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Dog named Romeo emerges from ruins 9 days after Italy earthquake
NY Post ^ | 09/03/2016 | Lindsay Putnam

Posted on 09/03/2016 4:45:31 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

Nine days after a deadly 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Italy, a golden retriever named Romeo has emerged from the rubble.

Firemen located the dog Friday evening, after accompanying Romeo’s owners to the rubble of their former home to collect belongings. He began barking as they neared the debris.

In true dog fashion, Romeo — who sports a patch of white fur on his forehead — seemed completely unfazed by the traumatic event, happily wagging his tail and he climbed down the pile of rubble to reunite with his owners, who had given up home of finding their precious pooch alive.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doggieping; romeo
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1 posted on 09/03/2016 4:45:31 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

I have two goldens sitting here with me.
Best dogs.


2 posted on 09/03/2016 4:48:33 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Did this happen in Verona?


3 posted on 09/03/2016 4:53:04 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Doggie story with a good ending.


4 posted on 09/03/2016 4:53:43 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Such a happy story - a good event. Thanks for this story.


5 posted on 09/03/2016 4:53:55 PM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Omigosh, what a super good story! Brought tears to my eyes.


6 posted on 09/03/2016 4:56:35 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: Kid Shelleen

Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
There you are, boy! C’mere! Good boy!


7 posted on 09/03/2016 5:02:50 PM PDT by mumblypeg (Make America Sane Again.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Give Romeo a steak!


8 posted on 09/03/2016 5:04:14 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Kid Shelleen

Golden Retriever: hey, man—it was only a 6.2 earthquake that destroyed my house and trapped me for days. Pet me?


9 posted on 09/03/2016 5:11:45 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Kid Shelleen
Too bad his mate drank poison.
That's a Shakespearean joke.

10 posted on 09/03/2016 5:17:50 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: mumblypeg

That’s a tough act to follow!


11 posted on 09/03/2016 5:22:40 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: bgill
Give Romeo a "Juliet"!


12 posted on 09/03/2016 5:29:52 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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...and a plate of piping hot spaghetti!


13 posted on 09/03/2016 5:30:35 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: Kid Shelleen

14 posted on 09/03/2016 5:47:47 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Ken H
Did this happen in Verona?

As in the Shakespeare play R&J. :)

15 posted on 09/03/2016 6:06:32 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: Kid Shelleen

So many deaths but this puts a tear in the eye.


16 posted on 09/03/2016 6:06:48 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: beaversmom

He looks remarkably good.


17 posted on 09/03/2016 6:50:05 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

I know. Thought the same. I wouldn’t look good after one day. I think he had a groomer down there with him. ;)


18 posted on 09/03/2016 7:13:47 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Eaker

ping


19 posted on 09/03/2016 7:26:08 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Conservatives own 200,000,000 guns and a trillion rounds of ammo. If we were violent you'd know it.)
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To: Kid Shelleen; All

Video of Romeo being rescued:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obkvkeil_eo


20 posted on 09/03/2016 11:04:13 PM PDT by beaversmom
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