Last nite this story appeared on the Evening News with Diane Sawyer. A two-year-old Golden retriever is blind. Born that way. He's been having seizures his whole life and they are getting worse. They have repeatedly talked about putting him down. He is in a veterinary hospital in Tulsa, OK. Enter a street dog who had been shot as a pop. Street dog cowers when faced with people or other dogs. The two are introduced. Street Dog instinctively knows Golden is blind. She picks up Golden's leash with her teeth and begins leading her around the yard. No cowering here. Golden follows her. They begin to bond and play together. Street Dog becomes Golden's seeing eye dog. Soon, Golden's seizures stop and the two dogs are living happily ever after. When I stopped crying, I asked myself why humans can't learn to behave like these two doggies?
Blessings,
Karen
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19 comments:
I almost didn't read this post because I thought it was going to have a sad ending (I'm like that with anything to do with dogs!) Thanks for sharing. It's a beautiful story.
Wonderful story! They were made for each other.
What an amazing story! And with a happy ending, too.
Lovely story :-)
Beautiful story. And, Karen, they do. Not everyone, of course. We've seen the opposite. I've also been witness to unconditional love and generosity. Look for it. It's there.
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Rosalind, I almost turned the story off for the same reason.
Alex, seems like they were
Elizabeth, gotta love happy endings!
Mary, yes, I know, but it's so rare.
Karen
Wow. Isn't nature just astounding?? So glad I stopped by here and read this. What a great pick me up. :)
Thanks for posting this, Karen.
Strange we both thought about dogs today.
Wonderful story, Karen.
Yvonne.
That. Is. Beautiful.
Heather
Pk, yes, nature is astounding. Blows my mind
Suze, you're welcome.
Yvonne, great minds think alike
Heather, yeah, it is.
Karen
I saw this story too and it brought tears to my eyes. So touching to see these dogs together. Have a great weekend, Karen! :)
Amazing. I'm always so touched by animal stories like this one.
OMG, pass the Kleenex!
Oh my gosh that is amazing! I'd have cried too, and your question is such a good one. I think sometimes people DO do this, but the news doesn't often focus on it. For example, people helped my friend Jenise SO much after her accident. It's true though that it doesn't seem often enough. Thanks for this story - I'm keeping it in mind.
Oh my gosh that is amazing! I'd have cried too, and your question is such a good one. I think sometimes people DO do this, but the news doesn't often focus on it. For example, people helped my friend Jenise SO much after her accident. It's true though that it doesn't seem often enough. Thanks for this story - I'm keeping it in mind.
What an upbeat nice story, and thanks for sharing it. How very cool, and I can see why it made the news.
For. Reals.
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