us
us --
us -- ...his grin lights up room -- Good morning Steven Jackson!
Although
Although he's very well-known --he's considered 'the best kept
secret' in
Ironton, Missouri-- you won't
find him
in a fancy office -- or a huge
mansion
-- but hanging out on the side
of the
road.... Alayna Chapie has his
story.
story.
story. pkg: Nats: truck driving Along
highway 21 in Ironton..at this three-way intersection "He's
the biggest attraction here in
Ironton." The talk of the town
may come as a surprise "I'm just
blown away. I never would have
thought
anything like this." this is
Ike.the
Ike.the town beggar. "It's wild. It's wild." To the people who know him.he's more than just
a dog.
"I've heard him called the
hitchhiker,
cheeseburger, three- way dog, a
little bit of
everything." So, what's his
story?? Nat:
trucks: Back at this
intersection. Where
he sits, lays and begs.day after
day.
"It's family tradition I guess."
A tradition
that Owner, Sherry miller says
started
years ago. "Ike's Dad, John was
the
first one that hung out in the
road." That
legacy continues.and the reason
makes
sense! "treats.treats and he
gets them."
Some say he eats better than
most, and
it's worth risking his own fur
"Chicken
breast from town and country.
He'll get
biscuits and gravy,
cheeseburgers from
McDonalds. He don't care for hot
dogs
dogs because I seen hot dogs lay out there for days. So don't give him hot
dogs." And
while Ike has made a name or two
here in
ironton "The sheriff, the
mayor, the Ironton
welcoming committee, the highway
hound,
ghost dog.." People all over
the country
now know about him. "So ike is
now
now known
now known in Texas, Georgia, New York, Colorado and then of course all
throughout Missouri."
Thanks to Julia dill and this
Facebook
page "it started out as a
hashtag and then he
gets his own page." Ike is
getting
likes.attention and more love
than ever.
"We decided to collect those
funny stories that people were
telling about seeing him in the
road, howling when an
ambulance would pass by." Nats:
ambulance And now.his fame is
going above and beyond to help
the
community. With the money from
'ike for
mayor t-shirts' and ike road
signs. "we
decided let's support backpack
impact. It's a
local organization, their funds
send meals
home with kids on the weekend
from school."
So... if you see ike, the
three-way dog
.just know.he's doing what he
does
best. "he does what dogs do,
but
but he
but he does it out in the road and he doesn't care."