Dog trainer's dog found safe after crash on I-5 in Washington
NEAR CENTRALIA, Wash. -- A dog handler and his wife are recovering after a bad crash on the Interstate 5 Tuesday involving a truck and trailer full of dogs. Their personal dog, a whippet named Steeler, was found safe Wednesday.
Don Rodgers, a professional dog trainer out of Shelton, was unhurt in the crash but his wife suffered a broken leg and had to be airlifted to a hospital. An assistant in the truck with them was not hurt.
Despite the severity of the crash, which crushed the front of their truck, all of the dogs on board survived and they are all being taken care of.
Steeler ran away from the crash scene. He was found behind Darigold in Chehalis, Wash. by a K-9 rescue team. He was taken to a veterinarian to be checked out.
More than a dozen people were out looking for him Tuesday without success.
One person did call to say they had seen a whippet on the loose near Highway 603. Searchers had been looking mainly in the exit 81 area of Interstate 5 in Centralia.
A doggie rescue. I miss the dog track
Yay! It can be so hard to catch them when they're scared. Glad the dog didn't run into traffic.
Was the dog driving? Hit and run maybe? Usually they turn themselves in once the alcohol is out of their system.
Steeler is a beautiful dog..! Â Sure hope he is found soon and returned home safely..! Â Â
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@Bubba Horowitz Are you talking about the front grill of a bus?  I'm sooo confuzzled now.  =)
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You're just trying to cheer us all up.
Those little rascals can run like lightening.... Here's to hoping for a safe return...  :D)