Kudos to the dog. IMO, he was a better pet than the woman was a mother.


A 3-year-old girl was found safe on Friday after spending the night in a rural Missouri cornfield with her faithful Yorkshire terrier by her side.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the whole incident began around 8:30 p.m. Thursday after officers received a 911 call that 3-year-old Remy Elliott wandered from her home in the town of Qulin, located about 175 miles south of St. Louis.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott told the Associated Press a search began that included an airplane, but the girl was not found overnight.

Volunteers joined police to search a cornfield Friday morning and eventually came across the girl after 8 a.m., when search dogs began barking — and a tiny dog voice started yapping in response.

"This is what #Community looks like. Law enforcement, 1st Responders and community volunteers coming together to find a missing child. Her dog stayed by her side all night. #StrongerTogether," police posted on Twitter.

Volunteer Makayla Hardcastle told FOX4 the thick corn field made it an especially challenging search.

“You don’t hear well in the corn either, so when somebody is yelling your name, I mean you hear them, but you don’t know where it is coming from. The corn feels like razor blades cutting you, I think anyway, especially for a child,” said Hardcastle.

Authorities said the small girl had several mosquito bites but was otherwise unharmed.

The girl's mother, Timber Merritt, told FOX4 she now is going to keep a close eye on those bites.

“I’ve never seen that many mosquito bites," she said. "We are going to give her a bath and keep putting medicine on it."

Merritt said that she plans to put up a fence so Remy won’t wander out of the yard again.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018...dog-by-her-side.html

Put up a fence? What kind of fucked up response is that? How about watching your damn kid?

“Timber” sounds like Mother of the year material.

You guys might be right about the mother. I do not know.
Once we thought my younger brother (about six yo) might have in fallen into a swift river we were camped by with a bunch of friends and drown. Found him fast asleep in a tent (not ours) under a bunch of sleeping bags and blankets.

A coworker and friend who was a Leo had a young daughter drown. Very unfortunate, but things do happen that are tragic. And yes if we could go back we would of made sure things were different. But that is not the case.

It is easy to judge others who make mistakes. lest us never make a mistake.

I am glad this little one is ok. Another example of a four legged angel doing all he could do to take care of his own. God bless him. Good boy little fella.

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
...Merritt said that she plans to put up a fence so Remy won’t wander out of the yard again.

Keeping the kid strapped to that dog might be a good idea, too!

I raised 4 children, I know how fast they can disappear!
I was not there so I can not judge the mom.

Good fences make good parents.

I know they can disappear, the initial getting away is something that can happen to any parent. But usually when you find them again you add a level of vigilance to your parenting, you don't just say, hey I guess I'll put a fence up. How about child gates in the house or an alarm or something?

Cornfield, guys, cornfield.

Look for the Signs.

Small dog. BIG heart!

Nice dog story

I'm not judging the mom, either. Corn around here right now is getting close to six feet tall already. They plant the rows so close together that you can't see past two of them. It's hard to hear in it and can be easy to get lost. It's tough to see into with infrared because it generates a ton of heat.

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
I'm not judging the mom, either. Corn around here right now is getting close to six feet tall already. They plant the rows so close together that you can't see past two of them. It's hard to hear in it and can be easy to get lost. It's tough to see into with infrared because it generates a ton of heat.

Agreed, obviously never been in a cornfield. A grown-up can get lost easily in 100'

Mom not at fault -- kids need to turn off the screen, get outside, and get their hands dirty, and it sounds like that's just what this little girl was doing with her dog! Kids are going to be kids, and that's why we love 'em.

Buy that dog a steak, though! Good boy!