Neighbors had heard a dog whining, but did not think to look in the house, which they knew had not been used in weeks. Finally a neighbor saw the dog sitting at a window and called animal control. When they entered the house they found it flooded. The upstairs was awash, The ceiling of the first floor had collapsed, water had run down the walls and the carpet was saturated.

The local vet examined the dog and found it to be in pretty good shape for having gone a month with no food. He pointed out that it was fortunate for the dog, if not for the house, that it had turned on the faucet, as it could not have survived that long without water.

The family that owns the house think that the dog must have slipped in when they were doing their last minute walk-around to see if anything had been left outside, and was not seen before they locked up. There are three children in the family, and they are determined to keep the dog, if no owner turns up. Keep the water dish filled.