Meet Patch, he is a mixed-breed dog who just experienced a traumatic loss. Patch was walking with his owner when he was killed in a hit-and-run accident. The dog was able to walk home after the tragedy and in need of a new family now.
The death of the owner happened on March 22, the visually impaired woman was on a walk in Nashville, Tennessee when the driver of a Ford F150 struck her, according to NBC affiliate WSMV.
Right after the accident, the woman was taken to the local hospital, Skyline Medical Center, and pronounced dead.
Patch left the scene of the tragic hit-and-run crime and walked himself home. He was found at the front door of a neighbor’s apartment.
The dog is now being kept at Metro Animal Control and remains unclaimed. The shelter staff is working to find the woman’s family. They have yet to hear from the victim’s family about what they want to do with Patch.
“(If left unclaimed), we would assess him to help determine what would be his best outcome, whether that is adoption or placing with a rescue group or some other option,” a representative for Metro Animal Control, Matthew Peters, told WSMV. “We have had a few rescue groups reach out about him already. It does appear he might have had a life as a service dog, in which case a rescue that works with service animals could be a good match for him. That’s all kind of premature at this point, though, as right now, our main focus is still on locating his family.”
The animal control agency is asking the community or anyone with information regarding this case to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
Let’s hope that soon somebody comes forward to love and provide a home for this brave dog.
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Meet Patch, the dog who walked himself home after his owner suffered a fatal accidenthttps://t.co/N4It6mbLAl
— Cleo McWhorter (@CleoMcWhorter2) March 27, 2023
