Golden Retriever Police Dog Tracks Down Missing Man, Earns a Happy Meal
A Massachusetts police dog is being celebrated for his lifesaving work after tracking down a missing 78-year-old dementia patient. The dog, a Golden Retriever named Cruiser, didn’t just bring relief to the man’s family—he also stole hearts with the wide grin he flashed after the successful rescue.
Wrentham Police reported that Cruiser was called in last Thursday after the elderly man wandered away from his Avon home. Despite a large search already underway, Cruiser wasted no time and went straight to the man’s location in the woods behind a school. “Cruiser can’t hide his smile today,” Police Chief Bill McGrath wrote in a Facebook post, commending the dog for once again proving his worth to the community.
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