Dog Runs Off After Fireworks Frighten Pets
Evansville Indiana a woman reported to police that fireworks in her neighborhood scared her dog so severely that he vaulted a 10 foot backyard fence and disappeared.
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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1951
Page
13
Evansville Indiana a woman reported to police that fireworks in her neighborhood scared her dog so severely that he vaulted a 10 foot backyard fence and disappeared.
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