The Love And Protection Of A Dog, Part II
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 11 months ago
We talk about dogs a lot here in these parts. Maybe it’s because it’s the greatest animal God ever created. Here’s another example.
A dog saved a hiker injured in the Croatian mountains by lying on top of him for 13 hours until they were rescued, according to local media.
The dog, called North, kept Grga Brkic warm after he fell while out hiking and was unable to move. The other two hikers with him were unable to reach them, so they raised the alarm.
First responders credited the eight-month-old Alaskan Malamute with having helped keep Brkic safe.
The incident happened when the group went for a weekend hike in the Velebit mountain range along the country’s Adriatic coastline.
“Friendship and love between man and dog have no boundaries,” Croatia’s mountain rescue service said in a Facebook post, which included a photo of the dog lying on top of Brkic as he lay in a stretcher.
The dog “curled around him and warmed him” during the high-altitude rescue mission, the post added.
Nearly 30 first responders eventually reached the injured hiker where he was stranded, nearly 1,800 metres above sea level.
“The minutes and seconds before they arrived were so slow,” Brkic told Croatian media.
“This little dog is a real miracle,” his owner told the Jutarnji List daily paper. The dog itself emerged none the worse from the experience, he added.
Croatia’s mountain rescue service has nevertheless warned against taking dogs for hikes in difficult conditions, especially during harsh winter weather when specialised climbing equipment is required.
Get you one to experience unconditional love and affection.
On January 5, 2022 at 5:12 am, WiscoDave said:
And another one…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10370343/Shiloh-shepherd-New-Hampshire-likened-Lassie-led-cops-injured-owner.html
On January 5, 2022 at 6:29 am, Mike Austin said:
I have seen more love in the eyes of a dog than I have in most humans.
On January 5, 2022 at 6:50 am, Wes said:
Thank you for sharing that. What Mike Austin said x2.
On January 5, 2022 at 7:49 am, Bill Buppert said:
We all want to be who our dogs think we are.
On January 5, 2022 at 8:12 am, Okanogan Offgrid said:
Cops know about the loving bond we have with our dogs. That’s why they shoot them.
On January 5, 2022 at 9:12 am, Fred said:
This story brought a tear to my eye. What a great animal. I’m pretty sure that God gets great pleasure observing a man with his beast. After all, men we’re created to have fellowship with Him and He gave man dominion for His own glory.
“Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.” Psalm 36:6-7
On January 5, 2022 at 10:02 am, I R A Darth Aggie said:
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
Mark Twain
On January 5, 2022 at 11:26 am, luke2236 said:
Whilst dogs just generically ‘rule’ , Malamutes rule even more.
And X3 what Mike Austin said above.
On January 5, 2022 at 12:10 pm, billrla said:
Grga Brkic.
I’d like to buy another vowel.
On January 5, 2022 at 10:57 pm, RCW said:
Another poignant love story. The love between man & his best friend is as genuine & deep as it gets and cannot be experienced vicariously Likewise when the dog’s days are over, the loss is excruciating, down to the depths of his soul.
On January 6, 2022 at 12:05 am, Herschel Smith said:
@RCW,
As it was with me and my Heidi-girl.
I still mourn her loss. To this day. I think often how it would be so nice if she would lay her 92 pound body in my lap as a lap dog and look up and me asking for affection.