Baby Tooth in a Cornfield
We are approaching the 12 year anniversary of a massive tornado that decimated a mile-long swath in Missouri, particularly impacting the town of Joplin, in the northwestern corner of the state. One resident, Tara Prosser, happened to have an incredible Weimaraner named Lily who was uniquely suited and trained for finding missing people, both living and deceased. So often, the work of these human/canine teams remains invisible, but in Lily's case, writer and illustrator Carolyn Mueller made sure her story was told.
Carolyn's book, inspired by Tara's dog Lily, is called Lily: A True Story of Courage and the Joplin Tornado. It has just been re-released in paperback! You can find it on Carolyn’s website here! or at ReedyPress.com
Read more about Lily and Tara and Carolyn: https://www.salisburypost.com/2014/02/23/book-to-honor-rescue-dog-from-joplin-tornado/
Sources and Resources for this episode include the following:
Wikipedia article about the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado
SAR dogs in Joplin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyyFnKmSwsc
Rescue of a dog after the Joplin tornado:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OBJdhYLluU
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Beastie Bonds theme:
King James by Ghost Beatz, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library
Additional music in this episode includes:
More Than One Way to Go Home by Amherst, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library
The Perfect Puzzle by Cody Martin, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library