Dog dodges traffic to help fellow canine

[cali]

BRONX (WABC) -- In the dog eat dog world of New York City rush hour driving, throw in an actual dog, two, really, and you have quite a tie-up.
Just before 6:30 a.m., a 9-year-old female yellow lab chow mix ran onto the Major Deegan Expressway and was hit by a car at exit 3. That's when another dog, her son, ran to the rescue, right there on the busy highway. The dog wouldn't let anyone near, barking at traffic and police officers, even as they tried to help.
At one point, police tried to coax the dog into a cruiser, and they got an earful.
The Deegan, normally buzzing at that hour, was slowed to a trickle. Drivers tried to maneuver around the scene, and the dog let them have it.
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Finally, officers got close enough to lift the injured dog onto a sheet and place her gently inside a cruiser.
When police tried to get to the other dog, that's when the great pooch protector took off.

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[Mythsaje]

1. This is the second such story I've seen in the last year or so n/t

[Suich]

2. I'm so glad this story has a happy ending!

Funny how the owner of both dogs saw what was happening on TV!

:)

[mitchum]

3. One of the reasons that I love dogs more than people