{"id":2081,"date":"2013-03-18T16:56:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2081"},"modified":"2013-03-18T16:56:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:56:17","slug":"dog-bound-for-phoenix-is-sent-to-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/dog-bound-for-phoenix-is-sent-to-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog bound for Phoenix is sent to Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One pet owner experienced a major scare recently when her pet dog, which was due to arrive in Phoenix, Arizona, ended up in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Hendrix the dog, a springer spaniel, was sent by plane from Newark, New Jersey, to the Emerald Isle after a mix-up involving an airline.<\/p>\n<p>Meredith Grant, who was waiting for her pet pooch in Arizona, said: &quot;When my mum called me, I was like 'My dog got sent to fricking Ireland'. She said, 'How Ireland?' 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