For the first time in history, a dog will take the witness stand in court. Scooby the dog was the only witness to what really happened when his owner apparently committed suicide 2 years ago by hanging herself in her Paris apartment. The woman’s family insist that she did not hang herself but was murdered.
Scooby was shown a lineup of potential suspects & barked furiously at one. Police want to use that as eveidence but prosecutors say “No way” – that Scoopy can’t remember who did it (if she was murdered) & anything the dog would “testify” in court would be inadmissible.
Read more on the story here…
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September 15, 2008 - 6:51 pm
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Cynthia
In Burnley, UK, Ruswarp the Border collie dog who stayed by his dead owners side for 11 weeks back in 1990 is being honored with a statue. Ruswarp stayed by his owner Graham Nuttall through snow and rain when he had trouble walking. Neighbors searched for Nuttall for weeks and couldn’t find him. When they finally found him by a mountain stream, Ruswarp was there standing guard over him. Ruswarp was so weak that he had to be carried.
Ruswarp is reminiscent of another heroic dog, Greysfriars Bobby.
Read more about Ruswarp here…
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August 31, 2008 - 9:42 pm
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Cynthia
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, an 8 year old dog named China found a young baby only a few hours old in a field & rescued it by carrying it 50 meters & placing it with her own litter of six newborn puppies. China’s owner heard the baby crying & found him among the pups covered in a rag several hours later.
The premature baby girl was abandoned by its 14 year old mother. However the mother did reveal herself after the incident made the news, although she is saying very little about what happened.
Authorities say had it not been for China, the baby probably would have died.
See La China Here… (Warning: there is no sound on this video)
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August 23, 2008 - 3:24 pm
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Cynthia
An elderly woman near Sydney, Australia is lucky to be alive. She was attacked by a large male kangaroo (over 6 feet tall & over 200lbs) when she was walking on her farm. The kangaroo mauled her face, back & hands & she suffered a concussion before her son’s dog rushed to her aid. The dog heard her screaming & chased the kangaroo off. If it hadn’t been for the dog, the woman may have been killed.
This attack wasn’t the first. Kangaroos have overrun that part of Australia, the males in particular are a nuisance, & people have complained about them for years. Obviously kangaroos are not the cute & cuddly animals we see on TV or in the zoo. WaMu/Washington Mutual (the bank) may want to rethink their latest commercial showing people being safe & secure in a kangaroos pouch!
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July 22, 2008 - 6:01 pm
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Cynthia
A stray dog in Chennai, India has been helping the local police by barking and chasing people who try to swim out too far in the water or go into dangerous territory.
The dog, now named Julie helps the local police patrol Marina Beach, day and night.
Since Julie’s been on the scene (which has been about one month), no one has drowned. The police are thinking of training other strays to chase off drug dealers and people up to no good off the beach as well.
Read the whole story here…
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April 13, 2008 - 8:06 am
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Cynthia
Lurch, the English Bull Mastiff has donated blood more than any other dog in Michigan, according to the Livingston County American Red Cross. Lurch has donated blood more than 20 times. His blood has gone to help numerous dogs. The Red Cross will honor him tonight with the “Pet’s Best Friend” award.
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February 21, 2008 - 12:13 pm
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Cynthia
In San Jose, California, Maya the Pit Bull mix saved her owner, Angela Marcelino from being raped. A man pushed Angela back into her home one morning, pushed her to the ground & started choking her. Angela could barely speak but managed to get out a scream.
Maya, hearing the scream rushed into the room & stated biting the assailant. He let go of Angela with one hand to fight off Maya. And Angela managed to grab the man in the crotch & squeeze with all her might. Ouch! 
That got his attention because he let go of Angela & walked out.
Luckily Maya had drawn blood when she bit him & the cops were able to do a DNA match & find the bum.
Maya was adopted from the local Humane Society & has been honored by the Animal Miracle Foundation & named the foundation’s Hero Dog of 2008 for her defense of Angela.
See, not all Pit Bulls are bad. Even if you hate Pit Bulls, you’ll love this pic. Look at this cute Mama Pit carrying her babies. 
Click here…
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January 25, 2008 - 1:10 pm
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Cynthia
We hear stories all the time about heroic animals saving their owners from danger.
Laney, a black Labrador from Portage, IN is a hero after biting her 13 year old owners foot repeatedly in an attempt to wake him up during a fire. The boy was having a sleepover in the basement with 2 friends. Aside from his friends, he was home alone because his parents were at work.
Firefighters arrived about 10 a.m. and found the home’s garage and eaves on fire. The damage was mostly in the attached one-car garage of the home.
The fire, which caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to the home, appeared to have started in an electrical heating unit in the garage.
Without Laney, the outcome could have been tragic. Three cheers for Laney!
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January 8, 2008 - 8:50 am
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Cynthia
Beijing, China has graduated its first guide dog from a training center affiliated with Dalian Medical University in Liaoning. Five dogs total are scheduled to graduate.
Ping Yali, the partially blind former Paralympic athlete is now the proud owner of Lucky (a golden retriever), Beijing’s first guide dog.
It’s going to be alittle difficult for Yali to take advantage of all the help Lucky can provide her because Beijing has regulations against owning large dogs & many large dogs are prohibited from entering bulidings. Plus, the city doesn’t even recognize guide dogs.
Read more about Ping Yali’s dilemma here…
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December 20, 2007 - 8:46 am
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Cynthia
A family dog barked to alert the family of a burning home in El Granada, CA. Luckily, the residents got out, but the dog didn’t. He perished in the fire.
Also a dog in San Salvo (Chieti), Italy did the same thing – the dog saved its owners from a fire started due to a defect in the TV plug, but died of smoke inhalation. When the firemen of Vasto (Chieti) arrived they stopped the fire and then found the dog – already dead – in the kitchen.
Both brave dogs gave their lives to save their families.
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December 17, 2007 - 8:45 am
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Cynthia
