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Softie Celeb Saves Stray
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Softie Celeb Saves Stray November 9, 2003 -- What would you do if you were driving along a busy highway and you spotted a stray dog darting in and out of traffic? For Eric Stoltz, there was only one answer: Pull over and help. Three weeks ago, the actor-director-producer, who has a 12-year-old yellow Lab named Poppy, was on the freeway in Los Angeles, on his way home from seeing a friend's play. Suddenly he spotted a mutt "running onto the off ramp, in between cars - it was very dangerous," he recalls. Food - specifically, a lemon-flavored Luna bar - served as temporary bait in the capture; Stoltz is a vegetarian, but the average dog is not. Luckily, another motorist stopped to offer the dog a can of cat food, "which he went ape for," Stoltz says. (Experts agree that animal-loving motorists should always keep cans of cat food in the glove compartment for just such emergencies.) It was 11:20 at night, cars were honking and "the dog was totally freaked out," but finally the shepherd-Rottweiler-pitbull-Lab mix landed safely in Stoltz's station wagon. "It took about 45 minutes to lure him to the car," the actor says "Then he calmed down." The dog had a collar, but no tags. "I took him to a vet immediately and had him scanned, but there was no microchip," explains Stoltz. The vet's exam showed there was nothing wrong with the dog except dehydration. "He was so scrawny and starving, he lunged for food with his ears pinned back in panic mode, and he drank about four gallons of water," Stoltz recalls. "Then he didn't pee for a day. He stayed with me that first night, but didn't sleep. He just howled." The lucky mutt earned himself the name Chancer - an Irish term for "someone who takes great risks, pushes his luck and survives," Stoltz explains. After inquiring at area shelters, which sadly have a kill policy due to lack of space, Stoltz decided to manage Chancer's adoption himself. The now-neutered and vaccinated pup is just under a year old, in perfect health and looking for a permanent home. Interested adopters can e-mail . "He's so eager to please, he learned to sit in a day," Stoltz says. "Now he's eager to have a home." |
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