What started as a troubling scene at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas has turned into the kind of story that restores a little faith in people. Earlier this month, a 2-year-old mini goldendoodle named Jet Blue was found tied to a metal carry-on baggage sizer near the Jet Blue airline ticket counter. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Germiran Bryson abandoned her dog after she was denied a boarding pass to travel with the pup. Apparently, she had tried to pass the dog off as a service animal, but had failed to complete the necessary documentation. The 26-year-old told police the dog had a tracking device, implying it was acceptable to leave the animal behind and it would be returned to her. Officers didn’t see it that way and arrested Bryson for animal abuse. Court records show she faces misdemeanor counts of animal abandonment, resisting a public officer, providing false statements to obstruct a public officer, and animal abuse. Her next court date is scheduled for March 31. As for Jet Blue, his story took a much happier turn. The department announced on Feb. 21 in a social media post that he has been adopted by Las Vegas Police Officer Skeeter Black, one of the officers who helped rescue him. Now, instead of an airport terminal, Jet Blue has a forever home.
