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Loyal Dog Foils French Woman's Suicide Bid
The Local ^
| 06 Mar 2013
Posted on 03/08/2013 8:31:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
A French woman's loyal German Shepherd dog saved her from committing suicide by knocking aside a rifle she tried to fire into her heart, local police said.
The 63-year-old woman had walked into her garden in the southern town of Sorgues in the Vaucluse region, fired several test shots of a 22-calibre rifle and then turned the gun on her chest.
"At the moment she pulled the trigger, her dog jumped on her and diverted the shot," a local police officer told AFP, adding that the dog "probably sensed things and knocked into her to save her."
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dogs; france; suicide; sweetsmartdoggie
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To: Joe 6-pack
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
03/08/2013 8:38:10 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: nickcarraway
Three recent stories of dogs "accidentally" firing guns (yeah, sure it was
accidental) and now this. Should there be a 2nd Amendment for dogs too?
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posted on
03/08/2013 8:49:34 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
To: nickcarraway
God alone chooses the time we die. Yes, that means He allows suicides to happen but who knows how many times He intervenes - maybe not as dramatically as this but sometimes with a phone ringing or a pang on conscience or the gun jamming, etc.
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posted on
03/08/2013 9:17:59 PM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
To: OrangeHoof
God has sent me many hairy angels in my lifetime.
I am grateful.
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posted on
03/08/2013 9:30:35 PM PST
by
Salamander
(We're all kinds of animals comin' round here...occasional demons, too.)
To: Salamander
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:04:02 PM PST
by
bimboeruption
(Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:28:49 PM PST
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: nickcarraway
I’m not sure I could count on any of my cats to come through like that... but who knows.
To: nickcarraway
the dog "probably sensed things and knocked into her to save her."Or it was past feeding time and it was trying to express its hunger.
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posted on
03/08/2013 11:21:16 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?)
To: Jeff Chandler
Shepherds are very intelligent dogs. I have little doubt the dog knew exactly what he was trying to prevent.
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posted on
03/09/2013 4:47:22 AM PST
by
phoneman08
(Reagan conservative union member. Not a s rare as you think!)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/09/2013 5:04:01 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: phoneman08
Me too. German Shepherds can think like humans.
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posted on
03/09/2013 5:30:20 AM PST
by
ZULU
(See: http://gatesofvienna.net/)
To: phoneman08
I have little doubt the dog knew exactly what he was trying to prevent.Bless your heart.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:33:20 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?)
To: ZULU
Not only does mine think like a human, he thinks he is human. Just ask him.
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:23:14 AM PST
by
phoneman08
(Reagan conservative union member. Not a s rare as you think!)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:34:17 AM PST
by
Safetgiver
( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: nickcarraway; USMCWife6869; Indy Pendance; Still German Shepherd; dervish; Kozak; Joe 6-pack; ...
GERMAN SHEPHERD PING LIST
This is a low-volume list………so don’t worry!
(Please Freep-mail me if you’d like to be on or off the list.)
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:35:20 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/09/2013 11:28:35 AM PST
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: Salamander
Me too!! I really miss them too.
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posted on
03/09/2013 3:34:00 PM PST
by
MissEdie
(America went to the polls on 11-6-12 and all we got was a socialist thug and a dottering old fool.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
I read about it this afternoon! Wonderful story.
My son finally found his battle buddy a couple of months ago. Named him “McClane” and it is amazing how much this shepherd loves him. Under a year (he was a stray-emaciated—any ideas on how to fatten him up?) and clean bill of health except for being so slim. HUGE feet, good hips.
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