All dogs are heroes to their parents. This week I want to celebrate three dogs who saved their humans because they recognized it is our duty to put their lives before ours.
The first dog is a nine-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier named Beast.
Beast’s mom, Sandy Ruggerio, was outside with her two other dogs at her North Port Florida home when she heard the terrifying sound of a rattlesnake about to bite.
Beast jumped on the snake, and after a brief struggle, he killed it. He was injured, and he is at the vet’s where he is responding to treatment for low blood cell count, but the doctor is confident that the amount will rise and soon Beast will back in family’s yard once again protecting them.
We find our second hero dog on the lovely beaches of Salerno Italy. A father was playing on the shore with his two young daughters. A rogue wave pulled the girls out to sea. The father swam out and found one of the girls, but he could not see the second.
Fortunately, Lux, an accredited lifeguard dog was on patrol. He saw the missing girl, Caterina, and he jumped in the water. Lux reached Caterina and dragged her back to shore where she was revived. She spent the rest of the vacation happily with her family. When she had arrived at the beach, she had been afraid of dogs. Lux not only gave her life back to her but also instilled in her a love of dogs.
Heroic dogs don’t just save children. Bruno, a 15-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog, was at home with his mom Jayne and his dad Andy in Sunderland Australia. Jayne’s 82-year-old father, Terry, was staying with them because Jayne’s mother was in the hospital after a fall.
Jayne and Andy thought that Terry was happily napping while he snored loudly from the spare bedroom. Bruno recognized that it was not peaceful snoring and continually barked. Jayne went to check on Bruno when she realized her father had slipped into a diabetic coma. Jayne called the paramedics, and Terry was brought to the hospital where he recovered.
It is good to write about hero dogs whose actions did not lead them to the Bridge, so here is to Beast, Lux, and Bruno and also to Sandy, Caterina, and Terry.
Once again they have proven that dog and men are an unbeatable team.
We love to read about hero dogs especially when they dun't get killed. Good stories.
ReplyDeletewonderful hero's!! thank you for telling us about them
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Hazel & Mabel
amazing what dogs can do for people... to fight an evil rattler was outstanding... all the best for Beast, we hope the vet can heal the wounds and the rattlers will stay away furever...
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful stories with so real heroes indeed!
ReplyDeleteDogs are just amazing. I remember when Jake and Taz barked and barked and Jake pulled my hubby toward the exit of a pet store we took them too all the time. This behavior was opposite of their normal behavior. Well since they weren't enjoying it we left didn't purchase anything. We got home Dave and had a headache we thought from all the barking. We turned on the news and the store we were in had a gas leak during the time we were there. Then it clicked. That was why they were going crazy. Jake was my Black Lab mix I rescued from the backyard of a foreclosed home. Taz is my Yorkie and we still have him.
ReplyDeleteStar was my pitbull mix and one time she alerted me because she refused to go back into our bedroom and acting weird. At first I thought she was being silly but then I started to look around. The Circuit breaker box was on the wall right in front of the bedroom and I touched it it was hot opened it and the plastic circuit breakers were melting and the wall was hot. We got out and we're safe thanks to Star.