Leawood dog leads police To owner needing help

Sep 17

ABC's America Strong segment shows a Leawood, Kansas, patrol officer finding a barking dog in the street with its leash attached and no owner visible. The officer follows it home, where another leashed dog is in the driveway and an open garage reveals the owner on the floor needing help. ABC says the person had been there for more than three hours. It quotes Leawood police crediting the dog with enabling the officer to find the resident, who received medical treatment and is recovering at home.

ABC shows a Leawood, Kansas, police officer following a dog with its leash attached from the street to a house. A second leashed dog is in the driveway and the garage is open; the owner is on the floor and has been there more than three hours. Leawood police credit the dog with helping the officer locate the person, who is treated by medical personnel and is recovering at home.