-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Heartbroken Dog Makes Amazing Two-Mile Journey To Find Owner, John Dolan, In Hospital: A heartbroken dog so distraught over his owner's abrupt hospitalization was able to track him down almost two miles away. Zander, a 7-year-old husky, was able to track down his owner John Dolan, who had checked into New York's Good Samaritan Medical Center for a skin condition, according to Fox News. The dog traveled two miles, under a busy parkway, by a stream and across a four-lane road, to find Dolan. Zander cried and sulked for days when his owner, who rescued the dog five years ago and saved him from starvation, went into the hospital, Dolan's wife, Priscilla, told Fox News. One day, while Dolan lay in his hospital bed, an employee came to him and said the dog was outside the building. “It’s not nonsense that he was at the hospital,” Dolan told ABC News. “He was moping around for the days I was already at the hospital, sitting in my seat and rolled up and depressed. My wife said he had water in his eyes and looked like he was really sad.” The dog, who has a history of escaping, had snuck out the back door, according to ABC News. The couple said they wondered how Zander was able to find Dolan since the hospital is in an area where Zander has never gone before. Dogs like Zander have a whopping 200 million to 300 million scent glands, according to CBS News, but there is more to it than biology. "Some of [the dogs] seem to have a special human-animal bond that leads them that way, whether it's a sixth sense," veterinarian Dr. John Charos told CBS News. The strength of an animal's love for his or her owner may seem incomprehensible sometimes, but Zander is not the only dog whose story shocked a community. A loyal German Shepherd named Capitán ran away from home after his owner and best friend, Manuel Guzman, died in 2006, according to a September report. A week later, Guzman's surviving family found the dog at Guzman's gravesite. "We had never taken him to the cemetery so it is a mystery how he managed to find the place," Veronica Guzman, Manuel's widow, told the Sun. The dog maintains his position in the graveyard, sometimes leaving to visit the family but always going back before nightfall. "I don't think he wanted to leave Manuel on his own at night," Veronica added. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/dog-zander-finds-owner-two-miles-john-dolan-hospital-_n_1943783.html What an amazing story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 See this is why I want a dog dammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slender Man Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Dolan pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The dog traveled two miles, under a busy parkway, by a stream and across a four-lane road, to find Dolan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenWei91 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 My fat ass dog would be too lazy to find me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsflash Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainly Mattias Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 2 miles. 2!!! come on people. the owner wasn't at death's door either. i'm sorry but this isn't news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 inb4 cats suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Husky's are actually natural hunters too. If they want to find something they can find it. One of my neighbours dog, had a younger husky, it went missing, but a couple hours later, came back with some cooked meat' (probalby jacked someones bbq food) and came back with it. But none the less, a very touching story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nice story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapourstreak Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 inb4 cats suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 2 miles. 2!!! come on people. the owner wasn't at death's door either. i'm sorry but this isn't news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Cats suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 This is why cats women dogs are man's best friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 You are incorrect. Cats are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ya but they're dumb... but awesome to watch. Evidence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 He was probably just hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ya but they're dumb... but awesome to watch. Evidence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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