Maryland family’s dog found after escape from Potomac kennel

The Brief

  • The Kern family’s Rhodesian ridgeback Zoey was missing for hours after disappearing from a boarding kennel in Potomac.
  • Zoey’s owner, Andrew Kern, says an employee at Potomac Furbabies told him there was a fight between dogs shortly before Zoey went missing. The kennel says Zoey jumped a fence and ran off.
  • Firefighters at Cabin John Park Fire Station 30 found Zoey outside the firehouse early Tuesday morning.

POTOMAC, Md. A Maryland family says it’s furious after what they call a frightening ordeal earlier this week: the disappearance of their dog from a boarding kennel.

Zoey was missing for several hours Monday into Tuesday morning in Potomac. Her owners were exploring boarding options for Zoey ahead of a family vacation overseas, and someone highly recommended Potomac Furbabies.

Her owner is Andrew Kern, a private chef from Kensington. We met them at their home Wednesday. Zoey is a 6-month-old Rhodesian ridgeback. She’s nursing a sore paw and scratches, injuries Kern says she suffered while she was alone and missing in the woods in Potomac.

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