Florida Highway Patrol Officer rescues a dog that was in traffic
@Deepizzaguy (125375)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 27, 2026 1:30pm CST
A Florida Highway Patrol Officer was driving on a highway in Haines City Florida on Saturday when he saw a stray German Shepherd walking by itself when the police officer pulled over his auto to rescue the dog when he noticed that the dog was wearing a Emotional Support Animal on its collar.
The police officer attempted to contact the owner of the dog but the police officer was not successful.
The police officer then took the stray dog to the Polk County Animal Shelter where the dog is being taken care of until the owner of the dog can be contacted.
Hopefully the owner of the dog will be found and reunite with his or her best friend soon.
Link is msn.com/en-us/lifestyl...
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@celticeagle (193910)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jul
Maybe the owner is out looking for the dog. People need to take better care of their animals.
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@celticeagle (193910)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jul
@Deepizzaguy ........i hope the dog is watched out for a bit better in the future.
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@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul
Most likely what happened.
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@kareng (83677)
• United States
28 Jul
@Deepizzaguy Yes, especially since the owner is a special needs person!
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@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul
I also hope that the dog can reunite with his or her owner soon.
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@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul
I know what you mean since German Shepherds are wonderful pets.
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@RasmaSandra (100983)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jul
Glad the dog was rescued but before giving him to his owner I would be asking the owner the question of how the dot got where he got.
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@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul
You are right that the owner of the dog needs to be questioned how did the dog get lost in the first place.
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@Marilynda1225 (92217)
• United States
27 Jul
I hope owner and dog will be united and that nothing happened to the owner and the dog wandered away.
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@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul
I hope so as well that the dog and its owner reunite soon.
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@toniganzon (81036)
• Philippines
28 Jul
Oh my! I wonder how this dog was able to stray away from its owner.
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@innertalks (23789)
• Australia
28 Jul
The police officer went above his call of duty to rescue the dog like that.
Here, the council would have taken the dog, and impounded it, as they do with all stray dogs, and then the owner needs to pay a fine to have their dog released to them again.
@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul
Thank you for sharing what happens in your nation dealing with how stray dogs are treated.
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@valherma00 (5450)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
28 Jul
is that a cat behind the dog?
i would like to hope this was an accident and that dog wasn't abandoned.
i would like to hope this was an accident and that dog wasn't abandoned.1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (125375)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul
It looks like a cat sitting behind the dog. The dog may have accidentally went missing from its owner.
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