Happiness is a cuddly dog, thief chaser and wallet finder
A two-year-old puppy has become a household name in a residential neighborhood in North China's Hebei Province.
Dan Dan is far more than a cuddly pet dog. It is a volunteer watchdog and occasional purse retriever, Yanzhao Metropolis Daily reported.
According to its owner granny Geng, a pensioner in the provincial capital city of Shijiazhuang, the tender yellow-brown furred canine is both an amusing companion, and incredibly intelligent.
During a regular morning exercise on March 19, Geng strolled along the street, as usual, with Dan Dan.
Suddenly, the dog turned around and ran into the nearby woodland.
"I thought Dan Dan may have just run off to have a bit of a frolic and play in the grass," granny Geng recalled.
Instead the puppy returned to Geng, unexpectedly, with a scarlet-colored wallet in its mouth.
Geng checked the identification card inside the wallet, which revealed it belonged to a local woman named Zhang Yanli, who lives in an adjacent residential community.
Also in the wallet was a bank debit card, a healthcare insurance document, and several other items of great importance.
After an unsuccessful attempt to try and return the wallet directly to the owner, Geng handed the wallet back to the bank where the debit card was registered.
"The owner must come to the bank to report the loss and cancel the card service. Following that the wallet can be collected from the bank," Geng said, smiling at Dan Dan sitting loyally by her side.
"It's not this tender whiling facing bad guys though." Geng said, citing another great deed by Dan Dan -- scaring away a bike thief last year.
It was also during an early morning walk that Dan Dan, upon hearing a cry for help, the usually tame puppy dashed towards a thief who was attempting to flee riding on the bike he had just stolen. Startled by Dan Dan, the thief fled, leaving the bike behind.
China Daily
(China Daily 04/03/2007 page6)
