(May 18) - The injured dog that brought New York traffic to a standstill last week is recovering at home after surgery to mend her broken leg.
The 9-year-old female yellow lab-chow mix was hit by a car on a busy New York City highway Thursday morning. She and her doggy companion made a big news splash when the other canine next ran into traffic to stand guard.
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The protective pooch turned out to be the injured dog's son. The brown and tan canine would not let anyone near his mother, barking continuously at any oncoming traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway and at the police officers who arrived on the scene to help, WABC reported.
Eventually, the police were able to get close enough to the hurt dog to slide her onto a sheet to transport her to an animal hospital where she had surgery on her broken leg.
As for her loyal rescuer? After his mother was loaded into the police cruiser, the dog ran off. Police gave chase for 45 minutes and were finally able to guide him off the road at an exit ramp. The dogs' owner -- who recognized his wayward pets from news reports -- says the brave boy is safe at home.
The extraordinary scene snarled rush-hour traffic and was caught on tape by news helicopters.
Watch the original WABC news report from and raw video below. Note: The news report initially identified the hurt dog as male. Police later confirmed that she is female and the mother of the other dog.
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