A (Lost) Boy & His Dog…a Great Story of Man’s Best Friend
- Posted on April 3, 2011 at 2:54pm by
Mike Opelka
- Print »
- Email »
Imagine that your two-year-old son, wearing only a diaper, wanders out of the house into a dark 40 degree night. In the brief minutes before you realize that he is missing, the boy virtually disappears into the cold night air.
Friends, family, neighbors, and police supported by search dogs and helicopters scour the area for hours until they decide it is useless to continue in the darkness. At dawn the search resumes with quick and miraculous results.
The young boy was found, safe and sound. Despite the cold night and lack of clothing (only a diaper), little Tyler Jacobson was fine. most of the credit for the grand ending to this worrisome tale goes to the family dog, a Labrador that spent the entire night protecting and warming the boy.
Watch the news report here;
;
Popular Stories
MSNBC Host Snaps in Heated Segment: ‘What in the World Is Riskier Than Being a Poor Person in America?’ 679 Comments
Does Misstated Marathon Claim Prove Paul Ryan Is Dishonest? (POLL) 636 Comments
‘Jumah at the DNC’ Speaker: ‘Muslims Visited America Prior to Columbus’ & ‘It Was a Muslim’ Who Guided Him to the ‘New World’ 523 Comments
Obama: RNC Like Watching ‘Black-and-White TV’ Because Romney ‘Did Not Offer a Single New Idea’ 360 Comments
Have You Seen the Giant ‘Sand Obama’ Sculpture in Charlotte? 312 Comments
Faith
This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 136 Comments- Pakistani Muslim Cleric Accused of Framing Disabled Christian Girl in Koran-Burning Case Read More
- ‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 184 Comments
Meet the Controversial German Imam Accused of Brutally Beating His Wife & Pushing Sharia Law Read More
‘Self-Proclaimed Messiah’ & Unification Church Leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Has Died — Here’s His Life Story Read More
Business
- Germany’s Upcoming Court Ruling Will be Huge for the EU Read More
Ford Looks to Beat Toyota for Best-Selling Car in 2012 With This Model 146 Comments
Bernanke & QE3: Here’s What You Need to Know Read More- ‘Extortion’: Why Did the Labor Department ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Oregon Farmers? 300 Comments
Scathing New Ad Capitalizes on Rep. Ryan‘s ’Fading Obama Posters’ Remark 124 Comments
Technology
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 136 Comments
‘TaserDrone’: Hackers Weaponize Quadcopter With Actual ‘Shocking’ Technology Read More
Ever Heard of the Wild ‘Burning Man’ Festival in the Middle of the Nev. Desert? Here’s Your Primer Read More
Stanford Develops Technology ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athlete Recovery Read More
Have You Pretended to Know What ‘the Cloud’ Is? You’re Not Alone Read More
Submitting your tip... please wait!
Comments (125)
robbmeistr
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:54pmWhere was this? Most of Wisconsin would have been in the 20 – 30′s overnight with rain this morning. Not 40′s and sunshine and shirt sleeve weather when video was taken. Most of Wisconsin barely made it above 40 today. And there would not be any leaves on the bushes and brush. Definitely not Wisconsin.
Report Post »JimmyP
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:43pmOK, OK, thank the Lord and all (I am not saying this is a small thing) BUT…
The search was called off until morning???
My hunting dog goes missing in my urban neighborhood at 1:00 am and I do not STOP until she is safe and sound in her bed.
12 hours? Puuullllleeeesssseeee
40 degrees?
12 hrs is the tick of a clock compared to the loss of a HUMAN LIFE.
THIS IS A CHILD PEOPLE!!!
They searched “EVERY INCH” well not exactly “EVERY INCH”
unless that kid drove off the subdivision for smokes.
OK, I may be guilty of not knowing all the facts about mom and certainly she may have been completely innocent, but a neighbor doesn’t know the search is underway…Did the searchers go door to door? Yeah it looks like they are big pieces of property BUT THIS IS A CHILD, PEOPLE!!!
Perhaps the dog should be given custody of this child. Hey, I’m just sayin…
Report Post »FriscoTx
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 7:48amTotally agree!! My 1st thought was, ……called off the search just because it got dark and it was 40 degrees outside?? WTF!! Have they ever heard of flashlights and coats? It’s a miracle that kid survived. The only reason he did is because the dog was smarter than the searchers!
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:33pmWhat, no interview with the celebrity pooch? I’m disappointed, but it’s still a great story.
Report Post »jacksonnky
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:28pmI just love that southern drawl the people in Wisconsin have. I am guessing from the Clemson t-shirt that this is really South Carolina.
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:50pmYES! We fixed it… but the amazing part of the story remains! Hero dog!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 9:48pmpitter patter!
Report Post »eddvoss
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:26pmThe two best friends that God gave mankind are dogs and horses. Thank God for both of them.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:11pmDog spelled backwards –GOD
Report Post »jordy2010
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:11pmI heard that in Wisconsin…….. the liberals talk with a soviet accent…….. especially the union THUGS!!!!!!!
Report Post »notreally
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:21pmYou try to make political points out of this?
Like liberals?!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:07pmWonderful story and a great ending; best part of the day here.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 8:33amAnd how interesting that so many respondents have doggie friends! (smile)
Report Post »sarnold51
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:01pmThis was in S.C. not in Wisconsin.
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:00pmGODS hand was there he can do all things thru faith and use whatever and whomever to get the job done.Thank you FATHER for this miracle.
Report Post »JohnGaltCalling
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:54pmPeople need to pay attention to facts, too — This story is out of South Carolina, NOT Wisconsin. Has anyone ever heard anyone from Wisconsin talk with a southern drawl?
Bad, Blaze, Bad.
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:47pmMea Culpa. Thanks for the correction. We have fixed it.
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:49pmMea Culpa. Thanks for noticing. We have corrected this.
Report Post »jjones
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:54pmMaybe it was southern Wisconsin?
Report Post »It was actually one of the first things I noticed too…Saw the photo of the kid had Kershaw County sherrif on the bottom of it. So I googled it and yep…S.C.
joda5150
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:29pmI am from Wiscosin and yes we do have people with southern accents as they move here from southern states. However, the topography, no snowcover (we just got 17.8 inches last week), the accents and the leaves on the trees made we watch the video a bit closer. Then I noticed on the photo of the little boy that it was provided by the Krenshaw County Sheriff. There is not a Krenshaw County in Wisconsin–Kenosha but not Krenshaw. Therefore, this story is not from Wisconsin.
Report Post »ED4237
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:48pmPeople need to pay attention to their children. They go to do something you should follow especially when they are 2. It was good the dog was there though for that stupid pearent.
Report Post »axel@25
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:03pmThere is no indication that the parent was stupid…you however, by your statement (and spelling) have left little doubt about your own intellect.
Report Post »Dannowood
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:24pma$$kel3.5 . you hav too bea troull. Yes an intelligent parent dose not let a 2 yr. old do anything on his own in another room except sleep. Get juice? Give me a brake.
Report Post »axel@25
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:47pmNothing bad happens in their sleep??
Report Post »Children have also wandered off in the middle of the night while their parents slept ….but I suppose the parents are supposed to stay awake and watch as they sleep too?…how about kids that were abducted from their beds…if the parents were awake in the room that wouldn’t have happened…maybe they were stupid too?
Two year olds like to do things to show how “big” they’re getting. and can be very self determined. Certainly, parents should be vigilant…and this one probably watched the “Juice getting demonstration” a hundred times already. It may have become a standard procedure, getting a juice box from the kitchen isn’t exactly “juggling chainsaws”.
Thank goodness the parent “ignored” all those “dog attacks child”stories…or there may not have been such a happy ending.
APatriotFirst
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:19pmI would scare the Bgeesus out of my parents almost every night. I would sleep walk and get a door open and away I went, sound asleep. Did it for about 3 years.
Report Post »konakoka
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:45amditto
Report Post »konakoka
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:47amno doubt
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:39pmHow nice to have some good news. Thank you!
Report Post »Mountaineernotsogreat
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:37pmLooking at the video I suspect it was those greedy cops and firefighters in cahoots with the dog to get some publicity. I think all cops and firefighters should be volunteers. Plenty of people would do those jobs for free. I’d volunteer but my back gets sore when I sleep on it wrong.
Report Post »konakoka
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 5:44amyou funny
Report Post »BlazerBlazer
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:30pmI wonder if only UNION memebers serached for him? Maybe a non-union individural helped… did the union guys ask if everyone was union… oh well, just saying.
Report Post »axel@25
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:59pmyou CAN”T be serious….
Report Post »notreally
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:19pmI bet myself a schotch that some liberal would make a make a political story out of this.
I lost.
Report Post »axel@25
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:30pmWe all loose, every time a story like this is used for political “jabs”.
Report Post »politicaljules
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 2:41amJust turn it around and use the story for good. The truth has no agenda, is why it works.
Beautiful story of goodness coming out of the wilderness to do what is right.
Please God, provide Israel some goodness and shelter from the fires of hate they are facing.
Please pray that our leaders will come to their senses and help protect Israel.
God Save America
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:30pmI have a blue heeler that watches over me. He is amazing, when I dont feel good, he will go and tell my wife. Both he and I are old now probably will go to the beyond together. We have walked most days six miles a day together for twelve years. When you think you are above it all, a dog can make you realize you’re just a part of it all. It is good this boy had the dog, mighty good.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:49pm@HISEMIESTER ~~ Thanks for your post. Hope we get to live in your neighborhood when we all get HOME.
Report Post »ADNIL
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:20pmDogs Rock!!!!!!!
Report Post »Steel Awesome
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:19pmNot surprising that the dog was a lab. Truly man’s best friend.
Report Post »puck30
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:24pmI had a Lab-mix, they are soo smart. I always told people she was my best friend. No surprise here at all.
Report Post »Vince Foster
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:19pm.
Report Post »I suspect Crystal Meth and/or the NEA are somehow involved.
.
Dannowood
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:15pmAn Angel with 4 legs
Report Post »chips1
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:38pmApparently the dog has a god that is greater than the muslims.
Report Post »boone b
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:15pmand there are so many people out there that dont under stand how kicking my dog will get yer ass whiped
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:56pmKicking any dog will get his ass whipped if I’m around.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 6:27pmMe too! Dogs are just the greatest!
Report Post »wodiej
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 9:04amI second that.
Report Post »glashole
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 11:29pmDogs are mans best friend and they are also food. In this case the dog was awesome regardless of how this truly went down. Parents??? Where was the postman?
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:07pmGlad the DAD is on his way home to get the child and the dog, we hope! Mother said the boy had gone to get juice and didn’t come back? 2 years old??????????? Helllloooooo????? Boy friend????? Anybody home? Neighbors don’t sound too swift either….
THANK YOU GOD for watching out for us when we a too little to defend ourselves. And GOD, thank you for our precious DOGs which we all know are GOD spelled backward…In JESUS’ name, amen.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:12pmAmen.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:53pmAmen, and thank You for Buckshot. Amen.
sleazyhippo
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 7:29pmJesus spelled backward is “susej,” eh?
Report Post »You don;t want to be around to see us making susejes, but they dochange your outlook!
(grin)
CatB
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:02pmA boy and his dog .. gotta love that and the ending was God sent.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 2:58pmit’s great that he was found but I have a lot of questions to the family .
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:08pmMe too. I have a lot of questions too.
Report Post »The first one is how did that kid get so far away and why was the dog with him….?
Did he just open the back door and start walking ?
The second would be if the range was only how far a small child could walk then why couldn’t the bloodhounds find him ?
This whole thing sounds fishy to me.
Showtime
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 5:51pmI have two sons. No one is a better escape artist than a two-year-old boy with a world to explore!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 7:20pmI had a dog that could open a door…..turn the knob with his paws
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 2:58pmMan’s best friend.
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:05pmAnyone’s best friend.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 4:57pmI see a movie out of this!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-QL
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 6:07pm.
“I see a movie out of this!! ”
Yeah, but if Hollywood does it, the little boy will be a muslim,
and the dog will have been rescued from being tortured at the hands of American soldiers.
“Based on a true story”
Let’s this just remain a great story of how dogs are special gifts. They understand.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 7:59pmThe Plot thickens to find that the dog escaped from a Filipino family just before dinner, when the family first took the dog in.
SmokinBugsy
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 9:15amThese are the stories I turn to, you someone abuses an animal and someone else says “it’s only a dog”. No these “only dogs” would die for you and your children, they act more like ANGLES than most people do.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 11:41amThis is why I think more of my dogs than I do most people.
Report Post »getalong
Posted on April 4, 2011 at 12:21pmWe could learn alot from our canine companions.
Report Post »