZ news crew on Boston Street — and got the dog some airtime.
Jason Grady, meanwhile, the owner of the dog, named Toby, had put a photo and notice of the missing dog on Craigslist.
Once the three-year-old hound turned up on the news, emails and phone calls started pouring in — to WJZ and at Grady’s home in Bolton Hill.
Grady had this message for Gavrilis, upon the return of his dog:
“Thank you Colonel … sorry about your sandwich …”
Posted by jwoestendiek February 9th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
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