Huck Rescued! Twice!

Partners For Pets in Troy, IL has worked with Clinton County Animal Control for many years.  Partners takes dogs and cats from CCAC and finds them new homes.  This is one of the more unusual rescues.  Huck was spotted, stranded by a rain swollen creek.  Clinton County Animal Control sprung into action.  Don Deiters is the Animal Control Officer there and he goes above and beyond to help the animals at the Clinton County Pound.  Partners For Pets took the stray dog, who was named Huck, from the pound.  Last Sunday, Huck was adopted!!!  Way to go Don and  Huck!   Here is the story:  

Huck Stranded

Don on the way to rescue Huck

Safe at last!

Huck adopted from Partners For Pets

Don Deiters awarded for rescuing Huck

2-27-13

A BLACK AND TAN SHEPARD WAS STRANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CROOKED CREEK OFF 10TH ST IN THE FLOODED  BOTTOMS BY CENTRALIA FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS... BEFORE THE CLINTON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED.  TAMMY TRAVIS FROM THE CENTRALIA HUMANE SOCIETY CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL AND GAVE THE LOCATION OF THE STRANDED DOG.

CLINTON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ASKED THE SHERIFF'S DEPT. IF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WOULD HELP WITH THIS TYPE OF RESCUE. THEY RESPONDED  WITH AN 18 FT BOAT TO HELP IN THE RESCUE. TONY FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND DON FROM ANIMAL CONTROL TRIED TO COAX THE DOG AND CATCH HIM. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THE SHEPARD HAD ENOUGH AND TOOK OFF AWAY FROM US, SO WE DECIDED TO SET A  LIVE TRAP WITH SOME CANNED DOG FOOD ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL SPOT OF GROUND, SO IF THE CREEK WOULD COME UP ANY HIGHER, THE DOG IF TRAPPED  WOULD BE OKAY.
AFTER SETTING THE TRAP WE DECIDED TO QUIT FOR THE DAY AND CHECK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WE  GOT IN THE BOAT AND WENT ACROSS THE CREEK TO LOAD THE BOAT ON THE  CARRIER.
WE JUST HAD THE BOAT SECURED WHEN THE DOG REAPPEARED FROM THE TIMBER AND WATER. WE WAITED JUST A SHORT WHILE AND THE DOG WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE TRAP AND SMELT THE FOOD AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE TRAPPED TRIPPED AND WE HAD OUR DOG..
WE THEN RELAUNCHED THE 18 FT BOAT AND GOT THE TRAP WITH THE SHEPARD AND BROUGHT BACK TO HIGH GROUND.
AFTER SOME CONGRATS AND  WARM GREETINGS FROM THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND A FEW PICTURES WERE TAKEN, THE DOG WAS LOADED ONTO THE CLINTON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCK AND BROUGHT  TO THE ANIMAL  SHELTER WHERE IT WOULD  BE CHECKED  BY 2 SCANNERS FOR ANY TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION.  -NO MICRO CHIP FOUND
NOW WE WAIT FOR THE OWNER TO CALL --WE WILL ALSO PUT A PICTURE OF THE DOG IN SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS AND LIST HIM ON 2 RADIO STATIONS... AND IF THE SHEPARD IS NOT CLAIMED THEN, IT WILL BE UP FOR ADOPTION.

Huck was not claimed so Partners For Pets agreed to take the dog and find him a new home.  Huck received all medical care and was neutered.  Luckily, he was negative for heartworms.  Adopted!!

THE CENTRALIA HUMANE SOCIETY HONORED THREE MEN FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN HELPING A STRANDED DOG OFF AN ISLAND IN CROOKED CREEK IN FEBRUARY.