{"id":42512,"date":"2026-08-13T05:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42512"},"modified":"2026-08-13T05:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:57:34","slug":"lost-dog-is-rescued-down-drain-by-san-diego-animal-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42512","title":{"rendered":"Lost dog is rescued down drain by San Diego Animal Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>A dog named Teddy who had been missing from her Southern California home for more than 30 days was rescued from a storm drain by animal services officers and reunited with her owner on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego County Animal Services personnel responded to a call of a trapped dog in the community of Spring Valley around 10:30 a.m. Monday. 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Her \u201cdirty coat,\u201d according to shelter personnel, suggested to them that she had been lost for some time.<\/p>\n<p>At the shelter, the female dog was cleaned, fed, vaccinated and checked for a microchip, according to county animal services staff.<\/p>\n<p>While the dog recuperated, a woman arrived at the shelter later that day to report that her dog, Teddy, had been missing for more than a month.<\/p>\n<p>She told shelter officials that she and her family had been scouring the neighborhood, including posting fliers and contacting local dog rescues.<\/p>\n<p>Shelter officials matched the information that she provided and confirmed that they had just rescued her dog.<\/p>\n<p>An initially withdrawn Teddy howled and wagged her tail upon seeing her owner, according to shelter officials. 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