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Stray Dog Rescues Georgia Woman From Crash
Fox News ^ | 2-3-07 | MissEdie

Posted on 02/03/2007 1:31:35 PM PST by MissEdie

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. She had her first reunion with Hero yesterday, when she arrived with her mother-in-law with gifts for the dog, including a large pillow, a stuffed animal and a bone almost as big as a rolling pin. When Lorio returned today, she hugged and kissed Hero as he plopped down on the pillow and began crunching the bone with his strong jaws. She said — quote — "If he ever needs anything, I'll be there." She said she can't adopt Hero because she already has six dogs.

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German Sheppard Ping! These dogs are AWESOME!!
1 posted on 02/03/2007 1:31:38 PM PST by MissEdie
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To: MissEdie

That's....ummm........pretty amazing.


2 posted on 02/03/2007 1:34:09 PM PST by RightOnline
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To: MissEdie

Posted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1778547/posts


3 posted on 02/03/2007 1:35:11 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: MissEdie

I can't find it on the link. Is there any way to just link the story?


4 posted on 02/03/2007 1:36:08 PM PST by Mercat
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To: Mercat

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250120,00.html


5 posted on 02/03/2007 1:37:53 PM PST by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: MissEdie

I think I'd make it seven.


6 posted on 02/03/2007 1:40:13 PM PST by Savage Beast ("Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.")
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To: MissEdie

If you already live with six ... what's another when he has saved your life? But that's me. Obviously Mrs. Lorio is very grateful to the dog and I hope that he gets the best home possible. What a fine and caring animal!


7 posted on 02/03/2007 1:45:50 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: MissEdie
I'd find a way to make it seven. This poor baby, all alone in the World rescued you. Hopefully they will take Hero for a rescue dog, and he'll have all the love he can handle.
8 posted on 02/03/2007 1:47:49 PM PST by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Exactly the way I see it.


9 posted on 02/03/2007 1:49:12 PM PST by TAdams8591
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To: HairOfTheDog

Would you kindly ping all of the dog lovers to Hero?


10 posted on 02/03/2007 1:58:17 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: Cailleach

ping


11 posted on 02/03/2007 1:58:58 PM PST by kalee (No burka for me....EVER!)
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To: MissEdie; Brad's Gramma

Grammie!!
German Shepard Ping!
Ms.B


12 posted on 02/03/2007 2:03:16 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (women who behave rarely make history)
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To: MissEdie

We have had German Sheperds for over 30 years.All of them were ready to fight to protect us.We just got a new puppy in October,already she is worried to death when we are working with our horses.


13 posted on 02/03/2007 2:04:36 PM PST by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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To: MissEdie; All

Given the opportunity, a cat would do the same thing!









HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!



Ahem,

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ohh man!


14 posted on 02/03/2007 2:04:46 PM PST by Mr. Jazzy (VPD of LCpl Smoothguy242 USMC of 1/3 Marines, K-Bay Hawaii.)
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To: Mr. Jazzy

A cat?If your cat was as big as your dog,it would eat you for dinner.


15 posted on 02/03/2007 2:06:30 PM PST by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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To: MissEdie

Sorry to politicize such a heartwarming and remarkable story but is it these noble and selfless qualities (dare I say the very best aspects of "humanity") that Muslims hate so much about dogs?


16 posted on 02/03/2007 2:08:28 PM PST by generalhammond (Can you lie with a straight face - auditions held now for the Rat president of the USA)
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To: Farmer Dean

I'm a big guy. There would probably be "leftovers"!


17 posted on 02/03/2007 2:10:25 PM PST by Mr. Jazzy (VPD of LCpl Smoothguy242 USMC of 1/3 Marines, K-Bay Hawaii.)
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To: Farmer Dean

The two best dogs I ever knew were German Shepherds. I'd love to get one like them for my family, when we get a dog. But a lot of horrible German Shepherds cropped up about 20 years back, nasty aggressive dogs. Probably a combo of bad breeding and bad owner. I guess you meet the breeder, meet the parents, don't get any puppy farm dogs... any other suggestions?

Mrs VS


18 posted on 02/03/2007 2:11:48 PM PST by VeritatisSplendor
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To: Professional Engineer; Peanut Gallery; Soaring Feather; alfa6; PAR35

Ping to a great story in our neck of the woods!


19 posted on 02/03/2007 2:13:13 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
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To: VeritatisSplendor

Maybe this website will help.

http://www.newsketemonks.com/dogs.htm


20 posted on 02/03/2007 2:21:51 PM PST by Kimmers
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