This left me amazed . . . then heartbroken.
Hero Dog
Re: Hero Dog
That's great...
Dogs are the noblest of God's creatures....
The world would be a much better place if more people acted like dogs...
(Except for the butt sniffing thing of course...)
Dogs are the noblest of God's creatures....
The world would be a much better place if more people acted like dogs...
(Except for the butt sniffing thing of course...)
Re: Hero Dog
My heart melted.
Even though I only have a cat, I do love dogs.
Even though I only have a cat, I do love dogs.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Hero Dog
Sadly, the hero dog ran off and could not be found by highway workers. After the video aired on Chilean TV, many people called offering to adopt the dog. Poor thing is homeless in the streets and could be living the cush life. 
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Hero Dog
That's a shame...Poor thing is homeless in the streets and could be living the cush life
He definitely deserves a nice Porter House...
The good news is though, that apparently the fellow he saved has recovered....
Re: Hero Dog
Where did you get that info?
The website I found the video on initially said that dog was dead. Which was what broke my heart. Because they were at very least good friends, if not family.
The website I found the video on initially said that dog was dead. Which was what broke my heart. Because they were at very least good friends, if not family.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Hero Dog
You do know that story was from 2008...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
Re: Hero Dog
BSG, the narrator says the injured dog lived at the end of the video you posted.Where did you get that info?
Re: Hero Dog
I used the YouTube video because I finally figured out how to embed properly.
But here's the skinny:
I'm no idiot; I'm sure if the injured dog wasn't already dead, the highway workers would have had it destroyed. Who, after all, would pay an enormous veterinary bill on a homeless animal?
But oh, my - that hero dog. I know s/he'll have biscuits aplenty Over the Rainbow Bridge.
But here's the skinny:
And yes, I gather it's an old story - but I just saw/read it today, and it's timeless in any case.SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean officials say they have lost hope of finding a dog whose attempted rescue of an injured animal inspired worldwide admiration.
Jorge Rivas, operations manager for Vespucio Norte Highway in Santiago, said police and highway workers had searched for the dog several times, "but not any more."
He said too much time has passed since March 23, when a surveillance camera captured images of the apparently homeless dog pulling the body of another, injured dog through busy traffic to the relative safety of a freeway median strip. The other dog, which had been hit by vehicles, died.
Rivas said earlier reports that the incident happened on Dec. 4 were based on confusion with the date the image was first shown on local television.
Hundreds of thousands of people viewed the surveillance images on Web sites and television shows and Rivas said his agency received 15 calls over the weekend from people offering to adopt the dog.
Luis Serey, 59, a taxi driver who often uses the freeway, often says the video "was impressive. This dog is a hero. I hope he gets a new life, a home. He totally deserves it."
Broadcast of the images came on the heels of an animal welfare scandal in the Chilean capital, where officials raided an Animal Protection Society accused of mistreating and killing dogs and cats in its care. Four employees of the society face charges of animal abuse. - AP
I'm no idiot; I'm sure if the injured dog wasn't already dead, the highway workers would have had it destroyed. Who, after all, would pay an enormous veterinary bill on a homeless animal?
But oh, my - that hero dog. I know s/he'll have biscuits aplenty Over the Rainbow Bridge.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Hero Dog
Some stray dogs enjoy their freedom
...but I thought you were aesthetic or agnostic? Now, you believe good works are rewarded in an afterlife, for dogs, at least?
...but I thought you were aesthetic or agnostic? Now, you believe good works are rewarded in an afterlife, for dogs, at least?
