Former Firefighter Reunites With Dogs After They Were Stolen From His Calaveras County Home

CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) — A retired firefighter faced an unexpected exigency aft his 2 dogs were stolen close disconnected his property, but these are much than the household pets.

One was conscionable days distant from being certified arsenic an affectional enactment canine to assistance this erstwhile archetypal responder woody with the effects of trauma suffered connected the job, but this traumatic lawsuit took an unexpected crook close successful the mediate of our interview.

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A quiescent ranch disconnected the beaten way successful Calaveras County was a spot excessively quiescent Wednesday afternoon. Kevin Johnson’s 2 champion friends weren’t making a peep.

“So I went to telephone them and I ne'er heard a response,” Johnson said.

It was unusual for 2 rambunctious doggies: Hay Hay and Nina. Johnson considers them his affectional support. They assistance him woody with PTSD aft spending much than 3 decades arsenic a archetypal responder.

“They mean the world. They’re conscionable similar our kids,” helium said.

Johnson couldn’t respond rapidly enough, though, to halt what happened astatine precocious noon:

“Then I heard a car velocity disconnected down the road,” helium said.

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He thinks Hay Hay and Nina were stolen. He and his household looked everywhere.

“We got into cars. We went each done towns. We went done each the adjacent towns,” Johnson said.

A plea connected societal media was simply stated: “We conscionable privation our dogs backmost please.” And it sounded similar this would beryllium a communicative astir a retired firefighter’s abrupt nonaccomplishment and his unanswered quest.

But then, during our sit-down interview, his compartment telephone started to buzz. And faster than lightning strikes, Johnson bolted.

The remainder plays retired similar a children’s publication meets mislaid canine world amusement benignant of moment.

Gratitude and glee replaced gut-wrenching worry. One speedy car thrust and Hay Hay and Nina were backmost home.

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Johnson isn’t definite who took his dogs. All helium cares astir is that a neighbour who saw them did the close thing—even refusing the $500 reward, and simply enjoying this priceless outcome.

Tony Lopez