Doggy Times

There are a lot of articles published in books and online about the heroic acts of dogs all over the world. Today, we will meet another hero who saved his elderly neighbor after falling.

Tim Curfman of Alexandria Minnesota noticed the unusual behavior of his Black Labrador one cold day. He takes the garbage regularly, but this time, he realized that Midnight, the black Labrador acts strangely. It seems like Midnight wants to tell him something.

Midnight’s restlessness made Curfman curious and followed Midnight at the back of their house. He noticed that Midnight led her to his elderly neighbor who fell while refilling her bird feeder.

Due to her age and the lack of something to hold onto, she was unable to recover from the fall. Her gloves became wet which automatically froze which makes standing a lot difficult. Good thing Midnight found her as she could lay in the cold for more extended hours which would affect her body and her entire health.

The heroic act of Midnight got the attention of the CBS Minnesota. They interviewed Curfman and showed their audience the inspiring story of Midnight.

You can watch the video below showing the interview of CBS Minnesota to Curfman.

Source: CBS News

Our thoughts

Treat others well, and everyone will treat you the same way. This lesson is the first learning that we can get from the story above. Tim Curfman certainly taught his dog the best traits and behavior where Midnight learned compassion and kindness towards others. Thus, we have to be the best role models for our dogs. These dogs can distinguish the right from wrong, but if we continuously show them the evil acts, they will most likely believe that it is acceptable. Let us all be good dog owners by being the best role models.

Thank you A Dog Blog for this remarkable story!

A giant wolfdog that was left by its owner at a kill shelter for being “too much to handle” was rescued by a sanctuary and got a chance to receive lots of love and care.

Yuki was only 8 months old when his owner gave up on him and decided to take him to the kill shelter. Fortunately, an organization called Shy Wolf Sanctuary, which provides shelter and rehabilitation to wolves both wild and captive bred, intervened and took Yuki in.

“We rescued him from a failed house pet situation,” Shy Wolf Sanctuary staff Brittany Allen explained. According to her, Yuki’s owner left him in a kill shelter when he was an 8-month old pup. The sanctuary decided to take him in.

Allen explained it’s not easy to predict the behavior patterns of a wolfdog because it displays a mixture of both wolf and dog traits. It’s also difficult to tell how much of each trait will be manifested by the breed. Owners who adopt wolfdogs as a puppy find it hard to deal with them later on when their true behavior starts to come out.

This was what happened to Yuki, who actually had three previous owners who also gave up on him, besides the one that left him in a kill shelter. DNA testing revealed that Yuki is a high content wolfdog, being 87.5% Gray Wolf. He is also 8.6% Siberian Husky. The remaining 3.9% is German Shepherd.

With a DNA composition like that, it’s no wonder Yuki has grown so big. At 120 pounds, Yuki is easily one of the biggest animals in the sanctuary.

Today, Yuki is one of the most popular wolves in the sanctuary. People have also gained a lot of interest in him.

It turns out he’s a ladies’ man—and a show-off, too. Some sanctuary volunteers said Yuki loves women and loves showing off to visitors. They also said he could be “super goofy.”

However, he only allows a few women to get close to him in his enclosure. And if he doesn’t like you, he’ll let you know.

Yuki is now 12 years old and enjoys a lot of love and attention at the sanctuary that saved him.

https://www.facebook.com/shywolfsanctuaryeducationandexperiencecenterinc/videos/10160729903575123/

Source: Shy Wolf Sanctuary via Facebook

Functioning without the sense of sight is hard enough for humans, but it is even harder for dogs.

A senior blind dog in line for being euthanized, Cherry Blossom lived in a Los Angeles shelter that was full of other dogs who are also up for being euthanized. Fortunately for Cherry Blossom, she was rescued by the founder of Hand in Paw himself, Piper Thomas.

Cherry Blossom had a bad case of matted fur and a trembling body caused by anxiety. She also cannot see, which made her situation a hundred times worse. In a crowded shelter like the one in Los Angeles, a blind dog would have to suffer from sensory overload because of all the movement and the noise.

According to the LA shelter, Cherry Blossom was a rescued stray from the streets of LA. She was found rummaging the trash for some food. The shelter was sure that Cherry Blossom was abandoned, and it probably was because she could not reproduce anymore.

When Piper brought her out her kennel and out of the chaotic shelter, it was only then that Cherry Blossoms was able to breathe a sigh of relief and relax. Piper brought her to the vet to be checked, and from there they discovered that the little dog had several tumors in her body, along with ear infections and dental ailment.

All these diagnoses confused Cherry Blossom as she cannot see what was happening. Fortunately, she was able to recover from these diseases quickly. Piper also brought her to an eye specialist, who was able to perform eye surgery on Cherry Blossom.

In a short period, Cherry Blossom can finally see again.

After all this, Cherry Blossom is a totally transformed dog. Piper found someone who wanted to adopt her, for whom Cherry Blossom is very lucky to have.

Now, Cherry Blossom is living her best life as a chic, famous dog. She has become inseparable from her fur parent with a really visible love between the two of them. Her fur parent loves dressing up Cherry Blossom now and has spoiled the sixteen-year-old dog.

Photos and story courtesy of The Dodo.