Tow Pets
Brutus
Brutus is a nine-month-old Rottweiler that can be found riding shotgun in any truck we let him into at Bruce’s Commercial Truck Services inc. in Wrentham, Mass. Editor’s Note: Bruce’s Commercial Truck Services Inc. has provided truck repair, towing and recovery and equipment transportation to the Wrentham, Mass., area for over a decade.
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This is my dog Lucy. She’s a five-year-old Bichon that rides in my tow truck with me. She even has her name on her side of the truck. She has her own little booster seat and people love to wave at her. She’s four pounds of daily entertainment. She loves greeting customers and drivers bring…
Read MoreButch
Here’s Butch, a 12-year-old Heeler/Border Collie mix. He’s been running calls with me since we rescued him about 11 years ago. Butch loves to go — especially at night. And he really loves running around the tow yard while I drop off cars. Paul Warner Auto Collision Towing Greeley Colo. Editor’s note: Auto Collision Towing…
Read MoreRuby
Ruby is a seven-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback that is learning the ropes of being a tow truck dog. When she’s not out towing with Brian Vohs (owner of Cutshaw Garage and Tow aka “Dad”) or Ashley Randall (“Mom”) she spends her days assisting in the office. She has big shoes to fill, but is getting the…
Read MoreBenji and Mack
These are our tow dogs Benji (left) and Mack. Both Pit Bulls, Benji is one and a half years old and Mack is a four and a half. They enjoy going on rides in the tow truck and Benji greets customers in the office.We’ve been in business since 1965 and serve the Granville County, N.C.…
Read MoreRo Tator
Ro Tator, a 5-year-old Border Collie mix, is the mascot and official office greeter at Buddy’s Wrecker Service in Union City, Tenn. He belongs to company president Steve Sedberry and rides along with him on towing calls. Sedberry has always had a dog around the office or in his truck (“Winch,” Ro Tator’s predecessor, was…
Read MoreDaisy
Carpenters Auto Repair Inc. in Chesapeake City, Md. sent in this photo of their “tow/shop dog” Daisy, a Chihuahua/wired haired terrier mix. “Daisy has been riding and working with us for 15 years in May,” Susan Carpenter wrote. As Daisy’s photo was scheduled to appear in this issue of Tow Times, we contacted Carpenters Auto…
Read MoreRiley
Meet, Riley, a one-year-old Doberman, and our newest employee here at Johnson Specialized Transportation Inc. in Burlington, N.J. Riley loves to greet our customers, run around our shop and go on tow calls with her “dad,” Russell Johnson Jr. Erica Johnson Johnson Specialized Transportation Inc. Johnson’s Truck Service Burlington, N.J. Editor’s Note: Johnson Specialized Transportation…
Read MoreHachi
Hachi is our two-year-old Akita at N & S Towing Inc., in Beltsville, Md. We recently adopted him from a rescue site and he gets along with our other female Akita, Yoshi. Hachi is a very affectionate and lovable dog. Every day he greets anyone who comes to our lot. We can’t imagine not having…
Read MoreHemmi and Kya
Corey Conrady of Stanley’s Wrecker Service in Enid, Okla., submitted photos of their tow dogs Hemmi and Kya in September 2016. “Hemmi is a 10-year-old [male] German shepherd. Kya is a three-year-old [female] German shepherd,” Corey wrote. “Both hang out in the office and salvage yard.” Sadly, Corey notified us recently that Hemmi passed away in…
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