Yelm puppy hit by car recovers before burial
YELM, Wash. (AP) - Reta McKinlay thought her grandchildrens' puppy was dead after it escaped through a fence at her home in Yelm and was hit by a car.
Scamp was bleeding. His eyes were fixed. He wasn't breathing.
McKinlay told The Olympian her husband wrapped the terrier-Shih Tzu in a blanket Dec. 3 and left it under a wheelbarrow to keep animals away from the body. She sat down with her 6-year-old twin grandchildren and told them Scamp had gone to heaven.
But when her husband went out to bury the dog the next morning, Scamp was sitting up.
After $3,000 in veterinary bills, McKinlay says they felt confident enough to tell the grandchildren the puppy is alive. She says Scamp's return is the family's Christmas present.
Scamp was bleeding. His eyes were fixed. He wasn't breathing.
McKinlay told The Olympian her husband wrapped the terrier-Shih Tzu in a blanket Dec. 3 and left it under a wheelbarrow to keep animals away from the body. She sat down with her 6-year-old twin grandchildren and told them Scamp had gone to heaven.
But when her husband went out to bury the dog the next morning, Scamp was sitting up.
After $3,000 in veterinary bills, McKinlay says they felt confident enough to tell the grandchildren the puppy is alive. She says Scamp's return is the family's Christmas present.
