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The story of a boy and a dog who changed each other's lives
Yahoo News ^
| FEb 14, 2014
| Mike Krumboltz
Posted on 02/14/2014 9:11:45 PM PST by Innovative
An English boy with limited mobility formed a special bond with a three-legged dog nobody else wanted, and now their story is becoming a book.
Owen Howkins, 7, suffers from Schwartz-Jampel syndrome, a rare genetic condition that leaves his muscles in a permanent state of tension.
Owen's mother learned about Haatchi online. The Italian shepherd had been tied to a railroad track where he was hit, and his tail and one leg had to be amputated. Owen's family adopted the dog, and Haatchi and Owen formed a bond straight away.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bestfriend; doggieping; geneticillness; littleboy
Another lovely, heartwarming story.
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:12:03 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
So the previous owners tried to kill the dog by tying it to the tracks? Seems the sign of an increasingly sociopathic mindset. If they decided they could not handle the dog anymore, could they not have given it up for adoption or at the very least given it a sort of injection so it could die peacefully as opposed to being hit by a train while tied up?
To: Innovative
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:17:36 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:18:23 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: freedom462
Unfortunately there are a lot of cruel people out there.
I personally think that those who are cruel to animals are unfit humans.
Fortunately there are also a lot of caring, decent ones.
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:19:52 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:22:42 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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
02/14/2014 9:24:28 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Innovative
Who are these people that have a soul so dark and evil they can do these things to the most innocent? I praise God it was an endearing conclusion.
To: Innovative
A lot of dogs have better souls than humans.
To: freedom462
So the previous owners tried to kill the dog by tying it to the tracks?Might not have been the previous owner, might just have been some butthole(s) doing it for kicks.
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posted on
02/14/2014 9:45:36 PM PST
by
verga
To: Innovative
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posted on
02/14/2014 10:05:02 PM PST
by
andyk
(I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
To: Innovative
Cute kid, gorgeous dog. Thank you!
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posted on
02/14/2014 10:47:15 PM PST
by
Titan Magroyne
(What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
To: Innovative
I have been following them for a long, long time.
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posted on
02/14/2014 11:12:38 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: Innovative
What beautiful, beautiful, pictures- They so much more than a thousand words.
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posted on
02/15/2014 1:32:08 AM PST
by
Pajamajan
(Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
To: Pajamajan
The pictures say so much more than a thousand words. (Fixed it.)
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posted on
02/15/2014 1:47:07 AM PST
by
Pajamajan
(Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
To: Innovative
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:00:34 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
A lot of dogs have better souls than humans. And this kid (if not others as well) has a better soul than me.
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