With school out for Thanksgiving, Bossier Parish’s Sherriff Deputy School Resource Officer Dusty Crenshaw took to patrolling the streets instead of the halls this week. On Monday Crenshaw answered a call that a dog was running loose along Interstate 20. On his first drive of the area, he didn’t see the dog but he made a second pass and located the white and tan dog that was dragging a chain.
“I could tell she was scared of the traffic. I got pulled over and she kind of hunkered down. I could tell she was scared and nervous, but when I got out of my unit I got her to come over to me,” says Crenshaw
In the last year, Crenshaw lost two of his own dogs and he knew the importance of reuniting the roaming pup with its rightful owner. “I got her to come over to me. She came straight to me, she’s a real lovable dog. She let me pick her up, she practically crawled up in my arms and I stuck her in the backseat of my Tahoe,” Crenshaw recalled.
Crenshaw took the dog to a nearby vet to see if the dog was microchipped but she wasn’t. He then dropped her off at Bossier City Animal Control so her rightful owner would have three days to claim her. Since he located the dog, he’s already been back to visit her and Crenshaw asked the shelter to call him first if no one claims the dog.
“She’s a super sweet dog, maybe a year and a half old, tan and white Pit. So if I get that call, I ain’t gonna no choice but to go pick her up,” Crenshaw says.
Bossier City Animal Control takes in an average of 40 to 50 dogs per month. They want to encourage you if you are thinking about getting a pet this holiday season or any time of the year, to adopt before you shop.
