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Coast Guard Members Reunite With Pooch They Saved

Feb. 6, 2024 |DOD News

Coast Guard members smile at a dog.
Coast Guard members smile at a dog.
Rescuing Connie
Marine science technicians from Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston smile at Connie, a dog they rescued from a container, at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport in Spring, Texas, Feb. 6, 2024.
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Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad
VIRIN: 240206-G-XR638-1001Y

While conducting a routine inspection of containers at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on Jan. 31, Coast Guard members heard barking and scratching. The sounds alerted them to a container where they found a dog that had been trapped for at least eight days.

Three service members kneel to pet and look at a dog near shipping containers.
Three service members kneel to pet and look at a dog near shipping containers.
Rescuing Connie
Three Coast Guard marine inspectors from Sector Houston-Galveston pet a dog they found trapped in a shipping container at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Credit: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe
VIRIN: 240131-G-G0108-1007Y

The crew —nicknaming her Connie the Container Dog— sprang into action, rescuing the pup, feeding and bathing her.

A dog climbs up a service member's leg and looks up and into a camera.
A dog climbs up a service member's leg and looks up and into a camera.
Rescuing Connie
A dog rescued by Coast Guard marine inspectors looks up at the camera at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Credit: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe
VIRIN: 240131-G-G0108-1005Y
A dog looks toward the camera with its tongue out.
A dog looks toward the camera with its tongue out.
Rescuing Connie
A dog rescued by Coast Guard marine inspectors looks toward the camera at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Credit: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe
VIRIN: 240131-G-G0108-1004Y
A dog sits in a vehicle with its eyes closed and tongue out.
A dog sits in a vehicle with its eyes closed and tongue out.
Rescuing Connie
A dog rescued by Coast Guard marine inspectors rests in a vehicle after being rescued at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Credit: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe
VIRIN: 240131-G-G0108-1006Y
Connie was taken to an animal rescue so that she could put on some weight.

Today, the marine science technicians assigned to Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston reunited with Connie at the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport in Texas, before she headed to the Washington, D.C., area to be adopted.

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Four uniformed service members pose with a dog. One of the service members holds the dog.
Four uniformed service members pose with a dog. One of the service members holds the dog.
Rescuing Connie
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Wainscott, Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan McMahon and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Reyes pose with a dog they nicknamed "Connie the Container Dog" at Pasadena Animal Shelter in Pasadena, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024. The four marine inspectors discovered the dog trapped in a shipping container at the Bayport Container Terminal when they heard her barking during a routine inspection.
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Credit: Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston photo
VIRIN: 240131-G-G0108-1003Y

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