Tornado dog crawls home on 2 broken legs

[columbine]

Original article with photo

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KABC) -- Almost three weeks after deadly tornadoes tore through Alabama, an incredible story of survival has emerged about a dog that crawled home to its family on two broken legs.

Mason, a terrier mix, was picked up and swept away by a tornado. His family searched but could not find him.

Then Monday, two and a half weeks later, they came back home to sift through the debris and found Mason waiting for them on the porch.

"They've not been able to be in alignment so neither one of them have healed, so he had to crawl on two broken legs to get home," said veterinary Dr. Barbara Benhart.

"This is probably the most dramatic we've seen as far as an injury in an animal that's survived this long," said Phil Doster, an animal-shelter worker.

A veterinarian has volunteered to take Mason in and nurse him back to health.

[pomtzu]

Truly amazing!

[lizbud]

The report I read (I think) said that the owners will not be able to
keep him anymore & will put him up for adoption. I don't think I could
ever do that to this dog that tried so hard to get home.

[Randi]

That is truly amazing! The dog made such an effort to get back to his home, and his family won't keep him? They should never be allowed to have another dog!

I hope Mason will get well and stay for the rest of his life with a loving family!

[lvpets2002]

How so sad but yet a great story.. Nope no matter what I would have to keep this dog that was in such pain & still made it back home..

[lizbud]

I found the other story. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/artic...0broken%20legs


The owner has a good reason I guess, but I still would have to keep him.
He is such a little dog & I couldn't bear to let him go. That's just me.

[Randi]

Well, I guess we folks at Pet Talk consider our cat/dogs etc. children, and who would abandon their child, but I can see that it's also hard for the people who is left there with nothing, especially if they are old.