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8 C . BEACON SHOPPER, August 2 6 ,2010 HOUSE CALLS STILL AVAILABLE Dr. Bob Corona Serving Babylon F or O ver 15 Years ALL PETS ANIMAL HOSPITAL* & Veterinary House-Call Service 1 Now The Vet Can Serve Your Pet Better! MEDICAI CARE ¡ VACCINES • HEARTWORM • ROARDING FerretsExotics « Ml I ■ FIRST EXAMINATION i I • Not Valid on House Calls * Offer Valid in Hospital Only I •DogsCatsBirds« « « “s5\ÖFi* THINGS TO DO i PetoodPetathing F « B Home Again Microchiping i numi wcinr nonni»! Huniiu • Not Valid on House Calls • Offer Valid In Hospital Only I »Bring This Ad For Criupon Offer j FREE NAIL ; CLIPPING ; I • Not Valid on House Calls • Offer Valid In Hospital Only I ■ «Bring This Ad For Coupon Offer ■ Senior Citizen «Multiple Pet Discounts! BOB CORONA, DVM • (631) 376-1133 Caring Affordable Service • C a llror Appointment 975 WILE EAST NECK RD., WEST BABYLON 1/2 Mile North of SUnrise Hwy. HOURS! Men.-Fri. 9am-6pm Sat.9am-lpm 1 Lassie came home, but that was a book and a movie. Teddy Bear is the real deal. After surviving nearly four years in a North Caro lina swamp, Teddy Bear, an Irish Wolfhound mix was reunited this month with her jubilant owners. Somehow, she endured four win ters and three summers of wilder ness, 44 months there to be pre cise. Her happy ending is thanks to the amazing dog detective skills of the Outer Banks SPCA. Back in November 2006 at the end of a canoe trip a playful Teddy Bear jumped out of her owners’ SUV hatchback and disappeared into the Alligator River Na tional Wildlife Refuge. She had done this before but this time she didn’t come back. Her owners, the Wilkinsons, who live in New Bern three hours away, began an ex haustive search, extending their stay, posting over 200 flyers, listing a lost report with the local SPCA, and ultimately returning to the area gOhtimes to cqgtinue lookiftg\ for Teddy “ Bear. They kept contact with folks in thé area and responded to possible sighting, but all were false hope. ■ Red wolves, alligators and bears! Oh, my! The refuge is 152,000 acres of bog in a remote part of the Outer Banks. Alligator River is a réin troduction site for the endangered red wolf. The closest town'called East Lake has only about 35 homes. At first there were sketchy reports of one elderly man feeding a stray from afar. In 2007 a humane trap was set up but nothing entered. After that, news dried up. The Wilkin sons were so worried that their shy dog wearing a col lar with ID would never approach humans. In time they feared she had succumbed to the elements, predators or starvation. [Before we get to the nitty gritty of how Teddy Bear got home safely, let’s stop for intermission. To those in volved in the massive search for Vivi the Westminster Whippet lost at JFK Airport, also in 2006, this long lost dog’s recovery is more than an incredible journey - it’s an inspiration. Dare County in NC where this took place received some area coverage but the news never reached NY television or internet spots like AOLs homepage. We heard about Teddy Bear when the Virginian-Pilot news paper story was forwarded to Bonnie Folz, coordinator of Team Vivi. Her subject line read: “You have to read this one- A reason to keep the faith.”] Lights flashed; intermission’s over. Josie Alford, an animal control officer at Outer Banks SPCA made Ted dy’s astounding canine connection. Josie said recently another resident was throwing scraps to a stray. At first he thought it was a straggly bear cub. Once he saw that a ragged dog needed medical attention he asked for a humane trap. The SPCA brought the trap but it was his responsibility to monitor it. Two days later on July 21st- Gotcha! The scruffy dog inside, though now thin, col larless and fly-bitten, seemed familiar to josie. The SPCA Teddy B e a r reunited w ith her fa m ily after alm o st 4 y e a r s in a N orth C a rolina swamp. took her to their vet the next day where she was started on antibiotics for her inflamed skin. Josie recalled a simi lar dog, and the devoted owners she spoke to years ago, but she wasn’t sure how many years ago. She remembered a distinct flyer about a dog lost in the refuge. She could picture the poster- dark photo, several phone numbers, no microchip, reward. She remarked: “Imbed ded in my brain was a lost report in a binder for a year. We organize our lost dogs by color in separate male/female books. A few months later we call to update the status. After a year, open case lost flyers are pulled out and kept in dated boxes. We have about 30 boxes labeled, and stored with various case number notes stapled to them.” She said this data wasn’t computer ized yet but hoped it would be soon. I listened as Josie described this efficient method, shaking my head in dis belief because I see how little attention the lost posters get at L I. shelters. First lead: Josie’s supervisor came across the box with the 2007 trap request. In all it took 13 days of box shuf fling before Josie found the tattered flyer she was look ing for. Her supervisor let her do the honors of notify ing the Wilkinsons. They got the joyous call followed by emailed photo confirmation. Within a few short hours, they were at the shelter to reclaim their pre cious gal. The same dog hiding at the back of her-kennel walked right up to her owners and began nuzzling their faces. Look at the OBX shelter photo of Teddy Bear’s Grand Re union. “Everything bad I have to deal with at the shelter just disappears when I think about Teddy Bear. It takes the cake,” remarked Josie. Teddy, now six years old, is back resting on her favorite couch. She has skin and ear in fections and, not surprisingly, will undergo heartworm treat ment because of the swamp mosquitoes. Teddy has already gone canoeing again. From now on she’ll wear a track ing collar. Outer Banks SPCA (www.obxspaca.org) went above and beyond for Teddy Bear, but I get the feeling they do so each day. Presently, a small staff tends to about 30 dogs and 70 cats. Right as Teddy’s identity was revealed, “Onyx” a Pit mix was adopted a day short of his year an niversary. For Teddy’s remarkable recovery, OBX SPCA deserves the Nobel Pets Prize, yet I bet they would be content with less. Like many rural shelters they could use monetary donations plus pet food or dog/cat toys. For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643- 9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: Another “Bear” is waiting Pets for Adoption ^ ^ * 8 Shown left, “Bear”_ 11 German!Australian Shepherd. Above, fe male Bull Terrier for a happily ever after. For a year his loving family tried hard to re-home him when faced with a child’s respira tory problems. All prospects fizzled. “Bear” #93501 is a six year old Shepherd combo - half German; half Aus tralian. He is great with kids, housebroken but does not like cats. Meanwhile a sweet, purebred female Bull Terrier pup #93492 was found as a stray. Males: “Blue” Shep mix #93487; “Junior” beige Shep mix #93434; older Maltese #93484; a yellow Lab; a choc olate Lab; “Spook” black cat C-4. Female: “Queenie” shy Rottie #93453; “Jinni” car ries bowl #93155; “Star” her shelter stay has surpassed “Onyx” by 5 months #92319; “Truffle” petite tortie C -l; “Miss Kitty”- tuxedo C-6. POLICE BLOTTER The Suffolk County Police Department’s Third Precinct and other local fire and law enforcement agencies. For ad ditional police information, see the Beacons main section newspaper, which is available at newsstands and by sub scription. To subscribe, call 631-587-5612 or go to www. babylonbeacon.com to order online. BURGLARY Brentwood: Sometime between 6:30 p.m., Aug. 8 and 8 a.m., Aug. 9, someone broke into a Commack Road business and stole various items. •At 4 a.m. on Aug. 8, police responded to a break in at an Eisenhower Avenue home. The thief fled. East Islip: Police were called at 9:30 a.m., Aug. 9 re porting a break in at a Woodland Drive home. •Ocean Beach: Someone broke into a Dehnloff Walk home sometime between 5:30 and 6 p.m., Aug. 8 and stole assorted items. GRAND LARCENY Brentwood: Someone drove o ff in a 1998 Honda Civic parked on 2nd Street sometime between midnight and 9 a.m., Aug. 8. •On Aug. 8, sometime between 3 and 4 a.m., someone, stole a 1993 Honda Civic parked on Grant Avenue. Bay Shore: Police received a call that sometime be tween the night of Aug. 1 and the morning of Aug. 4 someone stole a 1996 Ford Taurus parked on Moffitt Boulevard. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Brentwood: On Aug. 5, sometime prior to 10:30 a.m., someone vandalized a car on Crooked Hill Road. Bay Shore: Someone made graffiti on an Ocean Ave nue building during the early morning hours o f Aug. 4. Central Islip: A car parked on East Cherry Street was vandalized Aug. 7, sometime before 1:25 a.m. North Bay Shore: A window screen at a Baldwin Ave nue home was cut by an unknown person Aug. 7, some time before 11:30 a.m. ARRESTS DWI: The following persons have been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired: Carlos Cabrera, 1699 North Thompson Dr., Bay Shore; William Johnson, 49 Ridgeway Blvd., Bay Shore; Adrian Villanueva, 292 Delaware Ave., Bay Shore; Dani Assaly, 56 Beatrice Ave., West Islip; Carlos Orozco, 301 Second Ave., Brentwood; Simar Maamik, 865 Broadway Ave., Islip; Brittany Herbst, 3110 Kane Ave., Medford; Fran cisco Garcia, 164 Sherman St., Brentwood; Juan Saenz, 69 Bradley St, Brentwood; Ludwig Duenas, 213 Con necticut Ave., Bay Shore. Murder: Wesley Paul, 45 Drayton Ave., Bay Shore. Grand Larceny: Robert Milazzo, 1434 Pine Dr., Bay Shore. Robbery: Anthony Fowora Jr., 312 Ocean Ave., Brent wood; Garrey Chapman, 38 East Cherry St., Central Is lip; Burglary: Gregory Stackow, 213 Plymouth Ct., Bright- waters; Grand Larceny: Rosa Dejesus, 48 Third St., Brent wood. The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documenta tion to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner.
