Olham 164 Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) This rescue operation video speaks for itself - made my eyes moist. Edited October 18, 2015 by Olham 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted October 12, 2015 When he said the leash made Biggie nervous, I thought there would be real problems with being in the cage and lifted up. But he was really cool about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 12, 2015 I guess the dog was half starved, and lost down there anyway. When the man gave him some food and talked to him, the dog decided to trust him and let him do whatever he would do next. This trust is harder to find with us human beings, at least beyond a certain age, when we have experienced the dark side of human character. This may be one reason why so many people have dogs or cats - this absolute faith, this unconditional love... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted October 12, 2015 When the man gave him some food and talked to him, the dog decided to trust him and let him do whatever he would do next. Events took a turn for the better when the dog began to snuggle close and 'bunt' with his head. (at least that's what they call it when cats do it.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 18, 2015 This one really struck me - a video about friendship, love... Made me cry, to be honest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5oznbdFqaQ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted October 18, 2015 You should have named this thread "Heartwarming Rescues". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 18, 2015 True - when I started it, I didn't know there would be another. I'll see, if I can change the title... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted October 18, 2015 Well done, sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Here is my little rescue dog... My nephew found him abandoned at the side of a dirt road near a squatter camp. He liked to sleep in a cardboard box for a while and attached himself to me so that when I went into the garage he would follow. I filled a cat box with sawdust and he loved it - being close to me all the time. That was a year ago and he is a wonderful happy dog now - he makes us laugh all the time and that is priceless! Edited October 19, 2015 by JimAttrill 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 19, 2015 ...he is a wonderful happy dog now - he makes us laugh all the time and that is priceless! Yes, I bet it is - he looks real cute, Jim! Have a good time together! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Well, as we're on the subject of Rescues...let me introduce 'Sammy'. He's a Border Collie (obviously) and has lived rough in County Mayo, Ireland since being abandoned as a Puppy. He's survived as a hunter/scavenger for two years..constantly escaping the best efforts of the rescue organisation, to capture him...eventually succumbing to a trapdoor cage baited with Steak. He was in a bad way when captured..about 7KG underweight, with Mange and various other health issues... but the Irish Rescue got him sorted out..and he eventually found his way to England on a Boat..and we now have him, as Collie number 3 in our house. He's a lovely lad...full of charecter..and is nicknamed 'The Grass Pirate' due to his thievery! Edited October 21, 2015 by UK_Widowmaker 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 21, 2015 Thank you for posting, Widowmaker! He looks like a true Irish rover. Adventure hasn't left him it seems, after all the hardship he has gone through. A pity I cannot see the second video - due to German copyright laws it won't show. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 21, 2015 Cats are often said to be aloof and less socialising with humans than dogs. But is that really true? This cat KNOWS who is family for her - and she literally defends him with teeth and claws! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Having had the pleasure of Both Olham... Cats are definately smarter in many respects..but they're solitary hunters...protection and teamwork are of little interest to them in my experience..wheras the Dog depends on his fellows much more i feel. That said..there's no denying the Cat's actions in the video..so, who knows Edited October 22, 2015 by UK_Widowmaker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted October 22, 2015 I must say I love the collie! I grew up with one when I was a kid. An extremely clever dog that knew many words of English and could also spell them like D.O.G and W.A.L.K I used to take him on our buses on the top floor - which was not 'allowed' but he knew all the conductors and they let him on. I often got 'nicked' by the local plod for walking him without a lead. To that I would say 'watch this' and cross the road. The dog would only cross the road on the command 'over' so he was quite safe from cars. Unfortunately he died while I was at Halton. My mother refused to have another dog after him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted October 22, 2015 That's fab Jim..yes, I came to Collies by accident really..now I have two companion ones, and a worker...not a day goes past where they don't teach me valuable life lessons...so much so, I could never imagine life without at least one :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 22, 2015 The look of your border collie in your avatar alone is priceless. The awareness, the total attention they pay to us humans - compared to theirs, we are often rather careless, aren't we? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) There's a guy in Austria who says his collie understands 850 words of German. Not bad for a Welsh dog No, I'm wrong about that.... From Wikipedia: Betsy (born 2002) lives in Vienna, Austria with her owner, who goes by the pseudonym "Schäfer" (English: Shepherd). Betsy is also a pseudonym given to her by animal cognition researchers.At ten weeks of age, Betsy was able to sit on command and knew numerous objects, such as a ball and set of keys, by their name and would fetch them on verbal command. Betsy was discovered after her owner answered a request by National Geographic Magazine to submit intelligent animals for study. Betsy was one of two dogs (both of which were Border Collies) whose intelligence was beyond that of Rico, also a Border Collie, who knows over 200 words. Betsy was featured on the cover of the March 2008 edition of National Geographic. Betsy has a vocabulary of more than 340 words, which rivals that of the great apes, in terms of intelligence and lateral thinking. After hearing a word only twice, Betsy is able to decipher that the sound is a command or instruction and regards it as such. Betsy is believed to learn in the same way that human toddlers do, if not faster. Betsy is capable of interpreting the correlation between a two-dimensional photograph and the object it depicts, and is able to retrieve the item simply by seeing the image, despite never having seen the depicted object or the photograph before. During testing, Betsy retrieved the correct item 38 out of 40 times. Betsy knows 15 people by only their name. It is believed that Betsy's unusual intelligence can be attributed to dogs' prolonged association with humans, evolution and her breed—the Border Collie was found to be the most intelligent breed of dog by psychology professor Stanley Coren in his book The Intelligence of Dogs. Juliane Kaminski, a cognitive psychologist who tested Betsy, hypothesised that her abilities are the result of the use of the Border Collie breed as working dogs, their high motivation levels and that they historically had to pay close attention to their owners' commands when engaged in herding. I must get that book. I remember that it was ridiculously easy to train our collie to do almost anything. He discovered that he could open the door into the lounge/dining room which was the only room with a fire. This let in ferocious draughts. We showed him once that he could push the door closed with his nose, then fall on the door to complete the closure. He would also herd anything from seagulls to chickens to small children. We kept him welll away from sheep for this reason. I must say that from reading the above I am amazed to see a dog understands a photograph. All dogs I have known would be interested in a photo, sniff it and maybe try to eat it but they never 'looked' at a photo. Rather like dogs don't react to pictures of dogs on the TV, but they do react to those dogs barking. I have an old dog and will have to get another one of these days to keep the young one company. I rather fancy another Collie. Edited October 25, 2015 by JimAttrill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 25, 2015 There's a guy in Austria who says his collie understands 850 words of German. Not bad for a Welsh dog Better than many German women - you often get the impression they don't understand what you say, even when you speak German to them - Mmuahahahahaaa!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
