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‘My dog was laying on top of my husband, guarding him in the street, barking for help.’: The once shy and scared shelter dog who transformed into his family’s fierce and loyal protector who saved his pawrent’s life

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    "Rescues build a type of bond with you that feels other worldly."
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    I adopted my dog about six years ago from my local k I shelter. When I first got him, it was obvious
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    he was abused, and he was so scared of everything. He couldn't even walk on a leash.
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    Sudden movements terrified him. He would crawl instead of walk to stay as small as possible. In
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    the past six years, he's made so much progress. He's hardly even the same dog. He's the
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    smartest dog I've ever had, and he understands so many "commands" that I have never
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    explicitly taught him. Currently, I'm nine months pregnant. My dog has been so helpful. He fetches my
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    shoes. Picks things up and carries them when I can't bend over. He is so gentle and cuddles so much with
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    my stomach. I've never thought I could love my dog more, but something incredible recently
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    happened. My husband suffers from ep. y. He is on medication, but
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    unfortunately, his ey is medication resistant meaning he will likely always have
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    some form of seziures, even if frequency is reduced. Recently, I was out at a friend's house. My
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    husband took my dog out to potty when suddenly my husband had a seizure, tripped over the curb, and
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    ended up in the street in front of our house. My neighbor told me he came outside because he
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    heard my dog barking incessantly. He said my dog was laying on top of my husband,
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    guarding him in the street, barking for help. He didn't leave him as my neighbor approached
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    and laid by him as my neighbor checked my husband. I am overcome
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    with gratitude by how amazing my dog was in this situation. I love him so much. He has been an
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    absolute gift to our family. I write this because I see a lot of people in this group purchasing
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    dogs. I write this so maybe more can consider adopting, especially from a kl shelter, not to
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    support their practices (because I surely do not), but to save a life. A rescue may be a little more work at
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    first and they may always have their quirks (my boy may always be a bit fearful of the dark and
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    men), but I will swar up and down rescues build a type of bond with you that feels other worldly.

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