Dog Missing At Atlanta’s Airport Found After Three Weeks
Our pets are our very best friends, and we love them like family. So, one could only imagine what someone would go through if an airline lost their fur baby!…
Our pets are our very best friends, and we love them like family. So, one could only imagine what someone would go through if an airline lost their fur baby!
According to CNN, on August 18th, Paula Rodriguez and her six-year-old Chihuahua mix, Maia, were traveling from the Dominican Republic to California for a two-week vacation when her plane had an unexpected layover in Atlanta. At that point, a problem with Rodriguez’s tourist visa was discovered and she was told she would need to fly back home the next day. She had to spend the night in a detention center and was separated from Maia.
The next day, when Rodriguez was boarding her flight home, she learned that Maia had gone missing. Customs agents wouldn’t let her wait until her beloved pup was found and she was forced to fly back to the Dominican Republic without her fur baby. For two days, Rodriguez heard nothing, then she got a call from a Delta representative. “He said that she was being transported on the runway, and staff had opened her kennel, and she had escaped,” she recalls being told.
Because of her visa issue, Rodriguez couldn’t return to the U.S., but her mom flew to Atlanta to search the vast 4-thousand-acre airport with no luck.
What happens next?
Weeks went by and Rodgrguez was beginning to give up hope, but this past Saturday she received word that a FedEx employee had spotted Maia, leading to the pup eventually being found. Maia was apparently in good health, but was being checked out by a vet before being returned home to her mama.
Thank goodness for good people in the world. That FedEx employee helped reunite Maia and Paula after a sad and terrifying three weeks of not knowing what really happened to her pup! I hope Paula gets a chance to thank them one day!
These Are South Carolina’s Top Dog Friendly Restaurants
What are South Carolina's most dog friendly restaurants? We've got the answer. And listen, I love dogs. I really do. And I'm on board (if your dog can handle it and is happy) for taking dogs to places like breweries. Perhaps even somewhere with an outdoor patio to eat. But I'm a little more hazy on that one. But what I saw this weekend in Blowing Rock, was two different dogs one in a stroller and the other just laying under the table, inside in a restaurant. I'm sorry the line has to be drawn somewhere. Your dog will be ok at home for an hour by themselves. These were not service animals, just dogs that were accompanying their owners to dine inside a sit-down restaurant.
I get it. When my dog was alive I did wish I could take him everywhere. He loved to go to the drive-thru, the bank, or a pet-friendly store like Petsmart. But I never took him into a general store and certainly never to a restaurant. And in all honesty, he would have been miserable at a restaurant. He hated sitting still in a new place, would have been trying to eat everyone's food, and the heat outside would have bothered him as well. But despite my personal feelings about taking your dog out to eat, numerous people do it. This is what led Yelp to create a list of the most dog-friendly restaurants in America. And three of South Carolina's most dog-friendly restaurants made the list.
Here's how Yelp says the list was curated: "We identified businesses in the restaurants and food categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning "dog friendly," then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews mentioning those keywords between June 1, 2020, and June 1, 2023. If a chain appeared on the list more than once, we only included the highest-rated location. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of June 1, 2023." You can view the full list of 100 restaurants here or keep reading to see South Carolina's Top Dog-Friendly Restaurants.
5. Lost Dog Cafe
Location: Folly Beach
This popular breakfast and lunch spot is described as a laid-back beach cafe. On the menu, you'll find huge breakfast burritos, bagel sandwiches, bloody marys, and coffee. Learn more here.
41. Tidal Creek Brewhouse
Location: Myrtle Beach
Tidal Creek Brewhouse is your go to spot in Myrtle Beach for specialty craft beer, freshly brewed coffee and Lowcountry food. And with indoor and outdoor spaces, including a dog run it's the perfect place to bring your furry friend. Learn more here.
42. The Salty Beagle
Location: Myrtle Beach
The Sneaky Beagle describes itself best in this way, a little weird, a lot of fun, and always fresh. And with Beagle in the name you know they are dog friendly! Get more info here.
