CRASHED THROUGH A FRONT OF A LOCAL STORE. AND FIRST, AT 530 LOUISVILLE ZOO OWN REAL LIFE LASSIE IS BEING HAILED AS A HERO. THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOG HELPED POLICE FIND A MISSING CHILD LAST MONTH. WLKY DEANDRIA TURNER MET THAT HERO TODAY. NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. SOME HAVE FOUR PAWS. AND WHILE THE DOG COULDN’T TELL ME HIS NAME OR HOW HE LED THE POLICE TO THE MISSING CHILD, ONE THING’S FOR CERTAIN. HE’S A GOOD BOY. YOU. GOOD BOY. WE DON’T KNOW HIS NAME, SO FOR NOW, YOU SAY THE BOY, WE’LL CALL HIM LOUISVILLE ZOO. LASSIE, ARE YOU A HERO? YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU’RE A HERO. IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE PAW PRINTS WINDING THROUGH THIS OKOLONA NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THEY BELONG TO HIM. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOG IS BEING HAILED A HERO FOR HELPING LOUISVILLE POLICE FIND A MISSING CHILD BACK IN JANUARY. AND AFTER LMPD SHARED THIS STORY, WE WENT TO GO FIND HIM. HE’S ALWAYS OUT HERE LIKE THIS, BUT HE’S A GOOD DOG AROUND HERE. EVERYONE KNOWS HIM. HE’S PART OF THE SCENERY. PART OF THE ROUTINE. I’M A BIKE. HE ALWAYS CHASED ME ON THE BIKE, YOU KNOW? HE. YOU KNOW, HE JUST HAVING FUN. YOU KNOW? HE DON’T BITE NOBODY. A FURRY FRIEND WHO, ACCORDING TO POLICE, HELPED FIND A MISSING THREE YEAR OLD ON A COLD WINTER DAY. ANYTIME YOU HAVE A KID THAT YOUNG, YOU KNOW YOU’RE FEARFUL. THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO FIND HIM. OFFICERS ON FOOT, A DRONE AIR UNIT, AND THEN SOMETHING UNEXPECTED CAME ALONG. AS I’M WALKING TO THE FRONT, THE CRAZIEST THING HAPPENED. THERE’S A DOG STARTS WALKING WITH ME. THIS DOG NOT TRAINED, NOT COMMANDED, JUST MOVING WITH PURPOSE, LEADING HIM TOWARDS A BACKYARD INTO THE OFFICER’S SURPRISE. I GOT HIM. SO WE WENT OVER. IT WAS AN SUV IN THE BACKYARD. THE KID WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, TERRIFIED. HE LED THE OFFICERS RIGHT TO THE LITTLE BOY. AND BECAUSE OF THIS DOG, THAT LITTLE BOY MADE IT HOME SAFELY. YOU SEE, THAT’S GOD WORKING THROUGH THE ANIMAL. A SEARCH ENDING IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. READY? READY OR NOT, HE SHOWED UP WHEN A LITTLE BOY NEEDED HELP BECOMING LOUISVILLE’S LASSIE. DEANDRIA TURNER WLKY NEWS A HERO, FOR SURE. WELL, ACCORDING TO THE NEIGHBORS, THE DOG DOES HAVE A HOME. AND ON WARM DAYS, HE WAND
Real life Lassie moment: Meet the untrained dog who helped police in Kentucky find a missing toddler
In January, the search for a missing 3-year-old ended in the best way possible, thanks to an unlikely hero.Not all heroes wear capes. Some have four paws, and one dog in Louisville, Kentucky, played a critical role in the rescue.“You a good boy,” said neighbor Sean Calloway. Earlier this week, we told you about a dog in a Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood who helped police find the missing child. But at the time, we didn’t know much about who the furry hero was.We still don’t know his real name, so for now, we’re calling him Louisville’s Lassie.“You’re a hero,” Calloway told the dog.If you see paw prints winding through the Louisville neighborhood of Okolona, there’s a good chance they belong to him. “He’s always out here like this, but he’s a good dog,” Calloway told Louisville sister station WLKY. “He’s always chasing me on my bike. He’s just having fun. He don’t bite nobody.”According to Louisville Metro Police, the dog helped officers locate the missing 3-year-old on a cold January day. “Anytime you have a kid that young, you’re fearful,” an officer said. Officers used every resource: on-foot searches, a drone, and the air unit. Then, something unexpected happened.“As I’m walking to the front, the craziest thing happened. A dog starts walking with me,” the officer said. The dog wasn’t trained or commanded; he just moved with purpose, leading the officer to a backyard.To the officers’ surprise, the boy was found in an SUV parked in the yard, terrified but safe.“That’s God working through that animal,” Calloway said.A search that could have ended in tragedy instead ended in relief, thanks to Louisville’s Lassie, who showed up when a little boy needed help the most.According to neighbors, the dog has a home but wanders the neighborhood on warm days. A familiar face in the community, he is now a hero no one will forget.
In January, the search for a missing 3-year-old ended in the best way possible, thanks to an unlikely hero.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some have four paws, and one dog in Louisville, Kentucky, played a critical role in the rescue.
“You a good boy,” said neighbor Sean Calloway.
Earlier this week, we told you about a dog in a Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood who helped police find the missing child. But at the time, we didn’t know much about who the furry hero was.
We still don’t know his real name, so for now, we’re calling him Louisville’s Lassie.
“You’re a hero,” Calloway told the dog.
If you see paw prints winding through the Louisville neighborhood of Okolona, there’s a good chance they belong to him.
“He’s always out here like this, but he’s a good dog,” Calloway told Louisville sister station WLKY. “He’s always chasing me on my bike. He’s just having fun. He don’t bite nobody.”
According to Louisville Metro Police, the dog helped officers locate the missing 3-year-old on a cold January day.
“Anytime you have a kid that young, you’re fearful,” an officer said.
Officers used every resource: on-foot searches, a drone, and the air unit. Then, something unexpected happened.
“As I’m walking to the front, the craziest thing happened. A dog starts walking with me,” the officer said.
The dog wasn’t trained or commanded; he just moved with purpose, leading the officer to a backyard.
To the officers’ surprise, the boy was found in an SUV parked in the yard, terrified but safe.
“That’s God working through that animal,” Calloway said.
A search that could have ended in tragedy instead ended in relief, thanks to Louisville’s Lassie, who showed up when a little boy needed help the most.
According to neighbors, the dog has a home but wanders the neighborhood on warm days. A familiar face in the community, he is now a hero no one will forget.
