{"id":1019,"date":"2026-02-24T23:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:52:11","slug":"i-saw-a-dog-lying-in-the-ditch-near-the-exit-20-sign-she-looked-weak-and-in-bad-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/i-saw-a-dog-lying-in-the-ditch-near-the-exit-20-sign-she-looked-weak-and-in-bad-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"I saw a dog lying in the ditch near the Exit 20 sign, she looked weak and in bad shape……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was driving north on Highway 75 and noticed a state trooper parked in a turnout. I checked my speed and kept going. A few minutes later, I saw a dog lying in the ditch near the Exit 20 sign. She looked weak and in bad shape.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I was in the left lane on my way to an appointment, and I hesitated. I didn\u2019t know whether to keep going or turn back. Finally, I decided to head south and pull into the turnout, even if it meant risking a ticket. Helping the dog felt more important.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When I pulled in, the trooper was still there. He rolled down his window and said he was on duty. I told him about the dog and mentioned I did not mind getting a ticket if it meant helping her. He simply asked where she was and drove off immediately.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I followed him to the spot. The dog was still there, panting heavily and barely moving. The trooper emptied his water jug and turned it into a bowl, then poured in bottled water. The dog seemed frightened, but too weak to move away. After sniffing the water, she began drinking quickly and finished it within minutes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He brought her more water and even offered a snack. She watched him carefully and stayed cautious, but she was slowly responding. Then he went back to his vehicle and returned with a chair and an umbrella. He told me he would stay there until the dog trusted him so he could take her to a shelter or bring her home if necessary.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Seeing him there at the right moment felt like a reminder that kindness still exists in this world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Meet Trooper Tudors of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. One of the good ones.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was driving north on Highway 75 and noticed a state trooper parked in a turnout. I checked my speed and kept going. A few minutes later, I saw a dog lying in the ditch near the Exit 20 sign. She looked weak and in bad shape. I was in the left lane on my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1021,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}