CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – As Samantha Neblett looked out her window toward Tiny Town Road on Wednesday, she saw a dog run out in the middle of one of Clarksville’s busiest roadways. She jumped into action.
“I’m a huge dog person, so I ran out into the road to try and save her,” Neblett told Clarksville Now. She said traffic was heavy, but people were trying their best to avoid hitting her.
Clarksville Fire Rescue came upon the scene and stepped in to help. Neblett said firefighters blocked the roadway, then tended to the dog and helped save her from fatal injury. “I don’t even think anyone called the Clarksville Fire Department,” Neblett said. “But they didn’t hesitate to help us.”
Neblett said she is grateful for everyone who stopped while driving on the opposite side of Tiny Town Road coming from Fort Campbell Boulevard. “It does just give me more faith in Clarksville,” she said. “I appreciate everyone who stopped yesterday, but if only we could stop for school buses the way they stopped for that fire truck. The 900 block of Tiny Town Road is a dangerous spot.”
Chihuahua finds new forever home
As for the dog, a rat terrier chihuahua mix believed to be around 10 years old, her owners were located. However, Neblett said she told them about a friend in her apartment complex, Sabrina Knear, who was interested in providing the dog a new home.
After originally saying no, Neblett said the owners called her Thursday afternoon and decided to give Knear and her family the opportunity to care for the dog. She was told that they weren’t the original owners, who had passed away recently.
Frankie, as the dog will now be called, was under the care of Montgomery County Animal Control Friday morning, to care for her leg injuries.
“I’m so excited to be able to do this,” Knear told Clarksville Now. “I want to give her the best years for however long she has left. … It’s actually so funny because my husband and I we were told that we’re moving to Georgia. He’s military, and we were looking at this really tiny apartment.
“It would have been enough space for our dog and our cat of course. … But I asked, ‘What if our family grows.’ So, the day after we started looking at bigger spaces, we find out we’re adopting a new dog. This doesn’t feel like a coincidence that all of this has happened back-to-back.”
‘They are always proud to help, and we are proud of them’
Clarksville Fire Chief Freddie Montgomery Jr. told Clarksville Now, “This crew is a great example of what Clarksville Fire Rescue does for this community.
“They show every day how committed they are to protecting what we value with pride, honor, duty and courage. They are always proud to help, and we are proud of them.”
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