An abandoned dog at the Las Vegas airport was picked up by a police officer

A dog that was left tied to a luggage rack at the JetBlue counter inside Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas earlier this month was picked up by the same police officer who helped rescue it, authorities said.

On social media, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said the goldendoodle, affectionately nicknamed “Jet Blue,” “has officially arrived at his new, loving home.”

“The dog lovingly nicknamed Jet Blue was permanently placed by Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas and the family of one of the officers who helped rescue the 2-year-old golden doodle/mini poodle during the first incident,” LVMPD wrote.

LVMPD said Officer Skeeter Black and his family had been working to find the goldendoodle through Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas since September 2025, and had been approved months before they were named Jet Blue’s new owners.

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“The support from our community in this situation has been wonderful, and we are very grateful to everyone who helped make sure this puppy gets the care and compassion it deserves,” the department said.

“Bon voyage, Jet Blue and welcome to a new life where you will be loved beyond words by Officer Black and his family,” the post concluded.

The pooch first made headlines on Feb. 2 after officers responded to reports that a dog had been tied to a metal luggage carrier at the airport’s JetBlue ticket counter and left behind, according to LVMPD.

Police said a woman was arrested for abandoning an animal and refusing to be arrested.

Footage released by the LVMPD showed the woman, whose face was blurred, approaching the ticket booth with the dog before walking away and leaving a leash tied to a bar.

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According to the police, the flight attendants told the dog’s owner that he had not yet filled out the necessary online forms to travel with the animal as a service dog and denied him a boarding pass. The police said that he then left the dog behind and proceeded to the airport towards the exit gate.

“Well, I was trying to rebook my flight,” the woman told police in the video released by police.

“So you came out here to rebook your flight?” answered the policeman.

“Yes, that’s what they told me at the counter,” she said.

“Getting out of here without your dog?” answered the policeman.

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A puppy abandoned at the Las Vegas airport was rescued by a local shelter and placed forever Saturday. (LVMPD)

Police said the woman said the dog had a tracking device, “which means it’s acceptable to leave the animal behind, and then come back to him.”

Authorities say he became “hostile” and “resisted police efforts to detain him” as they escorted him back to safety.

“We don’t believe we have to say this… but please don’t abandon your dog at the airport – or anywhere else,” LVMPD said in a social media post at the time.

After the mandatory 10-day period passed without the owner returning, Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas seized the nearly 2-year-old goldendoodle mini poodle mix.

A puppy abandoned at the Las Vegas airport was rescued by a local shelter and placed forever Saturday. (LVMPD)

The rescue team said the dog received many requests and inquiries from potential adopters.

“This sweet boy is amazing. Truly amazing. And after all he’s been through, the thought of him being abandoned again is very alarming,” the nonprofit wrote in a Facebook post.

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That forever family, LVMPD confirmed this week, turned out to be one of the officers who helped make sure Jet Blue wasn’t left behind.

Jet Blue is now, as the police say, officially “arrived” in a loving home.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.