(The following report appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on September 9. K.A. Rice is a member of BLET Division 187 in Forth Worth, Texas.)
HASLET — Lowrider, a four-legged friend to many at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard in Haslet, has gone missing.
Engineer Kenneta Rice said the company dog was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the rail yard in east Haslet.
Rice said he and his co-workers are worried about their pet and are offering a $200 reward.
“She is important to everyone at the railroad,” Rice said.
He added that Lowrider is talented: She can twist the tops off water bottles with her teeth.
Patti Smith, a manpower planner at the rail yard, said the dog was dumped at the yard about 10 years ago when she was a puppy. Over the years, she has become part of the operation.
“She is a special dog. She is so lovable. She knows what you need. If she sees you’re upset, she comes over to you. She’s everybody’s buddy. She rides in the vans with the crews around the yard.”
Smith said the crews raised almost $2,000 last year so Lowrider could have surgery. In recent months, she has had a clean bill of health.
Lowrider is grayish and appears to be part German shepherd and part basset hound or dachshund.
She was wearing a collar and a tag with her name and license.