Posted on 02/03/2007 5:53:55 AM PST by Kaslin
THOMASVILLE, Ga. — A bruised and battered south Georgia woman credits a wayward German shepherd with rescuing her after her car careened down an embankment, tossing her through the rear window and leaving her sprawled, cut and bleeding, on the vehicle's trunk.
Thirty-six-year-old Shannon Lorio said the dog, which has since been given the name "Hero," pulled her by her collar off the trunk and dragged her about 50 yards through briars to the edge of a highway and let her lean against him so that she could stand up and flag a passing motorist.
Officials of the Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society, which runs the local animal shelter — now Hero's temporary home — were so impressed with the victim's account they have arranged to have Hero evaluated for search and rescue work.
"That dog is always going to have a special place in my heart," Lorio said Friday during a tearful reunion with the dog. "He's my hero."
Lorio, who still has scratches and bruises on her arms and legs, spent most of a night in the hospital, until she insisted on being released. She still walks with a limp. Cuts on her left elbow are held closed by more than 20 metal staples.
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You're welcome
I am sure after having heard the story, many want to adopt the dog. Hopefully i will go to a person or family who will truly love him
LOL! He has PMPTSD-Puppy Mill Post Tr.Stress Dis-"Sorry lady!That black hat you're wearing reminds of those awful people that raised me in a cage....I just snapped! Please don't put me in the same room as a quilt....I can't stop chasing tail-and it's my own!"
bump
have contacted shelter
Smart dog!
Seems to be going against destiny. We can always find excuses for what we know should be done.
Just saw a clip on FOX about this - beautiful GS. This dog would own my couch.
But instead, I'm going to leave him here in a cage.
The good news about dogs is they don't know we are not worthy of the devotion and affection they often display. I'm very impressed with the dog... not so much by this woman. I hope the dog gets what he really needs: A home, soon.
Is he in a home yet?
I guess being a pacifist doesn't mean you have to be kind to animals.
From what I understand, he/she is still being evaluated for search and rescue before being offered out for adoption.
Dogs, is there anything they can't do?
No kidding. There's always gonna be room in my home for the dog that saves *my* life!
I did find it a little ironic that the article reads *he* dragged *her* by the collar!
At least he didn't try to neuter her.
I guess being a pacifist doesn't mean you have to be kind to animals.
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Apparently not.
A lot of people do not even know about this, but most around PA do.
Just Google 'Amish Puppy Mills' and you will see.
Here is one article:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9161328/detail.html
One of those stories that make you go, Hmmmm...
Just one more reason to love dogs.
LOL! I wonder if he thought "D'oh!" when she walked off and left him in the shelter.
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