Ernie (†) didn't wait to be rescued: he chose his family himself. He appeared under a parked car in Vallejo, California. Tiny, feral, thin, full of fleas. Irene Wong and Ernie's human father Joe Zwetsloot thought he belonged to a neighbor. He didn't. They brought him back up the street. The next day, he was at their door again. And that was it. "It is the most strong bond between an animal and a human that I've ever seen," Irene said. What followed was 13 years of road trips,