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  1. loon Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 9, 2010
    1,698 posts
    ont canada
    And i thought it was pretty cool ;)

    loon


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  2. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    6,761 posts
    central PA
    Isn't it amazing, Loon, how those animals seem to know when someone needs a little love. Especially when someone has a handicap or is feeling down, they always seem to have that "6th" sense. Thanks for sharing, very nice!
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  3. rottiman Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 23, 2009
    1,082 posts
    Ontario Canada
    Awesome video Loon.
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  4. fishingpol Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 13, 2010
    1,894 posts
    Merrimack Valley, MA
    Aw man, I couldn't watch the whole thing. I almost lost it when the dog put his paw on the childs' shoulder. The wife and kids watched it and the were teary-eyed. Nice video.

    Reminder to self: Do something manly this weekend like drive a nail through my finger...
  5. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,065 posts
    N.E. Penna
    Nope, didn't get misty. Nope, didn't, really

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    dang you loon. Now I gotta head to Mass and do something tough like help Jon get a nail out of his finger, I'm bringing the sawzall, the big one, and a new blade Jon, hold on!

    Thanks loon,

    pen
  6. fishingpol Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 13, 2010
    1,894 posts
    Merrimack Valley, MA
    Rusty blade...and dull.
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  7. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,387 posts
    mid-ohio
    we had a golden retriever mix that we would take to the nusing home every Wed to visit Grandma, the staff was always amazed at how the residents would perk up during our visits and how the dog would know which ones needed loving.
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  8. Blue Vomit Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 12, 2011
    638 posts
    eastern PA
    My wife is a pediatric speech pathologist specializing in children with Down's syndrome and autism.
    She cried like a baby and said three words... Never give up.
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  9. tfdchief Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 24, 2009
    2,971 posts
    Tuscola, IL
    Awesome. One more reason why some of my best friends are animals.
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  10. stoveguy2esw Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 14, 2006
    4,490 posts
    madison hgts. va
    amazing that we as "people' refer to our pets as "animals"

    we can learn a lot by emulating our pets
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  11. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,065 posts
    N.E. Penna
    If I acted the way he does when hungry, I'd be eating in the dog house ;)

    Otherwise, I agree
  12. HDRock Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 25, 2012
    1,114 posts
    Grand Blanc, Mi
    Very COOL
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  13. Hearth Mistress Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 24, 2012
    579 posts
    Point Pleasant, PA (SE PA)
    Wow! That is touching for sure but damn it, I got tears in my scotch! I worked in a program to teach down syndrome kids how to swim when I was in high school. I wanted to be a nurse and work in a home for special needs kids. Needless to say when one of the kids I worked with died my senior year of HS it hit me really hard and knew that I couldn't deal losing children as a profession. My sister works with autistic kids and my mom does end of life hospice care. Don't know how they do it, wish I could..
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  14. rideau Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 12, 2012
    1,346 posts
    southern ontario
    Loved the video. Thanks for sharing, Loon.

    I care for my profoundly retarded multihandicapped brother. He was five years old before he could walk or feed himself. My parents were amazing, which is why he survived. He is now 46 years old, and very happy.

    Our pets have always loved him, protected him, interacted with him..Newfies, Wheaten terrier, Lab, dalmation...multiple cats...made no difference, They all knew and understood.
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  15. tfdchief Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 24, 2009
    2,971 posts
    Tuscola, IL
    Yes Mike it is. Just for the record, I called them animals in my post, but I have never called any of mine animals. They have all loved me like family members and I treat them and talk to them like they are people, which they deserve far more than some people I know;)
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  16. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,132 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    We (yes, all of us humans, and all the domesticated beings we're referring to here) are animals, by definition. Nothing wrong with using the (correct) label unless one has a different bias/connotation for it. I am an animal, as has been every pet I've ever had and loved. As has been a hell of a lot of what I've eaten (and continue to eat) in my life. All animals.

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