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New York Woman Finds Her Lost Dachshund – in Hilary Swank’s Lap

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Losing a dog is distressing, losing a 15-year-old dog is worse–and losing a 15-year-old dachshund is a grim situation indeed.

Fortunately for Chelsea Blackwell who was distraught, the dog found its way to the arms of someone who could help.

Blackwell lost Blue the dachshund in her home town of Albany last Monday, prompting her to drive around looking and asking passersby if they had seen the dog. She noticed something unusual as she was nearing Greyhound bus station.

“I noticed there were like eight police cars and people with cameras–I thought maybe somebody got shot,” Blackwell told an Albany paper. “I asked them if anyone saw a little brown dog.”

The next thing that happened was that one of the people in the crowd said, “yes, she’ll be called her.” This sparked Blackwell’s curiosity. Inquiring as to the “her,” the person said that a celebrity had found her dog, and the next thing she knew, a car had pulled up and out came Million Dollar Baby star Hillary Swank, with Blue cradled in her arms.

“I was like, ‘No way,'” Blackwell said. “As soon as she got out of the car, I kissed Blue and said, ‘Thank you so much. ”

The two-time Oscar winner offered to take a photograph with Blackwell, who said that Swank was not going to “blow her own horn” about the good deed.

Swank has a history of animal advocacy, including co-founding the Hilaroo Foundation, which helps connect at-risk teens with shelter dogs in order to foster a healing connection.

Julia Powell

Julia is a founder of PetsLifeGuide and an author of articles about German Shorhaired Pointers and accessories for them. She is a specialist about this breed since 2002

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