Black Lab OK After Falling 6 Stories
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Flirting With Flight At TIA: Dog Survives 6-Story Fall
By TED JACKOVICS, The Tampa Tribune
Published: February 8, 2008
Updated: 02/08/2008 12:11 am
TAMPA – Airport police call it “the miracle landing” at Tampa International.
A 65-pound Labrador retriever, without benefit of an airplane or parachute, flew from the top of an airport parking deck six stories down – and survived.
Perhaps it was luck. Perhaps it was a miracle. Or maybe the 2-year-old dog from Largo simply lived up to his name.
“Jet is doing great and has made a full recovery,” said Clayton Tieman, who with his wife Jessica chose their dog’s name for the rich black of his coat, not for his flying abilities.
“I think I’ll name my next dog Scooter or something more grounded.”
Although the adventure took place Dec. 31, the story of his 60- to 80-foot tumble is still the talk of the veterinary office where he was treated. When they checked him out, he had cuts and bruises, but no broken bones.
“It was definitely unusual,” said Lisa Thomson, Florida Veterinary’s client care coordinator. “That’s a fall from a pretty high story. It’s all the luck of the draw.
“It all depends on how they land.”
It all began as an afternoon family outing to pick up Jessica Tieman’s parents and brother, who were flying in from New York.
I saw this story! That is one lucky dog. I can’t imagine what his owner felt like when he flew off the edge of that roof. It must have been an awful feeling.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:09 am