Ella is a Rottweiler and her recent misadventure is a story of loyalty. It is also a tale of love: the affection of a dog for her family and the kindness of a dog person, Kathy Wilkes-Myers. She understands dogs and knows that dog behaviour is not random. There is a purpose behind canine behaviour:

"... Kathy remembered two weeks earlier she'd driven by an accident on the same stretch of highway. She remembered because it was such a horrible crash. A single car had flipped over and landed on the side of the road, at just about the same spot where she found the dog.

Based on what she saw that day, Kathy figured there was no way a person could have survived, but what about a dog? So she called the highway patrol."

link: Lost Dog Gathers Clues to Find its Family

Kudos to Kathy Wilkes-Myers. And kudos to Ella. Just remember Ella the next time you hear the expression "dumb dog". It is we humans who just haven't figured it out yet.

Catherine Forsythe