Florida Governor Scott Returned Rescue Dog He Used For Photo Op In 2010 Campaign

The Tampa Bay Times was trying to find out why “Reagan” was never seen after Rick Scott was elected.

Asked last week what had happened to the dog, Scott’s current and former communications directors refused to answer…

On Monday, the Times asked the governor to clear up the mystery.

“He was a rescue dog,” Scott said, “and he couldn’t be around anybody that was carrying anything, and so he wouldn’t get better.”

Scott said Reagan never bit anyone but “scared the living daylights” out of people at the mansion. He said one kitchen employee threatened to quit and photographer Eric Tournay was frightened when the dog “barked like crazy” every time he saw him with a camera.

So the Scotts gave the dog back to his prior owner, Scott said, about a month after the family moved to Tallahassee. The governor’s office on Monday told the Times it was trying to find Reagan and its new family…

After learning that Times reporters had talked to the governor, a spokeswoman called to say Reagan had been returned about a year ago to All Pets Grooming and Boarding, a business in Naples.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.