Kira - Wow! What a weekend!

Saturday's travel day started out just as any other.  Guardian Angel and MexPup's leading lady Patty headed north with 3 pups, Patches, Jerry and Kira.  Unfortunately, during a stopover in San Francisco, the worst thing possible happened.  When the flight crew opened the hold to remove the luggage, out popped Kira and off she ran!  

The airport personal held flights and diverted them to a different runway while she was being pursued.  She made it to the far part of the airport and  found a tiny slit in an entrance gate.   At that point, she was no longer contained on airport property.  Alaska, airport police and airport security operations continued to look for her, but she was no longer in the contained area of the airport grounds.    

A BIG thanks to Alaska Airlines.  They had numerous people working on this, they never left Patty's side while she was still at SFO, and they offered to help in so many ways.  They never thought Kira was “just a dog”.  Their staff took out personal cars and searched the area and the service road both Saturday evening and Sunday.  Kira was important to them and they cared.  Although Patty had to continue on her travels with the other two pups, Alaska Airlines kept up the search for Kira and kept the communication going with with Patty and other MexPuppers in both BC and Puerto Vallarta. 

In comes social media... thanks to a post on the Xolo Rescue League's facebook page, a wonderful gal named Dayna saw a the post & sent MexPup a message right away.  A dog that looked an awful lot like Kira was brought into Peninsula Humane Society on Sunday!  We had to wait until this morning to confirm, but sure enough it was her!  Someone found her near a marsh in behind the airport & brought her in. Kira will be picked up tomorrow by another fabulous MexPup volunteer Mona, and brought up to Vancouver Island this week.  

BIG, BIG THANK YOU's to....  

Xolo Rescue League for posting and helping us.  

Dayna at Peninsula Humane Society for being you.

 

Shawn D., Stuart N., Nisha C, Josh B and everyone at Alaska Airlines that kept looking for her and made sure that everyone at SFO kept up the search (fly Alaska everyone!)  

And to everyone else for your wonderful thoughts, well wishes and all of your help. We cannot say how much we appreciate all of the good energy!  Without you, we cannot do what we do!

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