GRAND COUNTY — A Davis County household is determined to seek out their canine after she ran away following a scary automobile accident Sunday.
David and Glenna Edwards have been on a searching journey with their Yorkie, named Dobbie. They have been driving on Interstate 70 at mile marker 180 heading east towards Crescent Junction round 1:15 p.m. Sunday, between Moab and Green River once they have been hit with windy climate.
“They have a pretty big trailer they were towing with their side by side in it, and a big gust of wind came and the trailer started to fishtail back and forth,” the Edwards’ daughter, Madi mentioned.
She mentioned the trailer broke off her dad and mom’ truck, they usually rolled a minimum of as soon as, probably extra.
“They think when they ended up upside down while they were both really disoriented, she ran out the back window,” Madi mentioned about when Dobbie ran away.
The couple is empty nesters. Madi mentioned they deal with Dobbie like their child.
“My dad says he doesn’t like dogs, but he secretly loved this dog,” she mentioned.
They mentioned not solely is her identify memorable, however her disposition is unforgettable, too.
“Not only does she kind of remind us of Dobby the house elf, but she would go and steal socks from my dad’s room,” Madi mentioned.
When her homeowners observed she was lacking after their car crashed, they panicked.
David Edwards was capable of get out of the automobile. Madi mentioned he broke his orbital bone and his eye is swollen shut. She mentioned her mother is bruised and sore however targeted on trying to find Dobbie.
“My mom said it happened so fast, she didn’t even see it coming,” Madi mentioned. “She just remembers holding onto Dobbie’s front legs and then when they flipped and rolled, she all of the sudden was gone.”
Madi mentioned her dad and mom’ trailer, truck, and belongings have been destroyed.
“The biggest thing they lost is Dobbie and we just really hope she’s out there,” she mentioned.
The household left a scent station on the scene, hoping it will lure Dobbie again.
“We did leave her blanket and my mom’s jacket that smell like her at the crash site,” Madi mentioned.
They mentioned mates and strangers have helped them search for her.
“We were out there walking and driving with a heat censored drone last night until about 2 a.m.,” Madi mentioned.
Dobbie’s homeowners mentioned she weighs 5 kilos, she shouldn’t be sporting a collar and she or he usually likes folks, however could also be timid following the crash.
“We’re hoping maybe if you’re calm and quiet and call for her, she’ll come to you,” Madi mentioned. “She loves beef jerky.”
They’re hoping somebody could have picked her up someplace, probably at a close-by fuel station.
Anyone with data to assist discover Dobbie ought to contact the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.
