Heroes of the Week: Drone helps find ‘disoriented, exhausted’ dog with pretzel jar stuck on her head

Here's a good news story with THREE heroes who don't know each other, but each of them helped a dog in a serious situation. One is a rescue that recruited help. The second hero is a drone operator who helped find a missing dog with a plastic container stuck on her head, preventing her from eating and drinking. The other is a food manufacturer, who learned the jar was one from their product that was poorly discarded that led to the situation - and they offered to pay for the dog's veterinary bills. THREE heroes! Thanks to our friend Linda who shared this story.

(Photo: (Photo: "Dallas," a collie-type dog, was rescued overnight Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in York County. Volunteers searched for her for days after spotting her with a pretzel jar over her head. (Photo courtesy of Canine Rescue of Central PA)Canine Rescue of Central PA)

Drone helps find ‘disoriented, exhausted’ dog with pretzel jar stuck on her head

By DaniRae Renno | pennlive.com

A York County, Pennsylvania dog found with a plastic jar over her head after a two-day search is well on her way to a full recovery.

“It’s a true testament to dogs in that even though she’s been through so much, she still just loves people,” Emily Egenrieder, volunteer with Canine Rescue of Central Pa. said. “So we’re super happy to see her journey as she heals.”

HERO #1: Canine Rescue of Central, Pa.

Canine Rescue of Central Pa., a 100% volunteer-run shelter, helped coordinate rescue efforts, along with "Find Toby PA." a statewide Facebook group that helps spread the word about and find missing pets. Volunteers searched all day Monday and Tuesday, Aug 18 and 19, with two drone operators joining the campaign late Tuesday night.

HERO #2: Dallas Fuhrman from Nighthawk Drone Services and "Find Toby PA"

At 3 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, drone pilot Dallas Fuhrman from Nighthawk Drone Services found the dog deep in a cornfield, “disoriented, exhausted, and still struggling with the jar,” Canine Rescue of Central PA wrote on Facebook.

The dog — who’s since been named “Dallas” in honor of the pilot who found her — was taken to Shores Veterinary Emergency Center in Cumberland County for emergency treatment, the shelter said.

Dallas was immediately taken to the emergency vet and extracted from the cheese puff jar, which volunteers originally thought was a pretzel jar.

(Photo: The large cheese balls container that Dallas, the dog was stuck in is displayed at a press conference held by Canine Rescue of Central Pa, to provide an update on her condition. Aug. 21, 2025. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com)

The pup, a collie mix about one-year-old, is now in a foster home with a a dog sister. Dallas wasn’t microchipped.

HERO #3: Hanover Foods Covers the Veterinary Fees

The company that manufactured the cheese ball barrel said it will pay for Dallas’ veterinary fees.

Jeff Warehime, CEO of Hanover Foods, said multiple people sent inquiries to him about the pup. Bickel’s Snack Foods, a division of Hanover Foods, manufactured the jar. The company decided to pay the veterinary fees associated with her recovery “out of our love for dogs and to unconditionally give back to the community who supports our brand,” Warehime wrote on Facebook.