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1 posted on 08/29/2017 1:38:54 PM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

I agree, this speaks very well for Texans as a people.
When disaster hits we do see the need to work together.

I love everyone taking care of their pets, and I would bet that the shelters are not being overly restrictive about this either.

I would hope the feeling persists after the disaster is over.

KC


2 posted on 08/29/2017 1:47:34 PM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
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To: davikkm

America is still great except for some mentally ill liberals...they could make better use of their time and lives working for good instead of evil.


3 posted on 08/29/2017 1:47:57 PM PDT by rolling_stone (coming attraction...)
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To: davikkm
(Excerpt) Read more at

So you use pets and flooding to drive traffic to your blog?

What a great guy you are, I hope you are rewarded.

4 posted on 08/29/2017 1:53:08 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: davikkm

I hope you can help:

The SPCA of Texas - https://www.spca.org/

The SPCA of Louisiana - https://www.la-spca.org/

The Houston Humane Society - http://www.houstonhumane.org/

The Louisiana Humane Society - http://news.humanela.org/


5 posted on 08/29/2017 1:55:01 PM PDT by Aria (i)
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To: davikkm

Hopefully most shelters in the area were able to evacuate within the state last week ! I heard some were putting down animals that couldn’t get out which doesn’t seem right. It is better than being flooded in a cage which happened in Katrina but at least wait to see who is actually going to be impacted.


7 posted on 08/29/2017 2:22:17 PM PDT by erlayman (yw)
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Resourceful Dog Walks Away With Bag Of Dog Food After Hurricane Harvey

HuffPost (their article had best headline) ^ | August 27, 2017 | Carla Herreria

The morning after Hurricane Harvey tore into Texas, Gulf Coast residents were already trying to prepare for life after the destructive storm ― including Otis, the dog.

Tiele Dockens was checking out the damage for friends and family in Sinton, north of Corpus Christi, when she saw Otis on the street carrying a large bag of dog food.

“It was after the storm this morning when I went to town to check damage on properties,” Dockens told HuffPost on Saturday. “Lots of people were out in their yards and streets cleaning up branches, trees and debris.”

To Dockens, the golden retriever mix, who she only later learned was named Otis, was in survival mode just like everybody else.

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Dog carrying bag of food after Hurricane Harvey becomes viral hero

By Fernando Alfonso III
August 26, 2017

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A dog that accidentally got loose Friday night during Hurricane Harvey has become an unlikely symbol of Texas strength.

Otis, a German shepherd mix, got loose Friday night from a screened-in back porch in Sinton, Texas, while in the care of Salvador Segovia, 65. Segovia was watching the dog, who belongs to his 5-year-old grandson Carter who had fled the city due to flooding.

When Segovia went to check in on the dog Friday night, he was gone.

“I kept yelling his name and yelling his name and he wasn’t around,” Segovia told Chron.com Saturday afternoon.

Segovia checked his porch Saturday morning and noticed Otis’ bag of dog food was missing. Segovia drove around his neighborhood looking for the pooch when he was flagged down by a neighbor who said they saw Otis walking around with the bag of food in his mouth.

Fellow neighbor Tiele Dockens also saw Otis and snapped a photo of him with his food that went viral. The image had been shared nearly 16,000 times by 4:50 pm on Saturday.

Segovia was able to track down Otis and bring him home before his grandson returned.

Otis is an all around special dog, Segovia said. He’s been instrumental in helping comfort Carter following numerous hospital visits for seizures and asthma. Otis is also a local celebrity.

“Otis can go to Dairy Queen and he can get a hamburger. He’s the only dog allowed to lie down in front of the county court house,” Segovia said. “He also goes to H.E.B. He’s not a stray. He’s a good dog.”

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/hurricane-harvey-otis-dog-texas-food-mouth-viral-11990775.php#photo-13891631

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Here's Otis Saturday afternoon after returning home from adventuring around Sinton, Tx, with his bag of food in his mouth. Photo: Salvador Segovia

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Otis pictured with woman who took the photo and posted it to her Facebook page.

Otis and his 5-year-old owner Carter Segovia. Swipe through to see some other photos of Houston animals fighting the storm. Photo: Salvador Segovia

"Otis, a German shepherd mix, got loose Friday night from a screened-in back porch in Sinton, Texas, while in the care of Salvador Segovia, 65. Segovia was watching the dog, who belongs to his 5-year-old grandson Carter who had fled the city due to flooding."

8 posted on 08/29/2017 2:24:42 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: davikkm

Thank-you for this thread posting and God Bless.


13 posted on 08/29/2017 3:21:01 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: davikkm

Probably Asian immigrants making sure they have something to eat later.


18 posted on 08/29/2017 4:23:49 PM PDT by TonyM
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