Carrie Saves a Chipmunk

Carrie Underwood apologized for her late arrival to do the Countdown.  Everyone knows that Carrie is a huge animal lover.  She’s also a vegetarian.  Turns out her dog Ace doesn’t share those two interests.  Carrie told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I had an interesting morning this morning.  That’s why I probably look rough.  I didn’t even have time to grab my ring.  I had to take a chipmunk to the vet.  My dog grabbed one.  I was like, ‘No!’  Ace is not a vegetarian.  He killed a bird.  I told Mike, I called him, and he’s like, ‘Yes!  Ace got one!’  I said, ‘No, I took it to the vet.’  He laughed at me, and said I was incredible.  I walked into the vet;s office with it in a shoe box, and she said, ‘Is it a rabbit?  Is it a turtle?’  No, it’s a chipmunk.  She goes, ‘I don’t think we can do anything.’  I said, ‘You have to try!  Please don’t turn me away!  I don’t know what to do’  So they took it.  One of the vets said she had a lot in her backyard, and she would try and see what she could do.  So I gave her my number, and I was like, ‘Call me later when you know how it is.’  I was praying for that chipmunk too.  I was like, ‘God you can do all things!  Please save it!'”

As Carrie was leaving our studio, she received a text from the vet: “Update on the chipmunk: No punctures.  He’ll survive.”  Later that day, Carrie tweeted a photo of the rescued chipmunk.  She said, “Meet Dale.  My dog, Ace, tried to eat him today.  Good news: the vet does take care of chipmunks and Dale is doing fine.  And no, I’m not keeping him.  He will be released into a different yard with no Ace to chase him.”

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