Family dog kept watch over missing 2-year-old overnight
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[quote]A missing 2-year-old boy in Elgin was found Saturday morning after Kershaw County deputies say the family dog kept him warm and safe all night.
Sheriff Jim Matthews said 22-month-old Tyler Jacobson was reunited with his family after he was found across the street behind a neighbor's home when someone reported hearing crying in the area.
Tyler was reported missing around 8:00pm Friday from a residence on Ashley Creek Drive. Matthews said the boy's mother, 25-year-old Jacklyn Marie Jacobson, and her boyfriend Jose Gloria told investigators Tyler went to get some juice and didn't come back.
Kershaw County deputies used a bloodhound tracking team and a SLED helicopter with infrared capabilities, but called the search off around 12:30am Saturday. The search resumed around 7:45am, and the boy was found shortly thereafter. "Just thinking that a dog would watch a baby over the night, it's kind of like a movie instead of real life," said Emily DuBose, who lives in the house outside which the baby was found.
DuBose had no idea a story of devotion and survival was playing out right outside her door. "When we saw the choppers last night, we just assumed a criminal was loose, so I locked the door," said Linda Harr, who also lives at the house. "The last thing I was gonna do is go outside."
"I heard some barking early in the morning, but I didn't really think about it, I just heard dogs barking," said DuBose.
But during the night, Jacobson's dog was keeping watch over his 22-month-old master in temperatures that got down to the 40s. "I just wish I'd have known, I could have warmed him up, called the cops," said Harr.
Now, words of praise for the dog who likely helped save little Tyler's life. "Since he belonged to them, he must have followed them the whole way, so that's very special," said Harr.
And so this story has a happy ending, thanks to the special bond of a child's best friend.
Sheriff Matthews said the family was interviewed Friday night, and again on Saturday. He said the boy's biological father is in the Army and stationed in Hawaii, and is currently on his way back to Kershaw County.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14369871[/url]
He was found just across the street behind an neighbor's home?
:10bux: the neighbors kidnapped him but came up with this "heartwarming story" to not get in trouble.
Also, this isn't news, this is just something for the average facepunch to go "aww <3 <3!!1" over.
[QUOTE=Leaf Runner;28975243]this isn't news,[/QUOTE]
news Noun /n(y)o͞oz/: Newly received or noteworthy information, esp. about recent or important events
JDK is right, this is very obviously n(y)o͞oz.
aww <3 <3!!1
This is a heartwarming n(y)o͞oz story.
[QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;28976070]This is a heartwarming n(y)o͞oz story.[/QUOTE]
only zeke can make zeke posts funny
Lets see a cat do something awesome like that.
[QUOTE=FunkyHippo;28976818]Lets see a cat do something awesome like that.[/QUOTE]
A cat would come, steal any treats the child had then hiss and run away.
[QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;28976070]This is a heartwarming n(y)o͞oz story.[/QUOTE]
you sn(y)o͞oz you l(y)o͞oz
Once again dogs are best pets.
Dog > Parents
went to get juice and didn't come back?
ugh
[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;28976846]A cat would come, steal any treats the child had then hiss and run away.[/QUOTE]
A cat would probably do the same thing because cats enjoy warmth and are sometimes good with babies.
Or it would take a shit and go around the neighborhood instead. Which is also possible with dogs.
[QUOTE=Paramud;28978162]A cat would probably do the same thing because cats enjoy warmth and are sometimes good with babies.[/QUOTE]
I think cat's would have a significantly better reputation if they weren't so bipolar.
/or seemed like they do.
[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;28978184]I think cat's would be a significantly better reputation if they weren't so bipolar.[/QUOTE]
It's not that they're bipolar, it's just that people generally don't know how to treat them. This usually means that they end up pissing off their cats to no end and then they think that cats are assholes. The same thing can happen with dogs except instead of scratching you, they'll rip your arm out of its socket.
Animals aren't inherently bad. It's people who usually make them fucked up.
Heartwarming story, though. I can tell somebody is getting meat tonight.
i bet the j(y)o͞oz did this
Wait.. so the mother just let the barely 2 year old kid go get juice on his own from wherever? What?
[QUOTE=Red Toaster;28976343]only zeke can make zeke posts funny[/QUOTE]
not true, Lankist did it once
he went to get juice?
where from? the well?
Where the hell did the mother go? "Woop, gonna go get some juice... did we leave anything?"
[editline]3rd April 2011[/editline]
Probably had sex with her boyfriend and forgot all about the kid.
They should've gotten the j(y)o͞oz themselves.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28978708]not true, Lankist did it once[/QUOTE]
I remember Lankist
[QUOTE=JDK721;28975267]noteworthy information, esp. about important events[/QUOTE]
This part is what's neglected.
Trained blood hounds couldn't find this kid across the street? Does anyone else see a problem here?
[QUOTE=EastBayWilly;28980774]Trained blood hounds couldn't find this kid across the street? Does anyone else see a problem here?[/QUOTE]
They live near a slaughter house.
Sounds to me like the dog carried him off, how else would he get there?
How do they know the dog was with the kid all night? What if the dog just found the kid and walked up to him, then five minutes later the police came running up? v:v:v
I also agree with Leaf Runner that it's pretty damn suspicious that he was behind the neighbor's house across the street. Unless there's woods there or something...
[QUOTE=Shugo;28982628]How do they know the dog was with the kid all night? What if the dog just found the kid and walked up to him, then five minutes later the police came running up? v:v:v
I also agree with Leaf Runner that it's pretty damn suspicious that he was behind the neighbor's house across the street. Unless there's woods there or something...[/QUOTE]
Kids wander off all the time and get lost, even if they're really not that far from where they wandered. Also, the child would've died or had major problems surviving in weather like that through a whole night without something (for example, the dog) to keep him warm.
[QUOTE=Shugo;28982628]How do they know the dog was with the kid all night? What if the dog just found the kid and walked up to him, then five minutes later the police came running up? v:v:v
I also agree with Leaf Runner that it's pretty damn suspicious that he was behind the neighbor's house across the street. Unless there's woods there or something...[/QUOTE]
A 2-year-old might be able to communicate that the dog stayed with them all night
bestiality
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