There’s A Superhero In Everyone!
Hero Dog Helps Pull Girl From Icy River
(CNN) – Rocky’s been a fictional hero for decades, but in Edmonton, Alberta, today there’s a hero named Rocky who is definitely real — only he’s 8 years old and has four legs. This Rocky, a Labrador retriever-husky mix, is being hailed for pulling a 9-year-old girl from an icy river on Easter Sunday. His owner, Adam Shaw, 27, is getting similar praise. ”If that man and dog weren’t there — I just try not to think of it,” Miranda Wagner, the mother of Samara, 9, and her 10-year-old sister, Krymzen, said in an interview with CNN affiliate CTV. ”I just want to give him a big hug and tell him he’s my hero. If he wasn’t there I wouldn’t have my girls,” Wagner said. “Doctors said two more minutes and Samara would have been gone. “Rocky and Shaw’s heroics played out on the icy North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton on Sunday afternoon. The girls were tobogganing in a riverside park when they ended up on ice extending from the riverbank, their father, Corey Sunshine, told CNN affiliate CBC.
“From what I was told was, one of the toboggans came off the snowbank and onto the ice and they were trying to come back and the ice broke,” he said. Shaw said he was walking on a bridge over the river when he heard screams. Looking down on the river he saw one girl in the icy water and her sister trying to pull her out. By the time he and Rocky sprinted down to the river, both girls were in the water. He was able to pull Krymzen up onto the ice, but the current was carrying Samara downstream, about 4 or 5 feet from the edge of the ice, her head going in and out of the water, Shaw told a press conference Monday. He asked the girl if she could swim to him. ”She said she couldn’t move her arms, couldn’t move her legs,” Shaw said. He tried throwing Rocky’s leash to her but it didn’t reach. Then, as he tried to get closer, the ice gave way beneath him and his dog.
“He managed to get his front paws on the ice and I pushed his back end up so he was on the ice, then I used the leash and him to kind of pull myself up onto the ice,” Shaw said. By this time, Samara had drifted 50 or 60 yards farther down the river, still bobbing in and out of the ice-cold water. Shaw and Rocky ran to her again, but she was still out of reach. ”I put the leash around Rocky and pushed him to get in the water and I told her if she could get ahold of his leash, we could get her back to the ice,” Shaw said. ”He jumped in right beside her,” he said, and the girl managed to get both hands on Rocky’s leash. ”I called him back and he swam toward the ice,” Shaw said, getting close enough that he could grab both the girl’s arm and his dog and drag them away from the water’s edge. Fire rescue crews arrived shortly thereafter and took the sisters for treatment.
On Monday, they were home with their grateful mother, and Shaw and Rocky were being honored at the fire station — Shaw with a fireman’s hat and Rocky with a giant rawhide bone he grabbed from Fire Chief Ken Block before Block could take off its plastic wrapper. ”These two young ladies are very, very fortunate that such a family happened along and were able to intervene,” Block said. Shaw couldn’t dispute that. ”I guess it’s just a bit of a miracle that everything worked out perfectly,” he told CTV.
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Sources: CNN.com & ID4PET.com
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Traveling With Your Pet
Top 11 Tips for Safe Air Travel with Your Pet
Traveling can be highly stressful, both for you and the four-legged members of your family. But with thoughtful preparation, you can ensure a safe and comfortable trip for everyone.
The ASPCA urges pet owners to think twice about flying their pets on commercial airlines, especially if they plan on checking them in as cargo.
Unless your animal is small enough to fit under your seat and you can bring him or her in the cabin, the ASPCA recommends pet owners to not fly their animal. If pet owners have already committed to transporting their pets on commercial airlines, the ASPCA is offering the following top ten tips for safe air travel with your pet:
1.) Make an appointment with your pet’s veterinarian for a checkup, and make sure all vaccinations are up-to-date. Obtain a health certificate from your veterinarian dated within 10 days of departure. For travel outside of the continental United States, additional planning and health care requirements may be necessary. Contact the foreign office of the country you are traveling to for more information.
2.) Make sure your pet has a microchip for identification and is wearing a collar and ID tag. The collar should also include destination information in case your pet escapes.
3.) Book a direct flight whenever possible. This will decrease the chances that your pet is left on the tarmac during extreme weather conditions or mishandled by baggage personnel.
4.) Purchase a USDA-approved shipping crate that is large enough for your pet to stand, sit and turn around in comfortably. Shipping crates can be purchased from many pet supply stores and airlines.
5.) Write the words “Live Animal” in letters at least one inch tall on top of and at least one side of the crate. Use arrows to prominently indicate the upright position of the crate. On the top of the crate, write the name, address and telephone number of your pet’s destination point, and whether you will be accompanying him or if someone else is picking him up. Make sure that the door is securely closed, but not locked, so that airline personnel can open it in case of an emergency. Line the crate bottom with some type of bedding—shredded paper or towels—to absorb accidents.
6.) Affix a current photograph of your pet to the top of the crate for identification purposes. Should your pet escape from the carrier, this could be a lifesaver. You should also carry a photograph of your pet.
7.) The night before you leave, make sure you’ve frozen a small dish or tray of water for your pet. This way, it can’t spill during loading, and will melt by the time he’s thirsty. Tape a small pouch, preferably cloth, of dried food outside the crate. Airline personnel will be able to feed your pet in case he gets hungry on long-distance flights or a layover.
8.) Tranquilizing your pet is generally not recommended, as it could hamper his breathing. Check with your veterinarian first.
9.) Tell every airline employee you encounter, on the ground and in the air that you are traveling with a pet in the cargo hold. This way, they’ll be ready if any additional considerations or attention is needed.
10.) If the plane is delayed, or if you have any concerns about the welfare of your pet, insist that airline personnel check the animal whenever feasible. In certain situations, removing the animal from the cargo hold and deplaning may be warranted.
11.) Lastly keep in mind that an up to date name tag is your pet’s safe ticket back home!
Source: ASPCA, ID4PET.COM
Dog and cat breeds for people with allergies?
Did you know there are hypoallergenic dog and cat breeds? Ok, maybe not exactly “hypoallergenic” but they are supposed to be better for people with allergies than other breeds. There is too much variability between people and inside breeds to say any breed is truly hypoallergenic.
Here’s a list of dog breeds that are best to people with allergies (cat breeds are below):
Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Australian Terrier
Azawakh
Basenji
Bedlington Terrier
Bergamasco
Bichon Frisé
Border Terrier
Bouvier des Flandres
Cairn Terrier
Cesky Terrier
Chinese Crested
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Dogo Argentino
Irish Terrier
Irish Water Spaniel
Italian Greyhound
Labradoodle
Lakeland Terrier
Lowchen
Manchester Terrier
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Native American Indian Dog
Norwich Terrier
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Poodle – Standard
Poodle – Toy
Portuguese Water Dog
Puli
Pumi
Samoyed
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Shih Tzu
Silky Terrier
Sloughi
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Wire Fox Terrier
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
For cat lovers here is a list of cats best suited for people with allergies:
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Dog Shaming the hilarious return of witch hunt era punishments
Is your dog naughty and just refuses to change? Maybe shaming your dog publicly on the internet will change that. Ok, maybe not. But at least you turn a bad situation into one that is hilarious!
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Olympic in London
London has a rich sporting and Olympic history. The 2012 Olympic Games will mark the third time this international event has been held in London.
Olympics London
History of the Olympic Games in London
The London 2012 Olympic Games (the games of the XXX Olympiad) will mark the third time London has hosted the Modern Olympics.
London hosted the Olympic Games previously in 1908 and 1948. The upcoming games will make London the only city in the world to have hosted the Games three times.
Olympic Games: London 1908
In 1908, the Olympic Games were originally due to be held in Rome. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906 meant Italy had to pull out, and London stepped into the breach.
Olympic Games: London 1948
London was chosen to host the 1944 Games, which were postponed because of the Second World War and became the 1948 Olympics. The 1948 Games are notable for the fact they were the first to be broadcast on home television.
Building a Legacy for London’s Sporting Future
Since London won its bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2005, a flurry of planning and building activity has occurred.
Most of this is centred on the East London site at Stratford that has become Olympic Park – where the bulk of Olympic sporting events will be held – and the Olympic Village, where athletes and officials will live for the duration of the Games.
The Olympic Park will boast a range of new, purpose-built sporting venues, many of which will remain for use by the community long after the Games have finished.
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Your pet is a star!
Popular Movie, Marley and Me
Thinking about getting Fido into dog modeling or a movie star? There are lots of different avenues you can explore. Whether you want to train dogs for movies and television, or modeling for TV commercial or magazine, there are programs and talent agency for it. Believe it or not, these training programs cover the ins and outs of animals in the entertainment industry, beginning to advanced training, and careers in the $54 billion dollar pet industry. You dog can be the next America’s top model – dog model!
