I watch Animal Planet a lot. I get up very early and start my day watching, “Animal Miracles.” They tell true stories of animals doing amazing things. Usually it’s a story about a dog who rescues its owners. I’ve noticed a trend. They only save their owners. They’re selfish. “Oh no, if he goes, so do the bacon strips!” Everyone thinks of dogs saving people, but cats save people too. Why don’t they have more cats on the police force? “Whiskers, pat ‘em down.” That’s gotta hurt. Fish don’t really save anybody. Those are tragic stories. They jump out of their bowl... get to the phone… their fin dials “9” ...and that’s it. They can’t do any more. That ends badly for both owner and fish. I usually TiVo through those stories.
I heard a story about dolphins in Australia surrounding a swimmer in the ocean because there was a great white shark in the area. Isn’t that amazing? They were protecting the swimmer. Or, maybe they were playing a dolphin game called, “Guard Your Man.” I don’t know why more people don’t have dolphins as pets. I’d like that. Of course, the bowl would have to be really big. Then there’s that amazing story about the ape that raised the baby. ...Oh wait, that’s Tarzan.

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Hi Ellen!
I understand that you have a true passion for animal rescues. I have a neat story for you! My husband & I were recently looking on line for a wolf/shepherd mix, after seeing many dogs ranging in price from 200.00 to 2000.00 I finally was tired of the search. I suggested we go to Craig's List in our area. There we found a link for a german/belgian shepherd mix. That link led us to our "animal rescuer". Her name is Abbie, she is the mother of 3 children, 6 years old and younger. Abbie, who lives in Michigan, is connected with animal shelters in Ohio and other states surrounding Michigan. Abbie is on call from these shelters, when the shelter is running out of room, Abbie is called to come and rescue the litter that will soon be put down. Abbie drove all the way to Ohio to rescue our puppy and her siblings! She brings these animals that are near death's door home, she takes them to the Vet has them doctored, brings them into her household to adapt them to children and a loving environment, then advertises them to find good homes for them. Abbie loves animals! I find her to be a remarkable woman and I wanted you to know about her! We are so impressed with what she does, we named our beautiful little shepherd/husky mix after her rescuer...we call her Abby! If you are interested in contacting this remarkable woman, please email me and I will get you the information you request! I will email you a picture of our beautiful little puppy too! Thanks! I believe people like Abbie should be recognized for their efforts! Thanks, Ellen!
Tawny Hart
Fennville, Michigan
Posted by Tawny Hart | September 21, 2009 12:01 PM