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Trooper’s Hero
Good Samaritan Spends Two Days Rescuing Dog From Swamp
By DAN KROSSE
The Wambaw Swamp is a protected area filled with wildlife. What a black, 25 pound, labrador retriever mix was doing there on his own is anyone’s guess. But when Sam Rose saw a “black dot” running on the horizon, off the gravel road he was driving on near the swamp, he knew he had to stop. That black dot was Trooper, a skittish dog who was running scared with a terrible wound down the middle of his back. Rose worried the injury might be from a coyote attack.
“It brings tears to my eyes to think someone would have left him out there like that,” Rose said.
Even though Trooper bolted, Rose didn’t give up. He drove 50 miles roundtrip to buy a crate and dog food. He set it all out, but there was no sign of Trooper. As the sun rose the next morning, he showed up again, this time with dog biscuits. Trooper came right for them and with a little prompting, walked into the crate. Rose’s next stop was Charleston Animal Society. The wounds ended up being burns, most likely from the sun. Trooper received a lot of medical attention and love at Charleston Animal Society and by late September he was placed up for adoption. All because one man wouldn’t give up on saving a life.
BY WILL HOWELL
ABOVE: Charleston Animal Society Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Aldwin Roman re-introduced Trooper to Sam for a reunion at Charleston Animal Society. BELOW: Christina Ellwood feeds Trooper at Charleston Animal Society. His burns were treated over several weeks and he was placed for adoption in late September.
