THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, December 25, 1994 TAG: 9412230264
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 05 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
Since this is Christmas Day, this could be considered an appropriate heartwarming ending to a story we printed last year during the Christmas season.
Animal lovers will probably recall, and recoil, at the story of the canine hit-run victim.
It happened on the Holland Road railroad underpass. Hitting the dog with a car, and not stopping, was bad enough, but other motorists drove by as the dog lay in the middle of the road.
Finally, there was a rescuer. Paula Tabor, 46, who said the animal was ``kicking and bleeding,'' picked it up while another driver stopped and directed traffic.
She took the dog to the Alliance Animal Hospital, a few miles down the road.
Dr. Stephen M. Lawson said the animal looked like a sewer rat. ``I didn't think she had a chance in the world. She was as close to being dead as anything I've ever seen.''
What saved the animal was the compassion and caring shown by Tabor and the veterinarian, who charged nothing for his time or medicine.
He lost a tad of compassion when he talked about the driver who hit the animal.
``It's ridiculous, not getting out. I don't advocate jumping out. Dogs can be in fear from shock or pain. They could bite. But people do have the responsibility to stop traffic and summon help.''
Last year the dog spent Christmas at the vet's. This Christmas, she's home.
The dog was adopted by Sue Corell several months ago. Owner and pet could not be happier.
The question? The vet gave the dog one name. Its owner gave it another. Take a couple guesses. Both names begin with ``C'' and both are fairly common.
Hints: Think Brinkley - and think ``at the bat.''
If you should have a case of the Christmas lulls, try these questions:
1. What two well-known 1940s actors were involved in the battle of the shoes? Hint: The movies were ``Invisible Stripes'' and ``Drive by Night.''
2. Here's an easy teevee question: The town of Hooterville was the setting for which shows?
3. What president had 40 stamp albums and a collection of more than 25,000 stamps?
4. Rita Hayworth's mom ran the Professional School of Dancing in Hollywood in the 1920s. Who - excluding Rita, of course - was her most famous pupil? Hint: It was a man who used his dancing talents only a few times on screen.
5. One out of seven people do what, usually at night? No, not that. [Answers on page 17] ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by JOHN H. SHEALLY II
Sue Corell and her adopted dog.
by CNB