After Fourth of July police rescue, Joy Behar admits her missing dog “took a dump” in her home.
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After going missing during a Fourth of July fireworks display, Joy Behar’s cherished Shih Tzu Bernie has been found and is now safe.
The 80-year-old host of The View recalled the tense canine rescue mission that fortunately ended in laughter after the animal “dumped in her house” on Tuesday. “.
Behar said on the venerable talk show that it was “even hard for me to talk about it,” adding that when her husband Steve Janowitz opened the door to their Long Island, New York home, “it was pitch black, and the next thing we knew, Bernie was gone. “.
The two “searched the house, we went downstairs, we went outside, we took a flashlight, and we were running around the streets. “.
The local police were then contacted by Behar’s daughter, who enlisted their assistance, as well as that of the family and a large number of neighbors, in the full-fledged rescue effort.
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Behar confessed, “My heart was in my mouth.”. “I mean, to lose a dog like that, he’s small, he could have been hit by a car,” the man said. The darkness was complete. “.
.@JoyVBehar shows us her new pup — appropriately named Bernie after Sen. @BernieSanders! 🐶 pic.twitter.com/qpW4eIILiL
— The View (@TheView) July 16, 2017
The TV veteran recalled a stressful incident in which she got into her car and began driving around with her high beams on when someone yelled out, “What are you doing moron?” She described the event as being very stressful.
Bernie was curled up in the police chief’s arms when her husband arrived at the police station to inquire about the search’s progress. “I mean, I honestly believed I would never see that dog again. What will happen to him? Is the dog going to be taken away? you have a fantasy, she said.
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Behar took the time to remind viewers of how stressed out animals can become when they hear fireworks. She noted, “He never did anything like that, but they freak out.
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Behar made a lighthearted joke about Bernie “taking a dump in the house the next day” after the family had returned home with their beloved pet. “.
On The View in 2017, Behar first introduced Bernie and revealed that she had named him after Bernie Sanders.
At three months old, she made fun of the puppy, saying, “He can’t be alone, it’s like having a dependent husband.”. He starts crying as you leave the room; what should I do?
She said with a sweet laugh, “He needs me.”.