Life Saving Dogs-Two Stories

Life Saving Dogs: Two Stories

Eve.  Rottweiler and extraordinary service dog. When her owner, Kathie, a paraplegic with multiple sclerosis realized the used truck she had just purchased was on fire as she drove it home faced a fiery death, Eve ignored every natural instinct to save Kathie's life.

The truck had suddenly begun fishtailing as Kathie was on her way home with it. She got it stopped and pulled over, then realized the cab was filling with black smoke. Kathie pushed Eve out of the cab, then shoved her wheelchair out of the door, but then couldn't find the wheelchair in all the smoke.

Instead of running from the fire, Eve stayed with Kathie, grabbing her ankle and pulling her from the truck as Kathie was about to pass out from the smoke. She continued to tug Kathie farther from danger, ignoring the now raging flames, not stopping until they were in a ditch about ten feet from the truck.

Emergency personnel arrived and, seeing that the fire was about to reach the gas tank, shouted for Kathie to move farther away from the huge blast that was about to happen. She tried, in desperation, but couldn't move herself.

Even with the proximity of the flames, Eve stayed with Kathie. She calmly positioned herself at Kathie's side, putting her collar in easy reach. Once Kathie had a good grip on the collar, Eve dragged her another forty feet to safety as policemen and emergency personnel looked on.

Eve received an award for bravery, well earned!

Miakoda.  44 pound fawn American Pit Bull Terrier. Family pet, nanny dog. Out for a walk — on a leash — with her owner and baby in a stroller in their own neighborhood, on their own street. Children were playing outside on a sunny September afternoon in 2007 when a neighborhood dog, a 100+ pound Labrador mix, over twice Miakoda's size and larger than the woman who owned her, charged out of a front door and straight for the baby in the stroller. He couldn't see Miakoda because she was on the other side of the stroller, out of his line of sight. He wasn't looking for a dog fight, he was after a baby in a stroller.

Miakoda was the only protection they had and she took her position between her family and the snarling dog.

When the Lab mix hit her, she flew up in the air and landed on her back and the dog attacked Miakoda instead of the baby. A couple of people came to help, one grabbing the baby out of harm's way, the other trying to separate the two dogs. Mia's owner told him to grab Miakoda, knowing that she wouldn't bite a human being, then she reached for the Lab mix, but before she could grab him, he bit down on her thigh and shook hard, leaving her with deep tissue bruises and puncture wounds.

When her owner was attacked, Miakoda launched herself at the big black dog again, hanging on for dear life as the dog over twice her size bit and shook her. The Lab mix' owner finally came out and instead of pulling his dog away, he began beating Miakoda, apparently trying to beat her to death. Others came to help, finally pulling the dogs apart and the Lab's owner off of Miakoda, but before anyone could catch their breath, he returned with a shotgun and, in front of a neighborhood full of children, right next to her owner, he shot and killed Miakoda. She screamed and went limp. And died. But the baby she had watched over since even before his birth was alive and safe.

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Faith-A True Dog Hero

Faith: A True Dog Hero!

I received the following in an email. I'm not sure where it originally came from but I was so touched, I wanted all of my readers to read this story too of a true dog hero!

I met this dog in the airport on one  of my trips back East.. They were on their way to Chicago for  the Oprah show. He is very friendly and sweet, and draws huge  crowds everywhere he goes. There was a huge crowd following  him as he walked to the waiting area for the plane we were  going to board, it got my attention because flashes were going  off, I thought it must be a  celebrity.
 
This  is 'Faith'  

This  dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born  with 3   legs – 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front  leg which need to be   amputated. He of course could not  walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want  him.

His  first owner also did not think that he can survive. Therefore,  he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'..
By this time,  his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to  take care of him.
She is determined to teach and train  this dog to walk by himself.  Therefore she named him  'Faith'.   


In  the beginning, she put Faith on a surfing board to let him  feel the movements. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as  a lure and reward for him to stand up and jump around. Even  the other dog at home also helped to encourage him to walk.  Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned  to balance on his 2 hind legs and jumped to move forward.  After further training in the snow, he now   can walk  like a human being.  
 


Faith  loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he just  attracts all the people around him.
He is now becoming  famous on the international scene. He has appeared on various  newspapers and TV shows.
There  is even one book entitled 'With a little faith' being  published   about him. He was even considered to appear  in one of Harry Potter movies.  



His   present owner Jude Stringfellew has  given up her  teaching post  and plans to take him around  the  world to  preach that even without a perfect body, one  can have  a perfect soul'.   
 








In  life there are always undesirable things. Perhaps one will  feel better if one changes the point of view from another  direction.  I hope  this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone  and that everyone can appreciate and be thankful for each  beautiful day that follows.  Faith is the continual  demonstration of the  Strength  of  Life
A  small request: All you are asked to do is keep this  circulating.

When  faced with a defining moment, you can either define the moment  or the moment defines you!  

Have  a great day!!