Dog lost after Hurricane Ike found 10 months later!Daizy, a 4-year-old Blue Lacy dog, is a survivor. Lost for 10 long months, she's now HomeSafe with her family in Clear Lake, Texas. (Daizy is pictured here, before she was lost.)
The story began in September 2009, when Daizy and her canine companion, Hank, escaped from a boarding facility. They had been taken there for safekeeping after Hurricane Ike blew down the fence in their guardian’ back yard.
According to the kennel operators, Daizy and Hank made Herculean efforts to escape. Hank was found that same day, but Daizy was gone.
On the evening of July 16, Leanna LaRocca spotted a yellow dog near her home, and she recalled Daizy's story. She tried to follow with her car but lost sight in the dark.
Three days later, she saw the same dog again. Apparently, Daizy had been hiding out in an overgrown easement around electrical towers about a mile from the kennel.
LaRocca alerted the Bauer family.
On July 23, just before midnight, the Bauers caught sight of Daizy for themselves. When Kathy called her name, the dog hesitated and trotted away. Kathy followed and continued to call.
“Here it is 11:30 at night and I'm in the middle of the street,” Kathy Bauer says, “and I don't know how many people I'm waking up, but I really don't care.”
She whistled, and Daizy came running to her.
Considering all she'd been through, Daizy was in good shape after spending most of a year on the run, according to the veterinarian who examined her the next day.
As a Matter of Fact:Never heard of a “Blue Lacy” dog before. Then you are obviously not from Texas!
The Blue Lacy is the official state dog breed of Texas. The breed was developed in the Texas Hill Country and is reportedly a mix of Greyhound, scent hound and coyote. It's a breed that dog experts predict would be able to fend well for itself if lost or abandoned.
