Dog drags Georgia woman to safety

[CatWoman]

Thomasville — A bruised and battered South Georgia woman credits a German shepherd with rescuing her after her car careened down an embankment, tossing her through the rear window and leaving her sprawled, cut and bleeding, on the vehicle's trunk.

Shannon Lorio, 36, said the dog, which has since been given the name "Hero," pulled her by her collar off the trunk and dragged her about 50 yards through briars to the edge of a highway and let her lean against him so that she could stand up and flag a passing motorist.

Officials of the Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society, which runs the local animal shelter — now Hero's temporary home — were so impressed with the victim's account they have arranged to have Hero evaluated for search and rescue work.

"That dog is always going to have a special place in my heart," Lorio said Friday during a tearful reunion with the dog. "He's my hero."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/02/03/0204metdog.html?imw=Y

Isn't Hero cute?



Kennel worker Harry Smith, 24, plays with Hero, a German shepherd credited with rescuing a woman from a car crash.

[idgiehkt]

1. Wow. That is amazing. I love stories like this

"I was bleeding from my face and my nose," she said. "All of a sudden, I felt a presence — a really huge presence. He was straddling me. I have watched too many horror movies about werewolves and vampires. I thought he was going to eat me."
Instead, the dog licked her face and locked his jaws on her shirt collar, she said.
He dragged her off the car and kept pulling until she was near the edge of a highway, said Lorio, a trim, 136-pound woman.
She leaned on the dog while summoning help and then collapsed in a semiconscious state, Lori said.
Because of all the publicity the dog has received, at least 50 people have offered to adopt the 2-year-old shepherd."

What amazing luck. I can't believe he was a stray dog. Unreal. That looks like a well-bred shepherd, too, not just your average watered down one.

[HEyHEY]

2. You'll never see a cat do that.

[CatWoman]

5. damn you , HEy HEy

:grr:

:hi:

[HEyHEY]

6. tee hee /n/t

[Pierre.Suave]

3. I think the woman he rescued should get first dibs

on the dog when she is recovered enough from her injuries.

edit: nevermind, I just read the article.

[applegrove]

4. Beautiful dog!

[baldguy]

7. Could a cat do that?

[CatWoman]

9. substitute the woman with tuna

and there you have it :)

[suzbaby]

8. That's a neat story.

I have a doggie story of my own. It's not nearly as dramatic as this one, but it still tugs at my heart strings.

When I was just a kid, there was one morning when I was attempting to walk up my friend's very sloped and icy driveway. I fell on my butt and it was so slick out that I was having significant trouble getting back up. All of a sudden I felt someone standing next to me. It was my friend's dog Domino. She nuzzled against me in a way that very clearly meant, "hang on to me." I grabbed a hold of Domino, got to a standing position, and she guided me all the way up the driveway to the front door. I don't think I would have made it all the way to the door without falling again, had it not been for Domino.

Thanks puppy! :loveya:

[CatWoman]

10. that's a great story

:hi: