Chihuahua blows away in 70-mph winds
Tinker Bell, an 8-month-old Chihuahua owned by Dorothy and Lavern Utley, was picked up and blown away by 70-mph winds this weekend at a flea market outside of Detroit.
According to a story in the Detroit News, the Utleys were setting up for the outdoor event in Waterford Township and had their 6-pound puppy tethered to the back of a trailer.
A 70-mph gust of wind blew through, picked up the little black-and-brown pup and sent her airborne.
"She just went. The wind came up and within seconds she was gone," Dorothy Utley told the News.
There is a happy ending to this tale. Two days after the wee dog disappeared, she was located about three-quarters of a mile away in a wooded field.
The Utleys credit a pet psychic for guiding them to the location where they found their puppy.
Dirty and hungry but otherwise OK, Tinker Bell was thrilled to see her owners again. "That dog was so happy, she just went wild." Utley said. "We were shocked when we found her," added Utley. "You don't know how happy we were. We love her so much."
Sounds like a true over-the-rainbow story for Dorothy, and her little dog too.
-- Kelly Burgess
Photo: Tinker Bell is held by her owner Lavern Utley since being reunited after a 70-mph gust of wind picked up the 6-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight. Credit: Associated Press
Wow that is so cool
Posted by: Sarah | April 28, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Wish I knew who the psychic is. I'd like to know where my dog is!
Posted by: CJ | April 28, 2009 at 06:12 PM
pet... psychic...
http://www.facepalm.org/
Posted by: foz | April 29, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Hope this "psychic" didn't charge for this service. Anyone who cared to take a few minutes to research the direction & velocity of the wind could of come up with a probable search location. Geez...
Posted by: Diane | April 29, 2009 at 04:04 PM
The psychic's website is lorriethepetpsychic.com and she is legit. If you are one of those that think she just looked at a map and did some math well I hate to inform you that you are wrong. You can find exactly what she said on the Detroit radio stations 95.5 website under the podcasts for Mojo in the morning. It is under "Tinker bell 4".
Posted by: Liz | April 29, 2009 at 06:53 PM
Glad to hear the story turned out ok. But, I got to wonder who some of these people are..I would have went in the direction of the wind and hunted for that dog right away for crying out loud! I just have to wonder just how important these pets are to some folks!!
Posted by: Rhonda | July 16, 2009 at 02:48 PM