Dog Returns After Long Trip
Silverton Appeal, 2/23/24
Vol. XLIII No. 46
"Bob" the
big scotch collie dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Brazier, proprietors of the
REO Lunch Restaurant in this city, surprised his owners one day this week when
he showed up at their place of business after an absence of about six months.
During the summer Mr. and Mrs. Braizer made an overland trip by auto back to their old home in Indiana, and Bob, their faithful dog, occupied a place on the running board. Through some mishap Bob came up missing during their first stop in Indiana and was not seen again on the trip. He was given up for lost until his arrival a few days ago foot sore and weary. He had another collar upon his neck giving evidence that someone tried to keep him.
The owners are practically sure that this is the same dog as he bears evidence of having been injured. Their dog also having been once injured by a tractor losing one tooth and having several scars on his body, these all tally according to the owner, in the returned dog as does a photo taken before he left.
Bob seems to have developed a liking for the hobo life and comes back now just often enough to get a square meal.
His return covering so many hundreds of miles over an unknown trail demonstrates a remarkable instinct or reasoning power as one chooses to call it. Loyalty is surely a strong characteristic of dog nature. It is not untimely to surmise that the Oregon climate was also a big drawing card for Bob's return.