Loyal puppy waits for owner at rest stop for two days

[Concord]

An adorable 9-month-old Yorkie, hilariously named Rambo, showed stamina worthy of his namesake by waiting for two days at a Missouri rest stop after his owner accidentally left him there. The puppy jumped down from owner Michael Siau's truck, and Siau made it 170 miles before realizing his dog wasn't asleep in back....

http://now.msn.com/now/0606-dog-rest-stop.aspx

 

[Yeagermeister]

A cat wouldn't do that

 

[SC Cowboyfan]

A cat wouldn't do that

Who would want to go back for a cat?????

 

[Yeagermeister]

Who would want to go back for a cat?????

Very true :laugh1:

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Who would want to go back for a cat?????

I know several folks actually.

 

[a_minimalist]

It's ridiculous it took 2 days to realize the dog was missing. They do eat, drink, pee and poo.

 

[Concord]

A cat wouldn't do that

The Cat would have found it's way home.

 

[cajuncocoa]

An adorable 9-month-old Yorkie, hilariously named Rambo, showed stamina worthy of his namesake by waiting for two days at a Missouri rest stop after his owner accidentally left him there. The puppy jumped down from owner Michael Siau's truck, and Siau made it 170 miles before realizing his dog wasn't asleep in back....

http://now.msn.com/now/0606-dog-rest-stop.aspx

This pup is adorable!! <3

 

[cajuncocoa]

It's ridiculous it took 2 days to realize the dog was missing. They do eat, drink, pee and poo.

It didn't...

Siau (owner) made it 170 miles before realizing his dog wasn't asleep in back. Afraid he'd lose his trucking job by back-tracking, Siau instead alerted authorities near the rest stop and an animal control officer found the Yorkie sitting just where he'd been left, waiting for his owner to return.

 

[Concord]

It's ridiculous it took 2 days to realize the dog was missing. They do eat, drink, pee and poo.

Siau made it all the way to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 170 miles to the north, before he realized Rambo was gone. But he knew if he turned around, his schedule would be thrown off and his job jeopardized.

Siau said he was "freaking out" as he tried to determine where Rambo was lost. He finally concluded the puppy must have gotten out in Missouri.

 

[a_minimalist]

how long does it take to travel 170 miles in a truck, 3hrs??? it still seems a little sketchy.

 

[Concord]

how long does it take to travel 170 miles in a truck, 3hrs??? it still seems a little sketchy.

I would have never continued on...I would have turned around and been late to my job if need be.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

how long does it take to travel 170 miles in a truck, 3hrs??? it still seems a little sketchy.

If 3 hours were the time, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were longer than that, it would be 3 hours each direction.

Probably enough to throw his schedule off by a day.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I would have never continued on...I would have turned around and been late to my job if need be.

He may have been carrying cargo that was time sensitive like produce.

 

[a_minimalist]

I would have never continued on...I would have turned around and been late to my job if need be.

yea, it's easy for me to sit here and judge but i couldn't see myself doing that. i bet 99 times out 100 the dog leaves. he got very lucky. i'm not so sure i could just let a dog go like that. i don't want to compare dogs to humans but they are basically a child that needs to be cared for once you decide to own one, no?

 

[Yeagermeister]

yea, it's easy for me to sit here and judge but i couldn't see myself doing that. i bet 90 times out 100 the dog leaves. he got very lucky. i'm not so sure i could just let a dog go like that. i don't want to compare dogs to humans but they are basically a child that needs to be cared for once you decide to own one, no?

I'm surprised someone didn't take it home thinking it was a stray.

 

[a_minimalist]

He may have been carrying cargo that was time sensitive like produce.

i'm going to inflate the amount of time he had to travel. but, if it were 10 hours to go back i find it hard to believe any product is that time sensitive. there's a reason why cushions are built into delivery times.

 

[Concord]

He may have been carrying cargo that was time sensitive like produce.

True...but knowing myself...I could have never left my dog behind...I just couldn't.

 

[a_minimalist]

I'm surprised someone didn't take it home thinking it was a stray.

exactly, and you'd risk that?

once again, it's very easy for me to be judgmental and sit here and say that not having stepped into this guys shoes.

 

[Concord]

yea, it's easy for me to sit here and judge but i couldn't see myself doing that. i bet 99 times out 100 the dog leaves. he got very lucky. i'm not so sure i could just let a dog go like that. i don't want to compare dogs to humans but they are basically a child that needs to be cared for once you decide to own one, no?

That's the way I feel.