The Incredible Journey of Daisy - An Oconee Greyhound Lost and Found
"It's a story of resiliancy and hope. I didn't think my dog would be this resilient, I really didn't, but she's a survivor," says owner Lauren Whalen.
The odds weren't in Daisy's favor. The 4-year-old greyhound who ran away from her Hickory Hills Drive home at the end of June was hit by a car, stuck outside in the 100-degree summertime heat wave, and somehow crossed the Oconee River during the more than three weeks she was lost. She dropped more than 20 pounds of her 56-pound frame along the way. But on July 19 her journey concluded with the happiest of endings: Daisy was reunited with her family. It all started on June 27 when the fence in Daisy's back yard was mistakenly left open. It only took 10 minutes for her owners, Chris Whalen, a University of Georgia professor, and his wife Lauren, a dermatologist, to realize the mishap, but by then Daisy was already out of sight. They …
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Patricia A. Shew
3:04 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
We also have greyhounds and I know how I would feel! We just put down our first grey that came from SEGA on May 10th. She was 15 years young. We lost 2 to cancer and still have our sweet Abby. I would be lost if if she ran away. Hug Miss Daisy for me and give her a kiss. I am very glad she has returned home! more ›