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Chihuahua, Post-Flight.

Chihuahua, Post-Flight.

A Michigan couple is offering a reward for the safe return of their puppy after it was swept away by high winds. Waterford Township dog owner Dorothy Utley and her eight-month-old Chihuahua named Tinker Bell were at a flea market selling items Saturday.
That’s when rain storms and strong winds reaching 70 miles-per-hour tore through outdoor vendor tents, blowing away the five-pound dog. Witnesses say the dog was last seen airborne heading over a highway.

UPDATE: The chihuahua landed in a wooded area about a mile away from where she was last seen. She is okay. For more, click here.

Photo licensed under Creative Commons courtesy of heather.

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