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December 02, 2012
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DOG REUNITED WITH OWNER AFTER SEVEN YEARS - “Did I think I would get him back? I can’t say ‘yes,’ but I never gave up hope.”  A Doberman named B.A. ran away from home seven years ago during a thunderstorm. Now, he has been reunited with his owner after being turned in to the Animal Protection Society’s shelter in Durham, North Carolina. It turns out his owner had since moved to Arizona. Here’s more from wral.com: Dan Kesler was living in Raleigh when he lost his dog, B.A. The doberman was spooked by a thunderstorm and ran away. “The first night I spent outside waiting for him to come back,” Kesler said.  Years went by and Kesler eventually moved to Phoenix. Recently, he received a phone call letting him know that B.A. had been found in Durham.  The reunion was made possible after B.A. was brought into the Animal Protection Society’s shelter in Durham last month.  “He was favoring one of his legs, and our veterinarian thought he may have been in an accident,” APS shelter director Shafonda Davis said.  Workers found a microchip, a device placed under the skin to help identify animals, on the dog. They used the information to find out the dog’s name and get the information on the dog’s owner.  B.A. must be thrilled to be back with his owner after all these years. It truly must seem like a miracle to the owner. Click here for the full story, and here to learn more about the Animal Protection Society.

DOG REUNITED WITH OWNER AFTER SEVEN YEARS - “Did I think I would get him back? I can’t say ‘yes,’ but I never gave up hope.” 

A Doberman named B.A. ran away from home seven years ago during a thunderstorm. Now, he has been reunited with his owner after being turned in to the Animal Protection Society’s shelter in Durham, North Carolina. It turns out his owner had since moved to Arizona. Here’s more from wral.com:

Dan Kesler was living in Raleigh when he lost his dog, B.A. The doberman was spooked by a thunderstorm and ran away.

“The first night I spent outside waiting for him to come back,” Kesler said. 

Years went by and Kesler eventually moved to Phoenix. Recently, he received a phone call letting him know that B.A. had been found in Durham. 

The reunion was made possible after B.A. was brought into the Animal Protection Society’s shelter in Durham last month. 

“He was favoring one of his legs, and our veterinarian thought he may have been in an accident,” APS shelter director Shafonda Davis said. 

Workers found a microchip, a device placed under the skin to help identify animals, on the dog. They used the information to find out the dog’s name and get the information on the dog’s owner. 

B.A. must be thrilled to be back with his owner after all these years. It truly must seem like a miracle to the owner. Click here for the full story, and here to learn more about the Animal Protection Society.

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August 18, 2012
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DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM HOUSE FIRE - “When he smelt the fire, which had started in an empty bedroom…Bruno opened Mr Singh’s bedroom door, pulled off his blanket and began barking furiously.” A Rottweiler-Doberman mix named Bruno saved his family from a house fire in London by opening a bedroom door, pulling the sheets off his owner and barking. Although there was extensive property damage, everyone escaped safely.  Here’s more from northlondon-today.co.uk: “Bruno was outside the spare bedroom whining. Santa opened the door and when he saw the fire he rushed to get our two daughters up and took them outside.” No one suffered any injuries in the blaze. Mrs Kaur says that if Bruno, a two-and-a-half-year-old Rottweiler Doberman cross, had not woken her partner up her two daughters would have perished in the fire. But only days before the blaze Bruno was given to a couple in Kent because Mrs Kaur did not have the time to look after him. However, her daughters were left distraught and refused to eat until their much-loved pet was returned. “We had to get Bruno back, the kids were too upset,” said Mrs Kaur. “I am so glad we did, I can never thank him enough. I can’t get over the shock of what happened. I owe everything to him and we are never going to give him away again.”  Bruno was almost given away by his family, but it appears he’s not going anywhere now. Click here for the full story.

DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM HOUSE FIRE - “When he smelt the fire, which had started in an empty bedroom…Bruno opened Mr Singh’s bedroom door, pulled off his blanket and began barking furiously.”

A Rottweiler-Doberman mix named Bruno saved his family from a house fire in London by opening a bedroom door, pulling the sheets off his owner and barking. Although there was extensive property damage, everyone escaped safely.  Here’s more from northlondon-today.co.uk:

“Bruno was outside the spare bedroom whining. Santa opened the door and when he saw the fire he rushed to get our two daughters up and took them outside.” 

No one suffered any injuries in the blaze. 

Mrs Kaur says that if Bruno, a two-and-a-half-year-old Rottweiler Doberman cross, had not woken her partner up her two daughters would have perished in the fire. 

But only days before the blaze Bruno was given to a couple in Kent because Mrs Kaur did not have the time to look after him. However, her daughters were left distraught and refused to eat until their much-loved pet was returned. 

“We had to get Bruno back, the kids were too upset,” said Mrs Kaur. 
“I am so glad we did, I can never thank him enough. I can’t get over the shock of what happened. I owe everything to him and we are never going to give him away again.” 

Bruno was almost given away by his family, but it appears he’s not going anywhere now. Click here for the full story.

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April 24, 2012
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CADAVER DOG FOR CORONER’S OFFICE PASSES AWAY - “It was morbid work, but Saber loved it… All he knows is that when he finds his end result, he gets highly praised and rewarded.”

Saber, a Doberman Pinscher, had a job almost nobody wants to do. He was the first and only cadaver dog for the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office in Pennsylvania. He worked over 70 cases and was in retirement until he passed away recently due to health problems. Here’s the story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Next to him at the end was Joe Angotti, the former deputy coroner who found Saber, named him, trained him and who was his partner on more than 70 cases.

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Mr. Angotti always knew when Saber had found something. The dog would make a low growl, then give a bark, and Mr. Angotti would alert the authorities either to where they should search or that they could rule out a location as a possibility.

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Six years after he first met Saber, Chief McBriar, who remains fire chief in Blawnox, is still marveling at the dog’s ability to pinpoint a location at the bottom of the Allegheny River.

“I will never forget that, honestly. It was amazing,” he said.

Dogs have an amazing sense of smell, an example being when Saber once detected a body 15 feet underwater. Dogs don’t care how dirty or difficult a job is, they just want to please their owners. Hopefully, Saber enjoyed his retirement before he passed on. Click here for the full story.

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January 29, 2012
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You may have heard of Uggie the dog, who was featured in the movie, “The Artist.” Uggie has been receiving a lot of attention and he was nominated for a Golden Collar Award. Now, Martin Scorsese, director of the movie, “Hugo,” has written an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times protesting the omission of a dog named Blackie, who appeared in “Hugo.”  Here’s an excerpt: I’m proud of Blackie, who laid it on the line and dared to risk the sympathy of her audience. Let’s just say that on the set, she had a fitting nickname: Citizen Canine. The bath scene alone is a masterpiece of underplaying, with Blackie’s wonderfully aquiline face accentuated by the 3-D.I detect another, more deep-seated prejudice at work. Jack Russell terriers were bred in the 19th century for the purposes of fox hunting by an Englishman, the Rev. John Russell. Dobermans were bred by a German tax collector who was afraid of being bludgeoned to death by the citizenry. But does that mean we must condemn the entire breed? Must we forget the magnificent physical achievements of such legendary Dobermans as Bingo von Ellendonk (who achieved a perfect score in the storied Schutzhund competition), Borong the Warlock, Baracuda Liborium or Caravelle Drillbit?In short, I protest the omission of Blackie the Doberman from the first Golden Collar nominations. Moreover, I encourage all Times readers to make their preference known to the editors of Dog News Daily by write-in ballot and give Blackie the nomination she so richly deserves. I saw “Hugo,” and agree that Blackie the Doberman was great in his role.  I can certainly see why Scorsese wants Blackie to get some recognition too.  The Golden Collar Awards is a new awards show sponsored by Dog News Daily which honors canines who appear in film.  Click here for the full essay by Scorsese. 

You may have heard of Uggie the dog, who was featured in the movie, “The Artist.” Uggie has been receiving a lot of attention and he was nominated for a Golden Collar Award. Now, Martin Scorsese, director of the movie, “Hugo,” has written an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times protesting the omission of a dog named Blackie, who appeared in “Hugo.”  Here’s an excerpt:

I’m proud of Blackie, who laid it on the line and dared to risk the sympathy of her audience. Let’s just say that on the set, she had a fitting nickname: Citizen Canine. The bath scene alone is a masterpiece of underplaying, with Blackie’s wonderfully aquiline face accentuated by the 3-D.

I detect another, more deep-seated prejudice at work. Jack Russell terriers were bred in the 19th century for the purposes of fox hunting by an Englishman, the Rev. John Russell. Dobermans were bred by a German tax collector who was afraid of being bludgeoned to death by the citizenry. But does that mean we must condemn the entire breed? Must we forget the magnificent physical achievements of such legendary Dobermans as Bingo von Ellendonk (who achieved a perfect score in the storied Schutzhund competition), Borong the Warlock, Baracuda Liborium or Caravelle Drillbit?

In short, I protest the omission of Blackie the Doberman from the first Golden Collar nominations. Moreover, I encourage all Times readers to make their preference known to the editors of Dog News Daily by write-in ballot and give Blackie the nomination she so richly deserves.

I saw “Hugo,” and agree that Blackie the Doberman was great in his role.  I can certainly see why Scorsese wants Blackie to get some recognition too.  The Golden Collar Awards is a new awards show sponsored by Dog News Daily which honors canines who appear in film.  Click here for the full essay by Scorsese. 

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December 23, 2011
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Bella the therapy dog was believed to have been stolen a couple weeks ago, but fortunately has been found and returned.  Bella’s job is to look over a nine-month old baby who has epilepsy. Here’s the story from the examiner.com: Bella, a doberman pinscher went missing 12 days ago from San Diego, according to San Diego 8 news.  Bella is a therapy dog and her job was to look out for 9-month-old baby Reese who has epilepsy. Brian Margarita, Reese’s father believed that Bella had been stolen, because there was no way that she could have gotten out of two locked gates. Bella is important to Reese and her dad not only because she is a loved member of the family, but because Bella alerts Brian, who is a single dad, when Reese is having a seizure. San Diegan’s helped Brian put up posters all over the city and finally a tip came that said his ex-girlfriend and given the dog to someone in Lakeside.   I think this picture sums everything that is awesome about dogs, and therapy dogs in particular.  Glad to see that Bella is back home where she belongs.  Click here for the full story and more pictures.

Bella the therapy dog was believed to have been stolen a couple weeks ago, but fortunately has been found and returned.  Bella’s job is to look over a nine-month old baby who has epilepsy. Here’s the story from the examiner.com:

Bella, a doberman pinscher went missing 12 days ago from San Diego, according to San Diego 8 news. 

Bella is a therapy dog and her job was to look out for 9-month-old baby Reese who has epilepsy.

Brian Margarita, Reese’s father believed that Bella had been stolen, because there was no way that she could have gotten out of two locked gates.

Bella is important to Reese and her dad not only because she is a loved member of the family, but because Bella alerts Brian, who is a single dad, when Reese is having a seizure.

San Diegan’s helped Brian put up posters all over the city and finally a tip came that said his ex-girlfriend and given the dog to someone in Lakeside.  

I think this picture sums everything that is awesome about dogs, and therapy dogs in particular.  Glad to see that Bella is back home where she belongs.  Click here for the full story and more pictures.

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