http://www.wdsu.com/mostpopular/index.html

On the above page, near the bottom, under video: Animals Left Behind

If you have dogs or pets for that matter and they are more than just another posession to you, the above linked video will likely be.......well tough to watch. For myself, I found the footage above very difficult to accept.

Heres a link to the original thread I started on the Corral.
http://www.corral.net/forums/showth...age=1&pp=35

Forward the vid link to anyone you think can help.

There are also some links in the Corral thread for organizations to contact if you are so motivated.

And, please.........give your dog an extra hug today.

 

that ones def hard to watch right there,excuse me while i got give my lab a hug right now

 

I would have told them that both of us go Or I'll sit there and die with my pets. I could never leave my pets. even the horses. considering that two of them were abuse cases. And now they have a safe happy home with me. and I will never get rid of them. they couldn't take it. and they just started to trust people again. If I could do some thing I would.

 

I've posted this on several forums. Everybody is having the same reaction. Dogs are one of the few soft spots for us guys.

That awesome pooch .......makes it through a flippin major hurricane, then a flood of biblical proportions, then no food or water for days. Stays by its masters side, and then just when help has finally arrived. Nope, not for you. You death sentence. That gorgeous and young looking Rottie even moves along side its owner initially like its absolutely thinking .......we are saved. F'n F'd up man. I don't mind saying my eyes have gotten a little watery over that footage. At the same time, that makes me angry like I can't believe. The freakin awesome dog makes it through all these opportunities to die, and gets this

I started this thread in several other forums aswell. I guess hopeing maybe this poor poochie could still be saved if the word got to the right person and maybe from enough people.

The choice they made to leave that dog, is in a way just un-acceptable to me. I realize its probably already to late, but........

So, I emailed a link to that vid, with some comments to 4 different local news stations, and to roughly 50 to 60 email addresses of specific people with various organizations that support animal rescues.

I urge everyone to at the least hug your dog or give it a few extra pats on the head today, and if you can spare some time or support in other ways look at the links listed in the thread in the Corral.

Everyone be safe, and keep your pets safe.

 

I won't even dare click on that one.

 

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We don't know if the dog died.

Maybe some other boat picked the dog up.

 

We don't know, but I've been told of other reports of boats going up to houses with dogs on the roof, and if they determined no person was inside they just pulled away leaving the dog there. Under those conditions, most have agreed........thats a freakin death sentence when you don't have water or food. The only footage I've seen of dogs in boats was when they appeared to be owned by elderly people, so from my perspective they just put up the protest I would or the rescuers were more compasionate.

I personally ofcourse hope that dog was saved, not even a question. That dog literally looked like dogs I've personnaly known, and could have in the future. Do I think its likely that dog has been picked up considering what I'm seeing, no I don't.

Either way, that touched the button (hell several of em) with me big time.

Take a few extra minutes tonight and email MSNBC, Fox News, and or CNN. Include the video page link. I just created an email with some somewhat toned down comments (basically just no profanity), but explaining what all that dog had already survived and its obvious loyalty. Then its obvious reaction, and how wrong and un-acceptable that was to me to leave that awesome poochy there. I then left the email unsent in one window and in another window I just started finding email addresses. Copying and pasting them over to the email in the other window for addresses to forward the email to. I did that a bunch of times. I'm positive if enough people see that, with the reaction its getting on the internet..........well best case is somehow that dog could still be saved. If nothing else, maybe it will atleast get some more focus on the animals there. It can only have a positive effect for our furry friends to be a real squeeky wheel and squeek away to numerous people in positions of power. Whether the media (the best) or others.

Can you imagine, the reaction we are having over this, what the reaction would be if one of these news stations would play the actual footage a few times. They think the phones ringing off the hook and the mail box is filling up now.

Since they are all in my sent folder, I may very well re-send them all again tomorrow. Should only take a couple of minutes at that point to resend everyone of em.

 

You're not the only one.

 

I can't even bring myself to go near that one. My dog is my best bud and he'd be on a boat or in a basket before me. At least I know I'd have a fighting chance.

No friggin way! You can go get someone else, thanks anyway.

 

That right there is just sad. I watched it and I have tears in my eyes. The dog stays there with it's master, not only it's master but his own buddy. No telling how long they were actually there, but they probably slept a night together, and I'm sure that dog was the only thing that guy had to hold, and to be with. Can you imagine how hard it would be for that guy to leave his dog? I would hate to be that man. Even worse, I'd hate to be the driver of that boat, to have the responsibility of all those people, and then have to tell someone that their pet can't come along.. wow. I don't want to do that.

 

Man, that's tough. Makes your eyes water up a little. Definately a soft spot.

 

I didn't click on it either and I already feel sad. My dog has been my best bud for 12 years now (Surprised he actually still here being 1/2 Dalmatian, 1/4 pit bull, and 1/4 boxer). But there would be no way I would leave him.

My best friend had a similar experience (But a good one) with his dog in the May 3rd tornado in Oklahoma in '99', I think. The dog lived through the F-5 tornado and protected what was left of their house while my buddies dad was in the hospital. Then the dog got to move to a new home with his existing family.

hotrod48

 

No excuse for that. They could have at least put the dog out of it's eventual misery. It will be misery too. The owner (I assume) barely turns around to look at the dog as they're driving away. Scumbag. I don't care what he just went through.

 

Theres three instinctive reactions in an emergency that I've personally seen exhibited. Freeze, flight or fight. I've seen people that talked a really big talk, then freeze up to the point that they can't help themselves. I've seen people that talked a really really big tough guy talk all the time, whether waranted or not, then run or hide when faced with actual danger. Then there are those like myself, who have the instinct kick in to fight and risk putting yourself into harms way to fight for others and those that you care about. I've experienced it first hand and have long time friends that are true believers in this absolute fact. I can tell ya with a 110% certainty, I would not be leaving my dog behind in that situation. And personally, I don't see any sense from anybody in that boat reacting like they even give a crap about that dog. Theres mans best friend who just went through several nightmare dissasters all rolled into one, and its about to all be OK / all about to be over / light at the end of the tunnel is within sight, and bam...........not for you pooch. Only humans get saved, thanks for your warmth and protection last night, thanks for guarding my house and property and me for all these years........see ya.

That goes against every fiber of my being and every instinct I have. On top of that I've known Rotti's that looked just like that dog, and now my next dog will likely be a Rott as I'd be honored to have a best friend with that level of loyalty, and I would give it back until the end man!!!!

That vid is worthy of watching, I haven't watched it since yesterday and my eyes are watering right now thinking about it, but reality is not something to hide from and it can make you stronger even if it hurts sometimes.

Again, if anybody is moved even a fraction of the amount I have been by that, send some emails to news stations including that page link. All the media is understandably 100% focused on the peoples plight, so I think its worthy of some of us pointing at some of the other victims here as well. Can't hurt, can only help.

 

Yea, that is tough to watch. I don't want to know what it would take to leave my dog behind like that. I don't think I could do it after the way he looked around. Tough choices.