The Tearjerker Story of a Dog Who Crawled His Way Home After the Ala. Tornadoes
- Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:15pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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If a tornado picked you up, threw you across the sky, and set you down in an unfamiliar place far away from home, and you broke two legs in the process, could you find your way back? That’s exactly the incredible story of Mason, a terrier mix in Alabama.
“On [Wednesday] April 27th,” WBRC-TV reports, “Mason was hiding in his garage in North Smithfield when the storm picked him up and blew him away. His owners couldn’t find him and had about given up when they came back Monday to sift through the debris, and found Mason waiting for them on the porch.”
But Mason didn’t just find his way home. Because of the severity of his injuries, he couldn’t even walk. He had to crawl home:
WBRC continues:
“He‘s got 2 broken legs and they’re distal radial ulnal fractures, they’ve not been able to be in alignment so neither one of them have healed so he had to crawl on 2 broken legs to get home,” said Dr. Barbara Benhart, staff veterinarian at the Birmingham-Jefferson Co. Animal Control Shelter.
“This is probably the most dramatic we‘ve seen as far as an injury in an animal that’s survived this long,” said Phil Doster, also with the shelter. “It’s kind of tapering off, the amount of animals we’re seeing because of the storm. For an animal just to show up on someone’s porch after this time was pretty remarkable, especially with the condition he’s in.”
Mason‘s owners asked the shelter to take him because they’re not able to care for him while they try and piece their lives back together, and now Mason’s amazing tale gets better with the help of a donation from the Vulcan Park Animal Care Clinic.
“He called and asked if there was anything he could do, last week, and this dog appeared today and so I called him, and never a hesitation, he offered ‘bring it on over and he’ll see what he can do,” said Dr. Benhart.
Now with a little luck and a lot of love, Mason may become a mascot for storm survivors on four and 2 legs.
According to an update posted on the news station’s site, Mason is scheduled for a long surgery today. And while it will be a difficult one, he is expected to survive.
(H/T: Daily What)
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Comments (128)
Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:07pmhauschild – Since you’re clearly a pig, let me show you some pain and see if you feel it?
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:21pmDitto there Bob!
Report Post »joan k
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:07pmOMG that poor baby. I love it whan a sad story has a happy ending.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:03pmI wanna adopt him! My 2 Shelties could use a new little buddy.
Report Post »ConservativeHippie
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:57pmHaving lived in that part of Alabama, the kind of people that live there are wonderful for the most part.
As for the family not taking the dog, if they are living in a shelter themselves, they probably are not allowed to have him and perhaps have no way of taking care of him or have family who can care for him until he gets better and they get another place of their own to live.
If you are living check to check, then have a catastrophic event occur, how many of you could really take care of your horrifically injured pet? Our family probably couldn’t, so giving it to the shelter to care for is an act of kindness I think. Maybe one day they will be united when things settle down.
Report Post »palinrevolution
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:54pmGod bless your post conservative hippie
Report Post »Politicus
Posted on May 21, 2011 at 12:44amThat was hip.
Report Post »Xpat48
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:56pmHe’s got heart. My God, I wish this little fighter all the best!
There’s something special about “Man’s best friend.”
I’m going right now and give mine a big hug. As soon as I get the tears out of my eyes.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:53pmThat’s my girl!! “What would I ever do without you” My heart soars with a story like this. My only question is “Did obozo make this happen?”
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:51pmThing about animals that humans fail to want to accept is that they don’t understand pain and are unable to reason, so pain doesn’t really mean anything to them except it challenges their instincts for survival.
I’m really tired of the way people are treating animals nowadays, almost as if they’re human. I think it’s really unfortunate and disappointing because there are much bigger and important issues people could focus that “compassion” into. Remember the good old says when the father of the household was always saying, “No, we’re not getting a dog because there are huge responsibilities that go into owning an animal.”. Now, you’ll never an intelligent parent say that to a child. Ironically, kids are certainly not being raised any better now, either.
Report Post »Dougbeach
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:15pmAmen! Except for dogs — every other animal should be bred to live 6 weeks, shot full of growth hormones, antibiotics, trapped in a tiny cage, then slaughtered and thrown on my grill!!!
Report Post »palinrevolution
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:58pmWow, you’re really a hard-ass. Good thing at least some things have changed since “the good ole’ days” I wouldn’t want to be anything like you.
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:49pmA great story . . . . Clearly Mason felt loved by his owners, or he would have taken up with people at the near where he was injured. Hopefully he can be re-united with those people when they are back on their feet again.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:48pmIt’s a terrier. Terriers rule……SIMPLE AS THAT!
Report Post »red_white_blue2
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:43pmThe beauty of the animals spirit…Incredible–too bad people can’t be like animals.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:43pmLooks a lot like Toto too….
Report Post »reconranger
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:27pmFYI Toto was a Cairn terrier
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:39pmThe more Democrats I meet, The more I love my Cocker Spaniel
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:38pmMason has proved himself to be more loyal than his “owners.” In spite of insurmountable odds, he made it home only to be kicked off the porch.
Thank God Mason’s in good hands now and may he live many happy and healthy years, forgetting the “owners” who betrayed him.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:18pmThose were my thoughts as well, I would never give up my dog after that, or ever as far as that goes.
Report Post »American Saint
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:38pmI feel like I am reading this story wrong. The dog crawls all the way back to his home to be with his family and they give him to a shelter. Is that what I’m reading?
Report Post »ADNIL
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:43pmYeah, what’s with that??? That is the reason why I prefer DOGS over most PEOPLE. If that were my dog I’d have kept him with me even if I had to live in a car or a tent while getting it together.
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:40pmI had the same reaction. Your dog breaks both front legs after being tossed in the air by a tornado, crawls for two weeks to get back to your doorstep (tail wagging in the process), and you can’t make the sacrifices in return to say, “If you’re willing to do that to be with me, I’ll do whatever it takes to let you stay with me.” Bitter-sweet story, indeed, and although I don‘t claim to know the owner’s situation, I’m a little angered by the end result.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:35pmIt sounded like the shelter would be caring for the dog until the family could get back on its feet. Not every shelter has facilities to allow family pets. I also doubt that the shelter would set up such a complicated and expensive operation if they were going to euthanize the dog shortly after.
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:37pmIf anyone deserves health care, it this little guy.
Report Post »bailey08
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:37pmI would crawl on broken legs too, to get home to my dogs. It works both ways when you love someone. Amazing that Mason could find his home since familiar landmarks were probably gone.
A little divine intervention perhaps?
In the next few days I’m going to purchase a baby buggy (the kind you can jog behind) for my 12 y/o Pug, so we can still go for long walks. Henry has arthritis and gets tired quickly if we walk too far.
Maybe someone will donate a buggy for Mason until he gets better.
Report Post »My prayers to Mason and all the other animals affected by the storm.
JGraham III
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:34pmwhat an awesome story of devotion and unconditional love! Not unlike how the Lord wants us to be first with Him and then with others around us.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:34pmGood story, thanks blaze.
Report Post »NapalmSticksToKids
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:34pmIf that was the first dog, Bo, he’d be limping for the hills!
Report Post »Crusty Thong
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:38pmBe nice…he can’t help it that his master is a douche.
Report Post »NapalmSticksToKids
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:17pmI was being nice… Bo must know about his master, that‘s why I said he’d limp for the hills rather than return to his master. Of course, Bo might have to search every golf course to find him if he did want to return to Obama.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:30pmGod bless his little heart .. hope everything comes out well in his surgery … please update … praying for this little guy.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:30pmPeople had to have seen this dog crawling on his way home and didnt bother to help. What kind of people live in Alabama anyway
Report Post »fogged1
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:45pmIf you read the story you would see that the owners found him when they were finally allowed to return to their home to try to pick up the pieces. The entire area that the dog was in was blocked off by law enforcement. No one was in that area until they lifted the block so no one would be there to see the dog.
Report Post »palinrevolution
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:50pmWhy do you presume callowness? I am never accused of being all sunshine and lollypops, but some of the posts in here need to lighten up. Here is a clue, God laughs at you.Why, because you deserve it.
Report Post »mill
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:29pmThe will to survive is strong. Many thoughts and prayers to this area of our country. Plus good will and grace to the vet doing this work gratis..
Report Post »KenDrift
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:27pmPretty amazing.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:52pmGreat Story!! Adopted a 4mo old Terrier from a shelter. When I read up on them online, the article said they became so attached to their masters that they did best in homes where their masters were not gone all day. GREAT DOGS!!
Report Post »lisalake
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:13pmThey gave him to a shelter??? I would sleep the street with my dog if I had to —- he crawled home to them with 2 broken legs and the gave him away…… sorry they’ve had some hard luck—- but that’s just SICK……
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:21pmThe dog definately had God smiling on him!! Great story.
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:35pmWas God smiling when he picked him up with a tornado and flung him across the city?
Report Post »doglady
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:40pmThat is why God spelled backward is Dog. Bless this little guy.
Report Post »Ralleo
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:43pmGod has no inlfluence over tornadoes. He put the earth in motion and has everything work the way it should whether we see a reason for it or not. God will not save you if you choose to step off a cliff. God will not save you if you choose to build your house on an earthquake fault line. God will not save you if you do not understand that tornadoes come through the area of your home and you are unprotected. To say God caused natural disasters is just like blaming God for not stopping you from hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.
There are inherent dangers no matter where we live. To blame God basically is a way of absolving any blame and sense of responsibility to the person who chose to put themselves in harm’s way (no matter how small the odds are of a disaster happening).
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:57pm@ Arron,to your post,i doubt that God was smiling but maybe he is telling us we should have the heart like this little dog to return to the master even if we have to crawl
Report Post »marjorie faye
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:27pmAaron, God did not pick up the dog and throw him in a tornado. The tornado did that. God is not a magic genie in a bottle just waiting to give us whatever we want, or sitting up there in the sky making everything run smoothly for us according to our wants and wishes.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 1:38pmAaron – If no one got hurt or killed, no sorrow or pain, this would not be earth, it would be Heaven, these things teach us and forge our soul. Liberals think a utopia can be formed here, won’t happen by any man.
Report Post »EnoughBS
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:04pmSlim,
Report Post »Then by your definition, God is a sadistic monster. That is not love. Poor argument.
Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 5:42pmEarth is but a training ground for the afterlife. It’s a learning experience and if there is an afterlife we may find that tragedy is not so tragic after all.. Except for the evil…. There is far more evidence in favor of an afterlife than not! Many take it as a certainty for their experiences. I know I do to he extent that anything less seems the theory of a madman..
Report Post »antirino
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:27pmRALLEO says, “God has no inlfluence over tornadoes”. Take note friend, “hold”, is present tense.
Report Post »COL 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
NewCurmudgeon
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:19pmThere is nothing more indicative of unconditional love than that of a Dog for it’s master.. God blessed the Earth with canines..
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:21pmI concur. Dogs are AWESOME!!! I think I’ll have to go hug and play with both of my puppies right now….
Report Post »Timsincali
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:57pmI LOVE DOGS! This good boy….. GOD protect our innocent animals….
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:00pmThey gave it to the shelter? They will kill him! WTF? They should never be a dog owner to start with. I kept 3 dogs theough a tornado where I lost everything. I wouldnt give them up for anything and at no taxpayers expense I mught add.
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:23pmPeople would rather help dogs than humans..And thats a Fact.
Report Post »voted against carter
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 4:18pmdog = GOD spelled back words. I have no idea what that means. BOTH have unconditional love???
Report Post »We Are Not Alone
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 4:35pmHow sweet
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:08pmPeople would rather help dogs than humans? Some of us can do BOTH! some of us can walk and chew gum at the same time! People who criticize people who want to help dogs hack me off!
Report Post »getalong
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:20pmThere is so much we can learn from dogs.
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 6:33pmThis is how I know Man is favored amongst all of God’s creations. Why would God have given us the companionship of dogs if he didn’t love us?
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 7:36pmI try to live up to be the person my doggies think I am.
Report Post »16Tons
Posted on May 20, 2011 at 8:57pmAs you know dog spelled backwards is god. :-) (notice that’s lower case “g”.) No sacrilege, no foul.
Report Post »tvr54
Posted on May 21, 2011 at 7:21amI second that well said.
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