Great Dane escapes death, rescuer, runs to an open heart (great story)

This is a great story. Well worth the read.

Monday, Sep. 07, 2009
Great Dane escapes death, rescuer, runs to an open heart
By Sue Nowicki
snowicki@modbee.com


Henry was on death row, days from getting the needle, when he was saved and taken to a safe house. But three days later, he jumped the 6-foot-high fence in the back yard and went on the lam.

That's when Ron Dorville of Modesto happened along and took the Great Dane home with him. The sight of his 4-foot-10-inch wife, Sue, walking the big dog made a neighbor grin and call The Bee. The call brought the caper to light.

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The vet found an imbedded computer chip and called the owner, Kindred Canines, a rescue group that takes in dogs scheduled for euthanasia in Merced and Stanislaus counties.

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After the Dorvilles were connected with the rescue group, they had to relinquish Henry for a couple of weeks until he was neutered and his horrible kennel cough went away. Then Ron and Sue adopted him late last month, and it's been a perfect fit.

Henry has been good medicine for Ron, a retired Army colonel who served in Vietnam, has post-traumatic stress disorder and is recovering from prostate cancer surgery earlier this summer. For Sue, who always has loved animals and whose beloved cocker spaniel, Lady, died a year ago at the ripe old age of 18, it's fun to have another dog in the family.

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She said Henry has helped Ron deal with his PTSD, too. "It's wonderful to see these two clown around. It's a real treat to see them together."

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http://www.modbee.com/featured/story/844628.html

you know, I tend to like animals more than people sometimes. They're great to have around and they are a relaxer.

kinda sick of the bad news flow day after day, nice to hear a story with a happy ending. Dogs are the best and everyone should be helping the little fellas!

Helps keep us going.

:hi:

The font is kind of blurry. Wish they'd fix that. Cause it's making salty drops which can't be any good for my keyboard.

;-)

Who was also rescued from a certain death by needle, himself.

Great story, thanks for posting.

years ago. He used to take me on some pretty long walks.

one but for that. I have dachsies that live a couple of decades.

And then this story shows up not a week later.

I wish that Great Dane had a longer life expectancy. The bigger the dog, the shorter time they have to give us.

good endings to their stories. I tried with one rescue Lab and he charged my daughter (who was only 4) so we had to give him back. I love it when these type of dogs find a good fit. My aunt fosters rescue dogs all the time and has had 3 dogs find new homes.

Both my dogs are strays and I kinda need to limit myself to two. So the other strays I have taken in I have adopted out through a local group. They never made anyone give a dog back for a month (as far as I know) and I can't believe they would.


All the animals need to be fixed, so they can't add to the problem, but it is possible to take possession of an animal so long as you agree to have it fixed by their vet on a specified date.

Taking the dog back to the kennel because of kennel cough makes no sense to me but I am not a vet. Ir seems like that would be the last thing you would want to do.



I guess I should just be pleased with the happy ending and let it go at that.




BTW here is the group I have worked with to adopt out strays, they are great to work with.

http://web.mac.com/spardon/GPAAS.org/Home.html

gentle giants those great Danes are.