Kanagoos are not known for attacking people, but for an elderly lady living on a farm just north of Sydney Australia, it may have been “game over” were it not for the heroic intervention by pet dog. When a rogue kangaroo attacked her, this woman’s brave little dog jumped in to save her.
Despite the great challenges of the canine arthritis, spinal myelopathy and hip dysplasia that Watson and the heartbreak his owner suffered, the silver lining in all of this was the creation of a product that has helped many other disabled dogs.
The Bottom’s Up Leash is Watson’s legacy and their website, (a fitting tribute to Watson), is Arnie’s ongoing passion. Their invention has already helped tens of thousands of dogs and their owners to be more comfortably mobile and much happier. Inventing new senior pet assistance products keeps Arnie busy and involved with the pet community worldwide.
Here are a couple of quotes about dogs to make you smile as we wrap up another week on this pet blog. We hope you will have a great weekend and spend lots of quality time with your special pets.
“Histories are more full of the examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.” - Alexander Pope
Anatole France (1844-1924) Novel Prize-winning French author and critic said,
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened”.
Every pet lover would no doubt agree. Pet’s bring out the best in us and keep our hearts from hardening. The presence of a pet is in itself a present… their trust and openness and easy companionship.
We came across a true story in May of a pony that was rescued from the ravages of hurricane Katrina and how Pam Kaster, a Red Cross manager at the time came to write a book about the amazing people who helped Molly the pony. It is a story of pets, people and heroes, of survival, caring, and ingenuity.
Meet Molly. She’s a gray speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Katrina hit southern Louisiana, USA . She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled.
