This was a test
This was a test of the emergency French Bulldog Network.
If this had been a real emergency, the Frenchies would be gnawing on my corpse by now.
Hero French Bulldog Saves Family
The Marks family and their French Bulldog, Stu
A Michigan City, Indiana French Bulldog named Stu is being credited with possibly saving the lives of his entire family.
From the Herald Angus News –
Tim says their daughter’s dog, Stu, a French bulldog, may have saved the entire family’s life last weekend.
In the wee hours of last Sunday, the family, Tim and Mary Kay, daughter and son-in-law Kellie and Matt Duncan and their 3-month-old daughter, Nora, were taken by ambulances to St. Anthony Memorial, victims of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Were it not for Stu, Tim fears, the family might not have lived to take those ambulance rides.
The family gathered last Saturday evening for a party at the home of Mary Kay’s dad and his wife, Jim and Melinda Kintzele. After the party, the Duncans, who live in Valparaiso, decided to spend the night with the Mark family.
Early Sunday, Mary Kay awoke feeling ill. Then, Tim heard Stu whining in his nighttime crate. Tim took Stu and his own two Shar-Peis out, and when he came back to the house, he sat up for a while because he was suffering a serious headache. As his headache worsened, he began to think about Mary Kay, who had some nausea as well as a headache. Putting the two symptoms together, he harkened back to a time when he had some first-responder training … and carbon monoxide poisoning came to his mind.
He called 911 and got everyone out of the house. Kellie collapsed briefly, but everyone gathered in the garage with the garage door open. Kellie and Mary Kay were bundled in blankets on the garage floor.
“Nora seemed alert and awake the whole time,” her grateful grandfather said, “but my daughter and wife could barely walk.”
The dogs — Stu and the two Shar-Peis — were taken to the backyard and later cared for by other family members.
Mary Kay Mark, an academic adviser at Marquette High School, and Tim, who works in service engineering for Whirlpool, both still have some fatigue.
“And Mary Kay still has some burning in her lungs,” Tim said.
Before Sailor gets any ideas – I STILL plan to yell at you if you wake me up at 4 am, young lady.
Friday Zen – Rolling French Bulldog Puppy Redux
If you’ve been worried about the fate of the rolling French Bulldog puppy (and who hasn’t?), take heart! He’s up, and still just as adorable. Everyone can now go back to worrying about global warming.
Mae gets around
A few people have asked how Mae is doing, and how advanced her symptoms are. This quick video shows some of her more clearly visibly symptoms – her turned in rear legs, her habit of walking on her knuckles, the drag marks she leaves behind in the snow.
More importantly, it shows her super happy disposition – and illustrates why we’re so happy to have her here with us again!
Humane Society offers reward in animal cruelty case
Another Pit Bull has been involved in an animal cruelty case. This one, in Pennsylvania, involves someone dumping a dead Pit Bull alongside a Hampden Township walking trail. The dog has injuries which are apparently ‘consistent with dog fighting’.
Story here, on the PennLive website –
The Humane Society of Harrisburg is seeking a “person of interest” related to a dead pit bull found December 24 on a walking trail along the Conodoguniet Creek in Hampden Township.
A jogger contacted the Humane Society after media reports about the incident and claimed he saw the man who dumped the badly injured dog. The dog had sustained broken legs and feet, a crushed trachea and lacerations on its legs — injuries consistent with dog-fighting, according to the Humane Society. It was wrapped in a blue vest that appeared to have been used as a gurney, according to the Humane Society.
The jogger described the person of interest as a white male, 6’2″ to 6’4″, medium-length blondish-red hair and round glasses. The jogger said the person had at least five other dogs with him, including a yellow Labrador Retriever.
The Humane Society of Harrisburg Area is seeking this man, described by a jogger who claims to have witnessed him dumping a dead pit bull on a walking trail along the Conodoguinet Creek on December 24 in Hampden Township.
The accompanying sketch of the possible culprit has been released.
A later story states that the “Humane Society of the United States” is offering a $2,500 reward for tips leading to the “identification, arrest and conviction” of those responsible for the dog’s death.
The phone number, however, is still that of the Humane Society of Harrisburg, so I’m not really sure who it is that’s offering the reward. I suppose it doesn’t really matter, so long as the scumbag gets caught, but it would be nice to make sure the correct group is getting credit for having offered it.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Humane Society at 717-564-3320, ext. 104.