Starting off the New Year Right. (The Goodness of America).(Brief Article)

On New Year's Day, David Krogh, 43, was driving with daughter Dani, 15, from his home in Murray, Utah, to Wendover, 113 miles to the west, where Dani's mother works. About 20 miles into the trip, the disabled veteran nearly hit a Chesapeake golden retriever on Interstate 80 near the Kennecott Copper Corporation smelter east of Tooele (pronounced Too-illa). He stopped, and Dani whistled for the dog to come to her, which it did. Krogh told THE NEW AMERICAN that he opened the gate of his Mazda truck and urged the obviously affable animal to jump in, which it also did. Dani then sought to convince her dad that she knew someone who could take good care of the dog. But he explained that it was only right that they attempt to locate the rightful owner before giving it to someone else.

A few miles further along, they stopped at a gas station in the west desert town of Dell, where he described the lost dog and left his name and phone number. Later that day, on the return trip from Wendover, he dropped by the cafe to see if someone had inquired about the animal, but no one had. A Vietnamese couple was in the station at the time. Krogh needed gasoline and, as he began filling the truck, the wife approached and told him that their car had broken down about 27 miles west of Dell. A Utah Highway Patrolman had given her and her husband a lift to the gas station so they could call for a tow truck, but the towing company wanted around $200 for the service, which was beyond their means.

Rather than leave them ...