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Heroic snake-bitten dog heads for overseas family reunion

(MCT) — ORLANDO, Fla.—When U.S. Navy Cmdr. Carl Eierle and his wife, Charlotte, moved to a Madrid naval base in September, they were disappointed that they had to leave their black lab, Dante, behind for a few weeks.

But Dante’s extended stay in Kissimmee may be the reason Charlotte Eierle’s mother is still alive.

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