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A lost Brooklyn puppy is finally safe and in one place after running through two states, a river, and even the Holland Tunnel.
Harriet Zucker, Bailey’s trainer and director of Red Hook Dog Rescue, got a call the morning of April 29 from Bailey’s owner about the pet’s escape.
After he ran off, Bailey was spotted attempting to swim across the Gowanus Bay, which is connected to the East River. Nearly a week later, on Saturday, drivers saw the dog inside the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel crossing into Manhattan.
“Once I knew he didn’t die in the water, that’s what I was afraid of … I figured one way or the other, we’re gonna find him,” Zucker toldNBC4 New York.
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“He’s insane, he’s incredible. He’s got the record,” Zucker told NBC4 New York about the dog’s adventure.
“I’m blowing kisses and saying all the sweet things we say to dogs,” Vingapiano, who has a husky himself, shared.
Vingapiano toldABC7 New Yorkthat when he first got the call in Jersey City, he and his colleagues never expected they were off to rescue the “famous dog that had been running around.”
“We’re in a different state, you wouldn’t assume,” Vingapiano said.
Now, Bailey is recovering from a wounded leg at Vet Emergency and Referral Group in Brooklyn and getting some rest after the journey of a lifetime.
While Bailey rests up, the officer who saved him hinted that he might need a nap.
“I had a long weekend, but nothing compared to that dog,” Vignapiano told ABC7 NY.
source: people.com
