Tiny dog survives five days…you won’t believe where

If you think Yorkshire Terriers are just delicate, pampered purse pets, this story of survival will shock you.

In upstate New York Laura Emmons let nine-year-old Zoey the Yorkie and her Yorkie sister out to do their doggie business in the yard, but when she called them back in, Zoey was gone.

In a panic the whole family and friends searched, but since it was a rural area, they feared that Zoey had become Zoey Tetrazzini for some wild animal.

Five days later her son noticed a strange smell in the car. Fortunately it was of the fecal kind rather than the decomposing kind. When they lifted the hood of the car, there was Zoey, dirty, weak and dehydrated, but otherwise able to make a full recovery.

It was their best Christmas present ever.

Zoey had lost a pound but had no injuries even though the son had driven the car three times during the lost days.

The family believes that Zoey chased a squirrel under the car and somehow got trapped, proving conclusively that squirrels are evil Ninjas.

What puzzles me is why her sister Yorkie didn’t pull a Lassie and lead them to her sister in distress. Sibling rivalry?

At last, I’m an only dog.

Story and video

Comments

[jet]

wow, i've heard of cats getting stuck in cars but not yorkies!

[Sherry in MT]

Stupid squirrels anyway!

[Jodi]

Oh. My. Dog. I admit to covering my open mouth as I read this. Imagine driving the car and all the horrible things that might have happened to her and then the guilt....oh the guilt. Wait, maybe that's just me.

But right now I'm pretty glad I have dogs bigger than Yorkies.

That surely is a Christmas Miracle!!

[geogia little pea]

I'm sure Zoey is going to have some stern words to say to her "sister" ;)

[yellowdoggranny]

she probably stuffed him up there

[wendy]

I'm glad they found her in time. I'd be stuck imagining a traumatized mechanic finding a mummified yorkie under the hood of a car if they hadn't.

[Linda]

Whew! Its a wonder she was lost on the road or killed by the fan!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

[Shadow]

What an amazing story. It must have been very hot for the poor dog. Scottish terriers are genetically built to be hardy, so thank God for genes.