An Inspiration to Others
Taken by a Tornado
In 2011, Mason, a brave little year-old terrier mix, was sucked out of his family's garage in Alabama during a terrifying tornado. While the family made it safely through the natural disaster, their home was completely destroyed. After their search turned up empty, they believed Mason had perished. A few weeks later, when the family returned to sift through the rubble, they found Mason, with two badly broken limbs, hungry and waiting for his family to come home. He'd crawled all the way back on his broken limbs to reunite with his humans.
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Trapped in a Well
The blind, senior dog fell (or may have been thrown) into a 28-foot well in his home country of Bosnia. For months, nearby children kept the dog alive by throwing him scraps of food. Alone and braving the cold, it was months before two rescuers, Ratko Koblar and Fahrudin Caki Bravo, learned about the dog and decided to act. Using a rope and a flashlight, Bravo descended into the well where he was able to pull the dog to safety. Once rescued, the men named the dog "Christmas" as an homage to the holiday season of goodwill. He was taken to a vet and declared healthy, even after such a traumatic ordeal.
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Abuse Victim to Pageant King
While Peanut was voted the hilarious title of "World's Ugliest Dog" in 2014, his sad story of survival isn't so funny. Found burned and abused by his former owners, Peanut spent nine long months recovering from the trauma. Thankfully, he was soon adopted by a loving human, Holly Chandler, who decided to use the platform of the World's Ugliest Dog to raise awareness about animal abuse. Peanut's former owners were never found or charged.
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Warned Family of Child Abuse
When Benjamin and Hope Jordan noticed their black lab and German shepherd mix Killian was unusually aggressive towards the babysitter they'd hired to watch their infant son, they suspected something might be wrong. Due to Killian's strange behavior, the Jordans recorded babysitter Alexis Khan and discovered she was abusing their seven-month-old son Finn. Khan was later sentenced to the maximum three years in prison and placed in a registry of child abusers, making it illegal for her to ever work with children again.
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Lost in the Desert
When Barbara Bagley awoke in the hospital, she learned terrible news: Her husband Brad Vom Baur and Shetland sheep dog Delaney had died in a terrible car accident. Bagley's other Sheltie, a four-year-old beauty named Dooley, was spotted running away from the wreckage. After an exhaustive but fruitless search, Dooley was presumed dead. Nearly two months later, after numerous sightings, Dooley was found alive, at nearly half his body weight, in the harsh Nevada desert. His return brought comfort to Bagley, who believed she was the sole survivor of the crash.
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He Saved a Kitten
A daily walk in Ontario, Canada, was anything but ordinary for owner James Roode and his dog Opie. In the field behind their house, Opie ran to a bush and lay down on top of a two-day-old kitten that had been abandoned by its mother. When Roode realized that Opie was trying to save the kitten, he brought the feline home where he, along with his dog's help, nursed the little guy (who Roode named Roscoe) back to health. Nearly a year and a half later, Roscoe and Opie are now the best of friends.
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