All in a day’s work…
Published 2:32 pm Thursday, June 8, 2023
Photo Contributed/Dave Carney with the Elizabethton Engineering department hold two puppies that he and Matthew Balogh rescued out of the middle of Hart Road in Carter County.
Photo Contributed/Two puppies rest in the seat of a vehicle after being rescued on Hart Rd. by City of Elizabethton Engineering department employees Matthew Balogh and Dave Carney.
Photo Contributed/The two female puppies stand in the bathtub after getting a good flea bath.
Photo Contributed/Dave Carney holds one of the rescued female puppies he rescued from the middle of the road on Hart Road.
Photo Contributed/The two puppies take advantage of a soft carpet bed to catch up on their sleep.
Photo Contributed/Two female puppies sleep like a baby at Dave Carney's home.
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City Engineering Department employees rescue pair of helpless puppies
BY IVAN SANDERS
CITY OF ELIZABETHTON PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Elizabethton Engineering Department employees Matthew Balogh and Dave Carney started their day on Wednesday just like any other day with a list of items that needed to be completed with one of those being to check on a paving project on Powder Branch Road.
However, on their way back to their office, taking a short cut that brought them out on Hart Road, the two men saw something in the road that brought a tug to their hearts.
Two female puppies, most likely siblings, appeared helpless and hopeless in the road with the need of rescuing oozing from their eyes. That’s when things changed for Carney, especially as the two pups were swooped up in the men’s arms and a search for their owners came up void after knocking on doors of residences around where the puppies were found.
“They looked lost but looked like they belonged together,” said Carney. “We brought them to the treatment plant and after thinking about what to do, I decided my dog at home needed some company so I took them home with me.”
Carney added that he did contact the animal shelter and provided a description of the puppies to be posted on the animal shelter’s website in case the owners were looking for the puppies.
The puppies are between three to five months old according to Carney, who added they still had some baby teeth left. Both received a flea bath and a good going over by Carney and his partner Emma before settling down in a crate their other dog occasionally used.
“I am not sure if they really have a home and if no one claims them I might keep them,” said Carney. “They slept soundly through the night in that crate.”
