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Judy Leung 3A(14)
Lifeguards Saved From Shark Attack By Dolphins
On Oct. 30, 2004 a group of lifeguards swimming off the coast of New Zealand were protected from a shark attack by dolphins.
Lifeguard Rob Howes and three female lifeguards were on a training swim about 100 metres off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on the North Island. While they were swimming a pod of dolphins suddenly came steaming at them and started circling them. The dolphins bunched the four swimmers together by circling about 4-8 centimetres from them, and slapping the water with their tails for about 40 minutes.
Howes drifted away from the main group when an opening occurred, it was then he saw a great white shark about two metres away. When the shark started moving toward the women the dolphins went into hyper-drive. Howes said, "I would suggest they were creating a confusion screen around the girls. It was just a mass of fins, backs and human heads."
The shark left as a rescue boat neared, but the dolphins remained close by as the group swam back to shore.
Nataly Hau 3A(7)
Adapted from Dog Heroes, by Tim Jones. Seattle:
Epicenter Press, 1995.
During a snowstorm in December 1919, a ship
called the Ethie crashed into rocks off the
shore of Newfoundland, Canada. Ninety-three
people were trapped on the ship as the ocean
pounded it into the rocks. The crew tried to throw
one of the ship’s ropes to people on the beach, but
they missed. Then one of the sailors took the rope
and jumped into the ocean. He tried to swim to the
beach with the rope, but he was carried out to sea
and never seen again.
Then the ship’s captain saw Tang, a
Newfoundland who lived aboard the Ethie. The
captain knew Tang was their last hope. He gave the
rope to Tang. With the rope in his teeth, the dog
jumped into the sea and swam for land. In the huge
waves and strong winds, it must have been hard for
Tang to swim—the undertow tried to drag him out
to sea and the water rushed into his eyes and ears.
But he swam on until he reached the shore. People
on the beach ran into the water to pull Tang onto dry
land. They took the rope from his mouth and tied it
to something strong. The rope was used to bring the
people on the sinking ship to land. All 92 people on
the Ethie were saved.
History books don’t say what Tang did once he’d
made it to land, but it isn’t hard to imagine the
excited dog looking for his human companion,
greeting every person that came from the ship.
Lloyd’s of London, the famous insurance company,
gave Tang a medal for bravery, which he wore for the
rest of his life.
DID YOU ALSO KNOW?
• A dog and a duck once led a mother to her
drowning son! (Real Animal Heroes, Paul Drew Stevens,
1989)
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3A Thomas Kwan (30)
Shelby, a 7-year-old German Shepherd from Ely, Iowa, who saved the lives of two adults and two children by alerting them to dangerously high carbon monoxide levels in the home where they were sleeping.
On the evening of December 13, after a long day of baking Christmas cookies,
John and Janet Walderbach were awakened by the cries of their friends’ two
children, who were overnight guests. They and the children awoke with terrible headaches and upset stomachs. As Janet was rocking the younger child to sleep, she passed out.
Shelby revived her by nudging her until she regained consciousness. Shelby had her ears down and her tail tucked between her legs as she went to wake John. She continued to act anxious and would not leave their sides, as they tried to determine what was making them and the children feel so sick.
Thinking she might need a trip outdoors, John put her outside; but that only made her act more anxious as she began to bark, whine and scratch at the door. She did not rest until John, Janet and the children were safely outside the home.
Luckily, at the hospital, all four people were successfully treated in
hyperbolic chambers, which eliminated the carbon monoxide in their bodies, preventing any severe damage. Doctors remarked that they were very lucky to have made it out when they did. The house measured 280 ppm (parts per million) of carbon monoxide, a level at which death or severe long-term damages are imminent.
Shelby survived the incident as well. And her owner, Joleen Walderbach (John and Janet’s daughter), couldn’t be more proud.
“In my eyes, and in the eyes of my family, Shelby is more than a hero; she is a lifesaver, a guardian angel,” said Joleen.
Fendi Tsim 3A(32)
WAR DOG MEMORIAL
What, you may be wondering, is a newsletter like Angel Animals Story of the Week doing by writing about a memorial to honor war dogs? The answer is that war dogs and angels have a lot in common. If you think of the words describing angels -- messengers, protectors, loyal friends -- you would also be describing dogs who are trained to aid military personnel in the most dangerous areas and situations in the world.
Many years ago Linda got a call from retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant John C. Burnam of Bethseda, Maryland. He was a dog handler during the Vietnam War. He had written a book about the dogs who had served with him, especially an amazing German shepherd named Clipper. John wanted Linda to edit his book. She agreed to help him.
John's story gripped Linda from start to finish. She said that it felt as if she were slugging through the jungles of Vietnam with Clipper and John, as the dog led an infantry platoon through land that was laced with explosives. Relying on Clipper's sense of smell, his survival instinct, and intense loyalty, John made it through dangers that took Linda's breath away as she worked on his book.
Now John has founded the John Burnam Monument Foundation (www.jbmf.us). He has joined forces with the United States War Dog Association to convince Congress and the nation that military working dogs and dog handlers deserve to be honored for their service to the country.
Dogs have saved lives and often lost their own in the line of duty through World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Today, they are essential in the war on terror as they detect roadside bombs and weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan for US and NATO troops.
In 2006, Representative Walter Jones of North Carolina introduced a bill calling for a national dog monument, and it was approved in 2008. On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed a law authorizing JBMF, Inc. to build and maintain the National Monument for Military Working Dog Teams.
Next week (week of April 19, 2010), John will meet with Congressional leaders and Pentagon officials in Washington D.C. to present a miniature clay model of the monument's design, created by artist and sculptor Paula Slater. The monument model presents four breeds of military dogs -- Doberman, German shepherd, Labrador retriever, and Malinois -- that have saved thousands of lives.
John continues to travel across the country, telling the military working dog story and raising funds through donations to build this national monument. John's personal story can be found in the first printing of the original book Linda edited, DOG TAGS OF COURAGE (2006), and in a more recent book, A SOLDIER'S BEST FRIEND (2008). That book became the inspiration for a feature film, MOE, which is expected to be in production in early 2011.
Charity Yiu 3A (25)
Charity Yiu 3A (25)
A 9-year-old wire fox terrier named Ronnie was named local rescue organization spcaLA's Hero Dog of the Year in a ceremony held Tuesday.
Ronnie -- who lives with owners Janis and Eric Christensen and their two other dogs in the Orange County town of Rossmoor -- placed himself between a coyote and Janis, who was holding another of the family's dogs, when the coyote jumped a fence into the Christensens' backyard last August.
The coyote bit Ronnie, leaving him with two puncture wounds to the shoulder; Ronnie bit back and then chased the coyote until it disappeared from view, Eric Christensen told the Orange County Register.
According to the Christensens, such behavior was uncharacteristic of the dog, which, under normal circumstances, is the shyest and most retiring of their pets. That's part of the reason he was chosen to receive the award, according to spcaLA President Madeline Bernstein.
Carmen Chow 3A (06)
One-third of married women say their pet is a better listener than their spouse, poll finds
Husbands, if you end up in the doghouse, consider it a promotion.
A third of pet-owning married women said their pets are better listeners than their husbands, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll released Wednesday. Eighteen percent of pet-owning married men said their pets are better listeners than their wives.
Christina Holmdahl, 40, talks all the time to her cat, two dogs or three horses -- about her husband, naturally.
"Whoever happens to be with me when I'm rambling," said Holmdahl, who's stationed with her husband at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. "A lot of times, I'm just venting about work or complaining about the husband."
She thinks everyone should have a pet to talk to like her horse, Whistle, who's been with her since she was 19.
"We all say things we don't mean when we are upset about stuff," she said. "When we have time to talk it out and rationalize it, we can think about it better and we can calm down and see both sides better."
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In the kansai guide dog training center, can use his innocence and robust had his own life instinct. When the other dogs learnt how to adjust steps and obstacles, but the study progress, it is obviously because of his lineage? And when to give up his Mr, surprisingly found his own talent: when he was told that when waiting patiently, lu in situ for several hours, etc., are also don't go. And Mr Admire him: "you can be a good guide dog."
Finally, the user can be selected, is stubborn watanabe, sir. Mr Dubian has refused to use the guide dog, he said: "I was holding the dog, as dead." However, in many and constantly under Mr, dubian grudgingly accepted attempt. They start pace doesn't seem to have coordination, communication, but gradually, but the loyalty and concerned with open side assignment. They established for each other completely trust and intimate understanding, same figure tightly together.
Both from training school graduation, "robust can become formally dubian a member of the family. Mr. Lu watanabe because the blind can regain former memories, he and the people and more cheerful personality more close. And robust together, he can smell the fragrance freely, to feel the wind blowing. But lu let him know life is happiness. Likewise, Mr. Lu also because watanabe and show their meaning.
Unfortunately, dubian spoiling for sick hospitalization, Mr. Brooke had to back center, dubian on Mr. Didn't chop is 3 years. Mr Watanabe, died in a week before, he suddenly see can request. "We'll walk together!" The guide of the saddle, the robust but Mr Dubian walking slowly. This is the last time they get along.
Lost partner can have arranged the new master lu, but as a demonstration of identity, to restart the elementary school or community guide dog promotion activity demonstration.
However, the fate of the ruthless is planning on robust in the life can leave again.
Secretly observation can continue four kernel Wells robust to the training centre, finally couples who want to adopt a robust can put forward to. But lu quickly recognize the childhood home, has worn toy bear also there. The robust eleven, physical strength has already obvious, and worse, he developed leukemia!
Ren Wells can understand the couple has much more time and effort he tried to take care of the rest of his life, can spend. Serene Before his death, robust, benevolence Wells body stiffness on the floor with his couples, help him, to give him warmth. Finally, the fatigue life of robust end. "You break!" "Go to heaven, to clear the quote you name - benevolence Wells can lu!"
The couple in the kernel Wells in love, but the dramatic LuPingJing devouring the last breath.
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Erie Lee 3A(12)
Karen Manderbachs, 38, has tried drugs for her dog Kensey, a Shiba Inu who is afraid of thunder. "She sits and full body-shakes. She tries to climb the walls, will hide behind the couch. She gets frantic."
But the first time, the pill didn't take effect in time. The next, "she was so out of it, I couldn't do it again."
Without thunder, Kensey is fine and listens with the other pets -- three dogs and a cat -- as Manderbachs talks.
The dogs seldom react, "but if I'm upset, if I cry, they will hover around and try, in their own way, to make it better," said the 38-year-old from Rocky Mount, N.C.
Sueda, the veterinary behaviorist, said she thinks everyone talks to their animals.
"Pets are great because they provide us with unconditional support. They never talk back, never give us the wrong opinion and they are always there for us," she said. "As much as we love our spouses or significant others, sometimes they are not there, sometimes they have their own thoughts about how we should deal with situations. And sometimes, especially when it's a husband or male significant other, they want to solve the problem rather than just listening to the problem."
Connie Ngan 3A (18)
Service Animals Help Humans Live Fuller Lives
The most familiar service animals are guide dogs who help visually impaired people move about safely. Systematic training of guide dogs originated in Germany during World War I to aid blinded veterans. In the late 1920s Dorothy Harrison Eustis, an American dog trainer living in Switzerland, heard of the program and wrote a magazine article about it. The publicity led her to her first student, Morris Frank, with whose help she established a similar training school in the United States in 1929, the Seeing Eye (now located in New Jersey).
Guide-dog puppies are often bred for the purpose by the various organizations that train dogs. German shepherds, Labrador retrievers, and Labrador-golden retriever crosses are the most widely used breeds because of their calm temperaments, intelligence, natural desire to be helpful, and good constitutions. Puppies spend their first year with foster families who socialize them and prepare them for later training by teaching them basic obedience skills. At the age of approximately 18 months, guide dogs enter formal training, which lasts from about three to five months. During this period the dogs learn to adjust to a harness, stop at curbs, gauge the human partner’s height when traveling in low or obstructed places, and disobey a command when obedience will endanger the person.
In recent years, hearing dogs have become increasingly common. These dogs, usually mixed-breed rescues from animal shelters, are trained to alert their human partners to ordinary sounds such as an alarm clock, a baby’s cry, or a telephone. The dogs raise the alert by touching the partner with a paw and then leading him or her to the source of the sound. They are also trained to recognize danger signals such as fire alarms and sounds of intruders—again, by touching with a paw and then lying down in a special “alert” posture, at which time the human partner can take appropriate action.
Jeffrey Yip 3A(37)
Therapy dogs help kids become better readers
Reading program at West Long Branch and other branches
A youngster reads a story to Cotton, a white standard poodle, and his handler, Elaine Ruppel. WEST LONG BRANCH — They are patient and very good listeners. A room full of excited kids armed with books doesn’t faze them. They overlook mispronounced words or bungled sentences, encouraging kids to read on.
And all they really ask for is a pat on the head, or maybe a good belly rub.
Therapy dogs have become a regular feature at many branches and members of the Monmouth County Library system, according to a press release. The Read to a Therapy Dog programs are designed to help school age children become better readers.
“The dogs help young readers gain confidence in their reading skills,” Pat Findra, children’s coordinator for the library system, said in the press release. “They are nonjudgmental, uncritical — and always interested in whatever the kids want to read to them.”
A therapy dog is trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools and in stressful situations such as disaster areas. As part of literacy programs, therapy dogs are ideal reading companions because they are non-judgmental, do not laugh at or criticize mistakes and are not intimidating, Findra said. At the West Long Branch Library, Children’s Librarian Sharon Hazard is taking the program a step further, by having children write their own stories that they can then read to the visiting therapy dogs.
“I would have to say that it is amazing to see how patient the dogs are with the children,” Hazard said. “On the days when we have an exceptionally large group, things can get a bit chaotic in terms of movement and noise, the dogs just lie down and wait for someone to start reading.”
“They are wonderful, and the owners/trainers who bring them are every bit as patient with the children,” Hazard said.
Renee Shriver, of Tinton Falls, brings her therapy dog Oscar, a year-old sheltie, to the library for the reading program.
“The kids are very comfortable reading to the dogs, and the dogs just love being there. They love the kids,” said Shriver.
She was joined by fellow therapy dog handlers Elaine Ruppel with Cotton, a white standard poodle; Diane Talbot with Paris, another sheltie; and Tina Fliegler with Ziggy, a miniature dachshund. The library holds two Read to a Therapy Dog sessions on the last Wednesday of each month, beginning at 3:45 p.m.
Other library branches that hold therapy dog sessions are Ocean Township, Oceanport, Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury, Wall, Howell and Marlboro.
3A Ricky (31)
The most familiar service animals are guide dogs who help visually impaired people move about safely. Systematic training of guide dogs originated in Germany during World War I to aid blinded veterans. In the late 1920s Dorothy Harrison Eustis, an American dog trainer living in Switzerland, heard of the program and wrote a magazine article about it. The publicity led her to her first student, Morris Frank, with whose help she established a similar training school in the United States in 1929, the Seeing Eye (now located in New Jersey).
Guide-dog puppies are often bred for the purpose by the various organizations that train dogs. German shepherds, Labrador retrievers, and Labrador-golden retriever crosses are the most widely used breeds because of their calm temperaments, intelligence, natural desire to be helpful, and good constitutions. Puppies spend their first year with foster families who socialize them and prepare them for later training by teaching them basic obedience skills. At the age of approximately 18 months, guide dogs enter formal training, which lasts from about three to five months. During this period the dogs learn to adjust to a harness, stop at curbs, gauge the human partner’s height when traveling in low or obstructed places, and disobey a command when obedience will endanger the person.
In recent years, hearing dogs have become increasingly common. These dogs, usually mixed-breed rescues from animal shelters, are trained to alert their human partners to ordinary sounds such as an alarm clock, a baby’s cry, or a telephone. The dogs raise the alert by touching the partner with a paw and then leading him or her to the source of the sound. They are also trained to recognize danger signals such as fire alarms and sounds of intruders—again, by touching with a paw and then lying down in a special “alert” posture, at which time the human partner can take appropriate action.
Dogs can be trained for a great variety of assistance purposes. For example, Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation trains several categories of assistance animals, including service dogs, who help people who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices; hearing dogs; seizure-alert or -response dogs, who help persons with seizure disorders by activating an electronic alert system when symptoms occur (some can even predict the onset of a seizure); and therapeutic companion dogs, who provide emotional support for people in hospices, hospitals, and other situations in which loneliness and lack of stimulation are continual problems. There are many programs that train and certify pet animals, especially dogs and cats, as “therapy animals” who visit such institutions and bring much-welcomed companionship to patients.
Sandy Chan Hei Ting 3A (1)
For Sharon living with vertigo, diabetes, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder makes everyday living very difficult. However, after four months of having her service dog, Bandit, a Bernese Mountain dog, she says her life is now much easier.
Having vertigo attacks makes it difficult for Sharon to get around, but with help from Bandit she is now able to stay mobile during these attacks. When they go out, Bandit wears a mobility harness, so if she needs to transfer some weight onto him she can do so. He also alerts her to her diabetes by licking her if she is running low or putting his paw on her lap if she is running high. If she isn’t paying attention he will get in her face and tap her with his nose. Right now, she is teaching him to retrieve her diabetes meter.
As a sufferer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Bandit makes her feel more at ease by circling around her to keep people back, so she has a comfortable amount of space while standing. Just recently, Sharon was able to attend a concert, something she wouldn’t dream of doing, but thanks to Bandit she was able to go.
Whether in the house or out of the house, Bandit always keeps his eye on Sharon by placing his head in her lap or on the chair or pew at church, so he can look up at her. Sharon has used the Delta Society website to get any information she can about service dog laws, so she can give it out to people to help educate the public about service animals. Sharon comments, “If I didn't have Bandit I would not do most of the things I do in my life right now. He has made life much more wonderful for me.”
Hilda Chan Hiu Yin 3A(02)
At first glance, Oscar seems like a typical cat--a handsome but aloof black-and-white tabby with a penchant for naps in the sun. For almost five years he has lived among patients with advanced dementia at the Steere House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. But Oscar made international headlines when Dr. David Dosa published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that revealed the cat's unusual talent: Oscar can predict when patients are going to die. In his book, "MAKING ROUNDS WITH OSCAR: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat, Dr. Dosa illuminates Oscar's amazing gift.
A few hours before a resident passes away, Oscar climbs onto his or her bed. He purrs and refuses to leave until the patient dies. His predictions are always right--he never lingers unless the person is within a few hours of death. His unusual talent provides an early warning system, giving caregivers precious time to alert family members that their loved one is near the end of life. Steere House residents and their families are grateful to Oscar for the comfort and companionship he provides during this difficult time.
Oscar and Dr. Dosa - photograph by Janet TenoWhen he first heard about Oscar's uncanny ability, Steere House doctor David Dosa, an assistant professor of medicine at Brown University and one of just 7,000 geriatricians in the country, was skeptical. After all, how can an animal accurately predict when a patient would die when trained doctors can't? But Oscar's perfect record of eleventh-hour bedside vigils, coupled with Dosa's conversations with staffers and families of patients, convinced the doctor that there is something very special about the third floor's smallest resident. Oscar has a calling as a caregiver.
MAKING ROUNDS is the story not only of this mysterious cat, but also of Steere House itself, its staff, residents, and families. Dosa interviewed colleagues and family members whose loved ones passed away with Oscar by their side. Their stories all carry a common, uplifting element: Oscar. While Dr. Dosa portrays dementia and all of its difficulties, he provides hope and advice for caregivers who are coping with a loved one's decline.
9. Silver salmon
Salmon is the most familiar one table delicious. In fact, it has good medicinal value. Salmon - calcitonin is a general term for a category of drugs, including for the treatment of osteoporosis. Calcitonin is a hormone that can inhibit osteoporosis, resulting in the human thyroid gland, but in postmenopausal women and Page diseases, osteoporosis, the ratio is relatively high, the additional intake of calcitonin is effective in preventing osteoporosis enhance bone density.
Boyle said that, similar to find inspiration from the animals; eventually find a way to improve human health. Although the fish is not the thyroid, but the Department has a similar neck of the glands may produce hypocalcemic hormone to regulate calcium in the blood itself. Synthetic calcitonin extracted from the silver salmon, that salmon - calcitonin, calcium deficiency will be the ultimate treatment of human drug therapy.
Rainie Lai 3A(09)
Michaela uses a wheelchair part time, but she didn't think that her disability was severe enough to qualify for a Service Dog - until a young boy encouraged her to apply.
She was already an independent 19-year-old living on her own, attending college, and working part time, but she wanted a service dog to help her stay as independent as possible. In her application she wrote, "The reason I want a dog is to help me when I got out in public and in the house to pick items up and make simple tasks not as difficult as they are now."
Delta Society sponsored a service dog for Michaela and soon Biscuit and Michaela became a team. Michaela reflects on life after Biscuit - "There is a weight lifted, I have more energy than I used to – what little I had was totally absorbed by doing the smallest things and now that I don't have to do those things. I can focus on doing bigger things with my energy and my day."
Biscuit has made Michaela's life easier by picking up dropped items and opening heavy doors. "He has me up early and on a routine," says Michaela. "He is so good! People ask me when they can sign their husbands up for training."
Michaela says that she and Biscuit had an instant connection because they are so much alike, "a bit spacey" as she puts it. When they first started training at NEADS, she says that it was wearing getting the dog to listen to her, but as time went on, everything got easier.
Michaela describes the strong bond she has with Biscuit, "He is the best bud I have ever had, he does things willingly. I call us a team because we work together to get through the day."
"Everyone asks me if it's like taking care of a regular dog and it's not - he is so easy. Because he makes my life easier, he is easy to integrate into my lifestyle." Her family loves Biscuit and her younger siblings always ask why their dog isn't as well-behaved as him.
Thanks to Delta Society who made this team possible by sponsoring Biscuit, simple tasks have been made easier for Michaela and now she has a constant companion and helper whenever she leaves the house.
Edwin Wong 3A (34)
Story about a dog saved Deanna
(Part 1)
"Hi. I have a dog story that is special to me because I believe it saved my life. I was trying to deal with depression, anxiety and social phobia. I was at a very low point in my life, I had just gave birth to a new baby, I already had 2 other children, and I couldn't leave the house.
Also when my new baby was only a week old I found out that his father wasn't who he said he was (but that's another story). Anyways, I was sitting on the couch in the little house I was renting, crying my eyes out which had become a regular event. I was holding my son and wondering what I was going to do, I felt so sad and alone extremely depressed, and felt useless to my children and was even considering "taking myself out of the picture".
I began to pray, I prayed for an angel to help me, to guide me, to make my life better. I then put my son to bed and then cried myself to sleep.
The next morning I woke with an unexplainable urge...I was anxious and excited and I could not get the thought of going to the Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.) out of my mind. I tried to quit thinking about it as another "being" in the house is just more work but I couldn't, I had to go!
I got a friend to watch my kids and I drove to the SPCA. As soon as I pulled up a bunch of dogs came out into their runs, they were bouncing and whining and barking...all except one. She was the most beautiful dog I had ever seen, she was huge but I couldn't take my eyes off her. She too just sat staring at me sitting there in the car. I don't remember what any of the other dogs looked like...I don't think I even took notice of them except all the noise and commotion they were making.
I got out of the car and couldn't help but smile at her...her ears pricked up and she cocked
her head to the side. I went into the building and asked what kind of dog she was. I was told a 2 year old Lab/St. Bernard cross (so you can imagine the size). She said normally they would give a big dog like that to a farm but because she chases cattle (which was the reason she was there), they wanted someone in the city to adopt her...plus she seemed more of an indoor dog.
Edwin Wong 3A (34)
Story about a dog saved Deanna
(Part 2)
Well we went into the back where the pens were and I walked straight over to this beautiful golden brown/white girl. I couldn't get over her size! She was huge! I reached into the little hole of the pen and she came up and flipped my hand onto her head with her nose. I laughed at this, she was strong, but yet so gentle. She wasn't jumping or barking just sitting there happy to have my hand on her head.
That's when I saw it...just above eye level was a little name tag...I had to look twice because it shocked me...but yes there it was her name and it was ANGEL!! I knew at that moment it was meant to be. I said I want her, I want to take her home with me now.
And so it was done, there she was, this "gentle giant" in my little house.
It was like a miracle...suddenly I was out of the house everyday taking Angel for walks. I felt safe for the first time in a long time. And, I realized I was happier.
I still had moments of sadness of course but it was like Angel could sense them...she always came to me and put her head on my shoulder like she was giving me a hug...on particularly sad days if I was on the couch or my bed she'd get right up on my lap and curl up...I couldn't even move from the weight of her! But she always cheered me up. She would constantly check on the baby or lay at his feet like she was protecting him. I put him in a jolly jumper and Angel would lay at his feet while he jumped on her. She would even sleep as he crawled on her, pulled at her ears ect. she was definitely a gentle giant.
Then one day she got out and ran,......I couldn't find her and was very panicky when suddenly a phone call came in. It was a very nice man who had picked her up and he said he was going to drop her off. Well he did drop her off and the nice man and I have been together ever since.
This Angel saved my life...if she hadn't came into my life when she did I may not be here today to share this story. I believe all dogs are angels...no matter how big or small or breed. They love you unconditionally, and always seem to know when you need them most. I still have my "big girl" and now my family lives on an acreage where she can run free...and guess what? She DOESN'T chase the cattle!!
Deanna
Ashley Cheung 3A (5)
Pig rushes into street to help survive a heart attack victim.
JoAnn Altsman suffered heart attach and collapsed to the floor. She had a pot bellied pig named Lulu. The pig at once rushed to the street and was lying across the street blocking the traffic, hoping to draw the attention of someone who would follow to help Joann. The pig tried its best, untiringly went back again into the house to check on Joann, but still found her collapsed on the floor. So the pig again ran back to the streets and tried until finally a person took the effort to follow the pig to check what the matter was. Inside the house that person found Joann in pain, collapsed on the floor and she was immediately rushed to the hospital. The doctors advised that if she had arrived in hospital 15 minutes later, they would not have been able to save her. Lulu became a national celebrity and her story was on front page news in the New York Times.
Ming Wong 3A(23)
Psychic Dog Saves People
This is the story of how my dog Nenkin saved my family.
A number of years ago, I was living in a house that had a small porch in front of the main door. The porch had a screen door that I usually kept locked. When someone came to the door, they would ring the doorbell and I would go out on the porch, greet them, and unlock the screen door to let them in. My smooth collie-mix Nenkin would usually accompany me out on the porch. She loved people and loved to say hello to anyone coming in.
One summer evening the doorbell rang and I went out on the porch. Standing in front of the screen door was a clean-cut man in his 30s. He explained that his car had broken down, and could he come inside to use our phone. This was prior to the general availability of cell phones, so his request sounded reasonable.
As I was about to unlock the screen door, Nenkin appeared at my side. She took one look at the man, and her hackles rose. She bared her teeth and started to bark furiously. I couldn’t believe that this was the same dog who lavished love on everyone coming into the house.
I grabbed her collar to keep her from lunging at the screen door, and regretfully explained to the man that I was sorry, but I couldn’t let him in because there was something wrong with my dog. He was clearly frightened by Nenkin’s barking and went away quickly.
The next day I read about this man in our local newspaper. It seems that he went a couple of blocks down the street, knocked on a door with the same story, and a kindly elderly couple let him into their house. He overpowered them, tied them up into chairs, robbed the house and stole their car. He was stopped for speeding some 150 miles away, and because his name did not match the car’s registration, the police because suspicious and detained him. They called our local police department, asking an officer to check on the car’s registered owners. Because there was no response to a phone call, an officer went to the residence of the elderly couple, found them tied up and set them free. Without this chain of events, the couple could have died before anyone found them.
So my dog somehow sensed that this was not a good person, and saved us from possibly having the man rob us.
Was she psychic? Maybe. Rupert Sheldrake, in his 1999 book, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home, And Other Unexplained Powers Of Animals, documents a number of unexplained abilities that seem to suggest a psychic nature. One of his chapters deals with dogs and cats psychically picking up the intentions of the humans around them.
But there might be an alternative explanation. Recent research is showing that dogs are very attentive to human body language and very subtle cues that we humans don’t even notice. Perhaps there was something about the man’s posture that gave him away. Or perhaps Nenkin smelled a scent of fear from the man, or a scent of rage. I never saw her do this behavior again toward anyone else.
Whatever it was, I was very grateful to her. Psychic or not, she saved the day.
3A(28) Jackson Kamyuhang
Monty Python in one fell swoop to save three lives.
26-year-old Lisa in Indonesia's Aceh opened a small store.at 26,Lisa trapped in the flood, they found a neighbor of the two twin girls and their mothers, that mothers are dying, the children entrusted to Lisa after dead. Lisa pulled two 9-year-old girl struggling in the flood. Then, she suddenly found next to the swim over a python, it seems very modest in looking at them. Lisa felt that this Python seems to be the savior sent by God, so she and her two children, clutching the hand of the python's body. Not sure how long they felt his feet touched the beach, they are saved. 。 At this point, kind of magical piece of python has gone trail.
kammy lau 3A(10)
Dog who intervened to save owners during violent robbery to recover from gunshot wounds
A family dog is being credited with helping to save the lives of his human family when they were threatened during a violent home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday.
Aslan, a 5-year-old boxer mix, apparently alerted his owners to the invasion and later intervened when one of them was shot during the robbery. Unfortunately, his heroic efforts were met with gunfire; he sustained life-threatening wounds after being shot in the neck, leg and shoulder.
Aslan's injured owner was taken in stable condition to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the neck; his wife and infant child were unharmed. Meanwhile, the dog was taken to area veterinary hospital the Animal Specialty Group. According to veterinary surgeon Stephen Bilbrey, the dog is expected to make a full recovery after two hours of emergency surgery.
To save Aslan's life, Bilbrey had to remove a portion of his lungs and extract a bullet from his liver, L.A. Now reports today. But, all things considered, Aslan (who's named for another heroic animal, the lion from C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series) has been doing "pretty darn well," Bilbrey said. "If the bullet had hit one of his major structures, he would have been dead within minutes."
3A Jasmine Law Tung Yin (11)
Dog saves dumped baby
August 24, 2008 12:00AM
A DOG has touched the hearts of Argentines by saving the life of an abandoned baby girl, placing her safely alongside her puppies.
The country's media are calling her "the miracle baby".
She was born prematurely to a girl, 14, in a shanty town outside Buenos Aires.
The mother is said to have panicked and abandoned the baby in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish.
Then along came La China, the eight-year-old dog who somehow picked up the baby and carried her 50m to safety.
The dog's owner heard crying and found the baby under a rag.
The baby, weighing 4kg, had some slight injuries, but no bite marks. The owner called the police and the child is now being looked after by authorities while a decision is made about her future.
The shaken mother appeared shortly after her baby was found.
The Argentine media has descended on the shanty town, talking of "the Argentine Romulus and Remus", the founders of Rome abandoned as babies and rescued by a wolf almost 3000 years ago.
La China, worried about her puppies, is reported to be petrified by her new-found fame, and her owner said he was worried she was not eating.
Jenny Li 3A(15)
196 hours trapped dog rescued 60-year-old old woman
May 20 18 am, in Pengzhou, a 60-year-old woman, trapped in the earthquake were rescued after 196 hours, is to save the current search and rescue team, a maximum survival time of affected personnel.
According to reports, earthquake Qiong Gospel Temple worship in the nearby and fell to the ground suffered minor injuries, but her subsequent mudslides swept away, stuck in the middle of two pieces of stone could not move, fortunately she did not completely buried, exposed the upper body.
Since the earthquake, local people have been evacuated, the king has nowhere to turn for help group, in a desperate situation, the two dogs became her partner, dog 8 days to keep yelling, and Wang Youqiong tongue licking the face, mouth. The past few days by drinking rainwater Wang Youqiong fill their stomachs.
Sum Cheng 3A(4)
Pet Partners® Featured Stories
Amy and Raleigh
My Sheltie Raleigh and I were doing our regular Tuesday morning hospital visit at Phoenix Children's Hospital when we came across a group of nurses and aids in the hall. They were working with a teenage patient with a neurological impairment. The girl was sitting on the floor and would not get up to get into her wheel chair to return to her room for a procedure. We were asked to bring Raleigh over to her and she immediately calmed as she petted him. We told the girl she could hold Raleigh if she got back in the wheelchair. She then cooperated and we were able to get her back to her room and on to her bed. After she petted Raleigh for a bit, we were able to leave and the nurses could continue with their procedure. More and more of the hospita staff are seeing for themselves the value of the animal-assisted activities/therapy program.
Kary Wu 3A(24)
Donna Spadoni and Josie
Last fall I had two back surgeries, the second one being very complex and debilitating. It was my 6th back surgery and I won't be returning to work. I left a full time job before the surgeries and went on short term disability which runs out in 6 months. My employer took my position after 12 weeks on FMLA so I knew I didn't have a job to return to anyway, even if I did recover well. My dog, Josie, is a standard poodle and she is always at my side, or on my lap, or anywhere else close that she can get. She always makes me laugh when I think I couldn't feel any worse about things. I worry about my loss of salary and I miss my work friends and the sense of purpose when I worked all day. Now I'm happy to be able to take a walk with Josie and be able to make dinner. My dog has been my best friend and many tears have been shed on her. But, she always perks up for a treat - she loves to lean on my lap when I'm on the computer with my rolling-leg chair so she can make it roll around the room. She's a silly dog that helps me keep perspective.
Georgina Liao （16）3A
Last June, Krysta was teamed with ‘Ben,’ a Golden Retriever trained by Brittany at Nantyr Shores. “Ben is Krysta’s best friend,” Cindy explains. “She’s getting to the age where she knows she’s different from the other kids, but Ben loves her no matter what. If she’s having a bad day, he’s always there for her.” In addition to helping diffuse her meltdowns, Ben has helped Krysta reconnect with her family.
Krysta has trouble coping with noise, so she used to eat her meals by herself. But with Ben lying under the dining-room table, Krysta now feels comfortable joining her parents and siblings, Talie, four, and Thomas, three, at mealtimes. “Ben has helped the whole family,” Cindy explains. As a testament to his place in the family circle, Ben is featured front and centre in this year’s Rossit family portrait.
Krysta isn’t yet able to handle Ben on her own, so every day at 8:30 a.m., Brittany walks across the street from her high school to Krysta’s elementary school. There, she spends the morning acting as Ben’s handler – a co-op position that gives Brittany academic credits and work experience while helping Krysta remain focused and calm in class. “Brittany has just been fantastic. If Krysta is having a trying day and doesn’t want to get ready for recess, Brittany will get Ben to bring her her coat,” Cindy says.
Ben is so popular with the other students that Brittany takes him out front at recess so Krysta can play without the other children getting jealous. But every Friday, for a designated 15 minutes before he leaves, all the children are allowed to pet and socialize with him. He may be Krysta’s service dog, but Ben, like the other COPE dogs, has a knack for spreading goodwill and happiness wherever he goes.
Mary Chan 3A(3)
In the news today was the story of a South African farmer who was saved by his horse from a crocodile which was attacking him. He rather rashly took the horse for a swim where he know crocodile could be lurking. He was 5 metres from the shore and it seems certain he would be dead if not for his horse. The crocodile pulled him under the water for a few seconds and he knew this was the crocodile's biggest advantage. He realised if he did not stand up his wife will never find him again.
Somehow, he managed to stumble to his feet and then he felt the crocodile lose its grip.
What he did not realise at the time was that it had let go because it had taken part of his left arm off. With his right arm, the farmer then grabbed the rope of his horse, which fortunately for him chose that moment to take flight, dragging him to safety.
The farmer then walked 200 metres to his house and his wife drove him 60 kms (40 miles) to the nearest hospital.
Kiki Poon 3A(19)
Dog Saves Boy from Cougar Attack
A brave retriever named Angel saved a young boy in Canada from a vicious attack from a cougar and saved the boy’s life. It happened in Boston Bar, British Columbia a small town when the boy Austin Forman who is 11 years old was in the backyard gathering firewood at dusk. His dog Angel was strangely acting up and must have sensed the presence of a threat in the area.
Angel started to pace and followed the boy closely as is the instinct of a dog trying to protect the boy when all of a sudden the dog starting running towards a charging cougar to fend off the attack. Angel got right into the thick of it and stopped the cougar from advancing towards Austin.
Austin ran into the house while Angel fought off the cougar and called 911 and when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived they found the cougar had captured Angel and was chewing on the neck area of Angel.
The police officer Chad Gravelle immediately shot the cougar and found Angel had been badly injured by the attack. Blood from the wounds where the cougar had chewed on Angel’s head and neck showed puncture holes and also on the dog’s leg. She remained lifeless but suddenly got up and was coughing up a bit of blood. Angel was taken to the vet immediately and is recovering just fine.
Some may say it is mankind who are living closer to the natural habitat of wild animals and they are forced to try to find food where ever possible. The cougar was a young and skinny female looking for food. The home where Austin lives is near the wilderness area and the Trans Canada Highway. Angel is recovering away from the home for now and Austin is not collecting firewood at night but is leaving his chores for the daylight hours.
Angel is a beautiful dog that the Forman’s adopted although Austin’s father did not want the dog -he can’t say enough about the dog now that she saved his son’s life.
Tammy Wong 3A 21
Dog who intervened to save owners during violent robbery to recover from gunshot wounds
December 17, 2009 | 5:51 pm
A family dog is being credited with helping to save the lives of his human family when they were threatened during a violent home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday.
Aslan, a 5-year-old boxer mix, apparently alerted his owners to the invasion and later intervened when one of them was shot during the robbery. Unfortunately, his heroic efforts were met with gunfire; he sustained life-threatening wounds after being shot in the neck, leg and shoulder.
Aslan's injured owner was taken in stable condition to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the neck; his wife and infant child were unharmed. Meanwhile, the dog was taken to area veterinary hospital the Animal Specialty Group. According to veterinary surgeon Stephen Bilbrey, the dog is expected to make a full recovery after two hours of emergency surgery.
To save Aslan's life, Bilbrey had to remove a portion of his lungs and extract a bullet from his liver, L.A. Now reports today. But, all things considered, Aslan (who's named for another heroic animal, the lion from C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series) has been doing "pretty darn well," Bilbrey said. "If the bullet had hit one of his major structures, he would have been dead within minutes."
Chris,Mak Chung Yi 3A(17)
A short story about a Spanish speaking cancer patient, an English speaking woman and a dog, who helps to break the communication barrier creating a meaningful connection~
Many precious moments leave us feeling grateful to have the opportunity to share the gift of our pets. Recently Tate (Border Terrier) and I visited the cancer unit at Saints Medical Center. It was a snowy day. At first glance out the window, I thought about rescheduling which would have been fine with the Director at Saints. I wondered how many people would show up. To our surprise, many!
We ended up parking on the 6th floor of the parking garage. Deciding to take the stairs to release some energy and a little stress, Tate and I made our way to check-in at the main lobby. Without fail, we meet and greet at least a dozen people before signing in. The smell of Dunkin Donuts (located in the lobby-- not kidding) is an aphrodisiac. A dog is a double-aphrodisiac.
After meeting up with our volunteer guide, we headed to the cancer building. It was busy because people wanted to get their treatments before the holiday. We made our way down the aisle to anyone interested in seeing or touching Tate. Upon reaching the last curtained cubicle, we met Anna. Anna was busy playing with a camera borrowed from a staff member. She was looking at pictures of dogs-- perfect timing. When Anna spotted Tate, little needed to be said. The smile expressed more than enough to welcome us. Carefully placing Tate on Anna's lap I noticed she was holding a camera.
Anna spoke a lot of Spanish. I speak a lot of English and some dog. Tate was our interpreter. Delightfully, we learned some new Spanish words like "Hola--hello" and "me illamo- my name is Moe and this is Tate". Anna asked us in "sign-language" to take pictures of Tate and her, not me, but that's okay. I'm use to being addressed as Tate's chauffeur, secretary, groomer, massage therapist and owner. When it was time to say "adios" to our new "amigo", we hope we see Anna again. We never know.
This is just one of many opportunities that dogs help us to break barriers of communication, put a smile on someone's face, bring a bit of joy and make a precious connection to be store in a lifetime of memories.
As we left that day, we decided to climb back up to the 6-flights of stairs to the parking garage, much to Tate's chagrin. We've both been informed we need to lose a few pounds. It was snowing. Tate and I pleasantly collapsed in the car and sat, watching the snow, grateful to be living in the present moment.
Kenny Tung 3a 33
When you do a good research on how dogs help people especially the elderly you will discover a number of things. A dog could prove to be one of the best companions for an elderly person who has very limited interaction with people. Knowing how dogs help people like the elderly is very beneficial.
One of the ways a dog could prove helpful is in terms of helping you to exercise. Because of the fact that you will need to play with the dog and walk with it a lot of the elderly folks find them very active. A dog will normally force the owner to go out instead of staying indoors and doing nothing. It is possible to employ a number of exercises with the dog to your relaxation. The elderly people could simply walk with it or even play Frisbee or fetch. Since these activities go a long way in helping to stay in good shape they could lead to a healthy and longer lifespan. After some few months of walking with a dog, a lot of patients with heart diseases or high levels of cholesterol will discover that they are in a better condition than they used to be.
Another vital way of how dogs help people is the protection they give to the elderly folks. These dogs could be trained to protect the elderly since they could also be trained to assist people with disabilities. It could be trained to carry out certain tasks in case of emergency. You could install a button which the dog could push in times of emergency to call for help. They could also be trained to pick up items which could prove very crucial for the elderly. For those who have problems bending down this could be a very useful skill. There have been a number of instances where elderly folks have suffered heart attacks or strokes and their dogs came to their rescue.
In instances where there is a natural disaster or a fire outbreak the dog will be the first to signal or wake you up. A lot of people have escaped the burns of fire outbreaks because their dogs woke them up. Furthermore, you could employ the dog to stay calm and reduce stress levels by petting the animal.
These benefits outlined should help you know how dogs help people like the elderly.
Kenny Tung 3A 33
When you do a good research on how dogs help people especially the elderly you will discover a number of things. A dog could prove to be one of the best companions for an elderly person who has very limited interaction with people. Knowing how dogs help people like the elderly is very beneficial.
One of the ways a dog could prove helpful is in terms of helping you to exercise. Because of the fact that you will need to play with the dog and walk with it a lot of the elderly folks find them very active. A dog will normally force the owner to go out instead of staying indoors and doing nothing. It is possible to employ a number of exercises with the dog to your relaxation. The elderly people could simply walk with it or even play Frisbee or fetch. Since these activities go a long way in helping to stay in good shape they could lead to a healthy and longer lifespan. After some few months of walking with a dog, a lot of patients with heart diseases or high levels of cholesterol will discover that they are in a better condition than they used to be.
Another vital way of how dogs help people is the protection they give to the elderly folks. These dogs could be trained to protect the elderly since they could also be trained to assist people with disabilities. It could be trained to carry out certain tasks in case of emergency. You could install a button which the dog could push in times of emergency to call for help. They could also be trained to pick up items which could prove very crucial for the elderly. For those who have problems bending down this could be a very useful skill. There have been a number of instances where elderly folks have suffered heart attacks or strokes and their dogs came to their rescue.
In instances where there is a natural disaster or a fire outbreak the dog will be the first to signal or wake you up. A lot of people have escaped the burns of fire outbreaks because their dogs woke them up. Furthermore, you could employ the dog to stay calm and reduce stress levels by petting the animal.
These benefits outlined should help you know how dogs help people like the elderly.
Alex Chan 3A(27)
Land Mines Detectors
The military's trying to train bees to locate land mines.
Under a $3 million program funded by DARPA, scientists and engineers at various research and development centers across the United States have been working with honeybees and developing technologies to turn the insects into information collectors wearing tracking devices that may help pinpoint mines within a designated area.
Later this year, engineers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Montana will fit 50 bees with the radio tags and release them into a minefield to see if the combination of insect and technology works. The tags, no larger than half a grain of rice, will be attached to the backs of the bees.
Scientists will track the bees using complex electronics, software and computers, some located in an engineered bee hive. Each time a bee leaves the hive, scientists will know its direction of flight, points where the bees landed and flight time. Inside the hive, special sensors will scan for chemicals brought back on the bees' bodies. Scientists believe the tracking information, combined with the chemical analysis, will help pinpoint the locations of mines.
A third of pet-owning married women said their pets are better listeners than their husbands, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll released Wednesday. Eighteen percent of pet-owning married men said their pets are better listeners than their wives.
Christina Holmdahl, 40, talks all the time to her cat, two dogs or three horses -- about her husband, naturally.
"Whoever happens to be with me when I'm rambling," said Holmdahl, who's stationed with her husband at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. "A lot of times, I'm just venting about work or complaining about the husband."
She thinks everyone should have a pet to talk to like her horse, Whistle, who's been with her since she was 19.
Wallace KO 29
Doris Ho 3A (08) Binti Jua, Female Lowland Gorilla Rescues 3 yr Old Boy
On August 16, 1996 in the Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois, a three-year-old boy climbed the wall around the gorilla enclosure and fell 20 feet onto concrete below, losing consciousness. Binti Jua, female Lowland Gorilla (and niece of Koko, the world famous gorilla that knows and communicates using American Sign Language), walked to the boy's side and when another larger female gorilla approached, Binti growled at her. Binti picked up the child, and cradling him with her right arm, carried him 60 feet to an access entrance where zoo personnel could retrieve him. Her 17-month-old baby, Koola, was clutched her back throughout the incident. The boy spent four days in the hospital and recovered fully.
Wong KA Wing 3A(35)
Three Dolphins Rescue Tourist From Sharks
In 1996 a British tourist, Martin Richardson, was saved from a shark attack in the Gulf of Akaba by three dolphins.
According to the captain of the boat Jadran, Yitzhak Hermon, Richardson along with 3 other passengers from the boat had gone into the water to swim with a group of dolphins. When the other 2 came back, Richardson decided to stay in a bit longer.
"Suddenly we heard him scream. We thought it was a joke at first. Dolphins never attack humans. Then we saw him leap in the air and blood stained the water all around him. We understood that he was being attacked by sharks."
When one of the boat's crew sped to Richardson's aid in a rubber boat, he saw the injured man being circled by three dolphins, who leaped into the air and smacked the water with their tails and flippers, and placed themselves between Richardson and the sharks.
Lok Yeung 3A(36)
Any daughter, Female Lowland Gorilla Rescues 3 yr Old Boy
On August 16, 1996 in the Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois, a three-year-old boy climbed the wall around the gorilla enclosure and fell 20 feet onto concrete below, losing consciousness. Binti Jua, female Lowland Gorilla (and niece of Koko, the world famous gorilla that knows and communicates using American Sign Language), walked to the boy's side and when another larger female gorilla approached, Binti growled at her. Binti picked up the child, and cradling him with her right arm, carried him 60 feet to an access entrance where zoo personnel could retrieve him. Her 17-month-old baby, Koola, was clutched her back throughout the incident. The boy spent four days in the hospital and recovered fully.
3A Yan Lee Ting Yan(13)
Orange country college has a new plan for dealing with finals-week stress:Puppies
On Wednesday, in the middle of "cram week," a bunch of puppies will be stationed outside the university library for students to pet and play with. The event, called "Furry Friends for Finals," is being organized by the university's Active Minds club, which promotes mental awareness.
"It has been proven that having a dog helps relieve stress, so we thought it would be a cute idea if we brought some furry friends on campus," said Jennifer Heinz, a sophomore and integrated educational studies major who helped organize the event.
Heinz said her poodle-and-Maltese mix, Bindi, helps her relax.
"I love my dog," she said. "Dogs are always so happy and want to play, and that helps make you happier."
Heinz said she's received comments from other students expressing excitement about the cuddly canines.
"You can automatically see on someone's face when something happy comes to them, and little dogs are a cute way of doing that," she said.
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