Thursday, 1 March 2018
Things Most People Don't Know About Tarantulas
They Shouldn’t Even Be Called Tarantulas
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Marine Betta!
There are more reef fishes available to aquarists now than ever. Some of these are amazingly colorful, others are very hardy, while still others are unusual in their appearance and/or their behavior. But few match the comely appearance, the interesting behavior, and overall durability of the comet. This “old timer” in the marine hobby, has long been a favorite of beginning and advanced aquarists alike.
The adult comet is a sight to behold! Not only is it beautiful, it is also a durable aquarium fish.
The comet, which is also known as the marine betta, is unmistakable. It is brown overall, with white spots on the head, body, and fins. There is also an ocelli on the posterior portion of the dorsal fin. Although it was once thought that there were two distinct species in this genus, only C. altivelis is currently recognized as valid. The second species, known scientifically as Calloplesiops argus, was thought to differ from C. altivelis in its coloration. It had more numerous, smaller spots on the body, lines rather than spots on the median fins, and a white patch at the end of the tail. However, further investigation has shown that these color differences are a function of the individual’s size. As C. altivelis grows larger, the spots on the body become smaller and more numerous, the spots on the median fins elongate and join, and the white patch becomes more pronounced at the tip of the tail. Since smaller individuals are most frequently seen in aquarium stores, you are less likely to encounter the argus phase of this fish. However, an altivelis may turn to an argus in your aquarium if you keep it long enough. Occasionally, individuals that are in the middle of this color transformation are seen in the hobby. These fish display characteristics of both color phases. Some particularly attractive C. altivelis have a considerable amount of yellow under the ocelli, on the adjacent caudal fin and the upper caudal peduncle.
The comet is a wide-ranging species, having been reported from the Red Sea east to the Line Islands, north to southern Japan and south to the Great Barrier Reef and Tonga. It is a medium-sized fish, attaining a maximum length of 20 cm (7.9 in.).
Moray Mimic
Batesian mimicry is defined as a relationship where a harmless animal resembles a harmful one. It serves as a defensive strategy. By appearing to be something harmful, the mimic is often ignored by experienced predators.
One interesting comet characteristic is the apparent mimetic relationship that exists between this fish and the whitemouth moray ( Gymnothorax meleagris ). When threatened, a comet will raise all of its median fins and swim into a hole or crevice. But rather than disappearing completely, it typically stops in the entrance of its sanctuary and leaves the posterior part of its body exposed. With its large ocelli and the white-spotted body, the comet's “back end” is similar in appearance to the head of G. meleagris. By mimicking an aggressive moray, the comet may intimidate or scare off would-be predators. A similar type of mimicry exists in certain butterflies. Some of these vulnerable insects have ocelli on their wings that when viewed from the right vantage point look like the eyes of an owl. Comets will regularly perform this display in the aquarium. Sometimes they will lower one pelvic fin, spread the dorsal and anal fins and swim backwards toward the observer.
The comet's eye-spots might also serve another function. Because many predators go for the head in order to incapacitate their prey, the eye-spots on the posterior part of the body may serve to deflect such attacks to the less vulnerable tail region.
Natural History
In its natural habitat, the comet is a secretive fish that spends most of the daylight hours in caves and crevices. They have been found on submerged coastal cliffs, lagoon patch reefs and pinnacles, on the reef face, and fore reef slopes at depths from 3 to 45 m (10 to 149 ft.). It occurs singly, in pairs, or in small aggregations. For example, Kuiter and Debelius (1984) report finding three individuals in an area of 1 m² (10.8 ft.²). At night, they move from cover and apparently stalk shrimp, crabs, and small fishes. It sometimes shares the caves and crevices in which it hides with shrimps (e.g., Stenopus hispidus ), the spotfin lionfish ( Pterois antennata ), and pygmy angelfishes.
When it is threatened, the comet often enters a crevice headfirst, leaving its tail exposed. The tail is thought to mimic the head of a moray eel.
This fish exhibits a series of unique motor patterns when stalking its prey. When it hunts benthic prey, it tips its body forward, erects its huge pelvic fins, and curls its tail to one side. The comet then propels itself towards its potential victim by undulating the pectoral fins. This hunting behavior appears awkward and conspicuous to the human observer, but it may be that this exaggerated approach distracts the comet's victim and the extended pelvics and laterally directed tail form a barrier to impede the prey items escape (similar in function to the lionfish’s enlarged pectoral fins).
Other reef fishes (e.g. soapfishes, trumpetfishes) are also known to employ unusual swimming patterns when approaching their quarry, possibly for the purpose of distraction. Whatever the function, the comet often succeeds in closing the distance between itself and its prey, and when within striking range it lunges forward to ingest the food item.
"The comet is an incredibly hardy aquarium fish. I have had several individuals that survived otherwise total tank wipe outs caused by parasitic infections. In fact, I have yet to see a comet with a severe case of saltwater ich ( Cryptocaryon irritans ), even in aquaria where every other fish was covered with cysts!"
Aquarium Gem
The comet is an incredibly hardy aquarium fish. I have had several individuals that survived otherwise total tank wipe outs caused by parasitic infections. In fact, I have yet to see a comet with a severe case of saltwater ich ( Cryptocaryon irritans ), even in aquaria where every other fish was covered with cysts! During attempts to extract several of these fish from aquariums, I have had them tear their fins up and scales off after they wedged themselves between pieces of live rock. These wounds healed quickly without any signs of bacterial infection. Yes, I am convinced these fish are almost indestructible! The only malady I have seen comet’s suffering from, and only on rare occasions, is lateral line and fin erosion. This can typically be prevented or even reversed by feeding a varied diet, soaking the fish’s food in Selco or by using a Ecosystem filtration system (a.k.a. Miracle Mud filter).
Although these fish are very durable, comet keeping is not without some drawbacks. When initially introduced into an aquarium, these fish are very shy. Your new comet may hide for a week or more before you even catch a fleeting glimpse of it. Their timid nature can present a problem when feeding time rolls around, especially when included in a tank with more aggressive tankmates. The comet is a rather meticulous stalking predator. If it is with fish that quickly dash in and ingest introduced food, the comet may never have a chance to fill its belly. This can be particularly problematic if the comet is kept in a tank that lacks live substrate (more on this later).
When first acquired, the comet will usually only eat live food. Try adding feeder mollies, guppies, ghost shrimp, or brine shrimp to entice you comet. If this does not elicit a feeding response try dimming the lights and then adding the food. Acquaint yourself with your comet's preferred hide outs and attempt to present the food near these areas. Although these fish may only accept live food at first, they can be weaned onto frozen preparations (e.g., Lifeline foods), frozen mysid shrimp, and chopped seafoods. One way to dupe your comet into accepting these substitutes is to place the food in the current produced by a water pump.
One key to successful comet husbandry is to provide plenty of suitable caves and crevices for this fish to hide in.
With time and conditioning, your comet will spend more time in view. Some individuals will even beg for food when you approach the aquarium. In general, a comet is more likely to spend time in the open in tanks with dim-lighting or when light levels are reduced (this makes sense when you consider that they are nocturnal fish). But do not expect your comet to constantly swim about at the front of the aquarium and entertain your guests - this is not the nature of this beast.
Adults of this species can be housed in a species tank as small as 30 gallons, although an aquarium of 55 gallons or larger would be preferable. Calloplesiops altivelis is a good candidate for the reef aquarium. However, beware! - your comet may thin out your crustacean community. Although comets may ignore resident crustaceans, newly introduced shrimp often become the targets of a hungry comet’s hunting efforts. I have seen them eat peppermint shrimp ( Lysmata wurdemanni ) and cleaner shrimps ( Lysmata amboinensis ), and once had a large individual bite the antennae off of a banded coral shrimp ( Stenopus hispidus). Because a newly released shrimp is most vulnerable to attack when it is drifting in open water, the best way to prevent it from being eaten is to transport the shrimp to the security of the reef structure with your hand or a net. Shrimps that have recently molted are also more prone to becoming comet food.
Small fish tankmates are also at some risk when introduced in with a resident comet. I had a large individual that persistently stalked small dottybacks and shrimp gobies. Fortunately, it never succeeded in capturing either of its more diminutive tankmates. Usually comets are a minimal danger to piscine tankmates that are established residents. However, any fish that can be ingested is potential prey.
I once thought it was necessary to frequently feed comets in a reef aquarium (see Michael 1991). However, I have since found out that this is not the case. This fish apparently can find enough worms and small crustaceans associated with the live rock to adequately supplement its diet. I once had a comet survive for four months without having had any food introduced to its tank. The aquarium was full of live rock and I had not seen the fish (which was the only piscine inhabitant of the tank) for some time so I decided it must have died when I was on a trip. Four months later, when I was taking the rock out of the tank, I found the comet alive and well! Except for being a little bit thinner, the fish was fine. At the time of this writing, this fish is still alive (it now resides in a reef aquarium at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska) after being kept in captivity for over nine years. (Longevity records like this one are not at all uncommon for comets.) While it can supplement its diet with invertebrates that associate with live substrate, it is a good idea to target feed this fish once every week or two.
Although it is possible to keep more than one comet in the same tank, two individuals of the same sex may quarrel. If you want to attempt to keep two C. altivelis together, it is best to add them to a larger aquarium with plenty of hiding places. Fortunately, comets are rarely combative with heterospecific tankmates. In contrast, the passive C. altivelis may be harassed and physically damaged by larger more aggressive fishes such as larger dottybacks (e.g., Ogilbyina spp.), more pugnacious hawkfishes (e.g., Paracirrhites spp.), surgeonfishes, and triggerfishes. As we mentioned earlier, this fish may also have difficulty competing for food with more cantankerous species in a fish-only aquarium that lacks live rock.
Comet Reproduction
The comet has been known to spawn in captivity. Courtship and spawning behavior has not been described because it occurs in the caves and crevices in which the adults hide. Males are reported to be more secretive than the females, which are often found hanging near the entrance of their nesting site. It is not uncommon for one member of the pair (apparently the female) to have torn fins as a result of spawning activity.
A captive female comet will deposit a golden brown egg mass on a cave or crevice wall. The egg mass usually measures about 2.5 cm (1 in.) in length and 0.5 mm (0.25 in.) in width and is comprised of 300 to 500 eggs that measure about 1 mm in diameter. The eggs are attached together and to the substrate by sticky threads. The male comet ceases to feed and guards the eggs, spreading its fin and shielding them with its body. The male will even chase its partner away from the nesting site if she gets to close. Wassink (1990) reports a time period of 10 days or longer between spawnings, while Baez (1998) reports they are not predictable, cyclic spawners like other fish species that they raise. Our limited observations of the wild comet suggest that spawning may occur slightly more frequently than every 10 days (e.g., after an 8 day period).
Captive studies have shown that at a water temperature of 26 º C (79 º F), the eggs hatch in about 5 or 6 days. (The incubation period seems to correspond with the limited data we have from the field.) Most of the eggs hatch at dusk or after dark, although they will also hatch during the day. The fry are about 3 cm (1.2 in.) long when they emerge. They are remarkably well developed and feed immediately. They double in length in the first 14 days and on the 16th day the dark colored youngster develops a white spot on each side of the body, due to a loss of pigmentation in this area. The pigment cells continue to disappear until the body is white overall. At the same time, the free-swimming fry begin to lead a more reclusive life-style, hiding in reef crevices. As night falls, the fry come out of hiding to feed. At two months of age, the spots begin to appear on the head, but the sides remain white until they are about seven months old. Spots also begin to appear on the head, but the sides remain white until they are about seven months old.
The comet has been successfully bred and raised in captivity (this little beauty is from C-Quest in Puerto Rico). Note that there are larger and fewer spots on this juvenile fish.
This is a great candidate for captive breeding programs, in fact at least one ornamental marine fish hatchery (Sea Quest Hatcheries, Puerto Rico) was selling captive raised stock at one time. Of course, getting a pair is always easier if you can tell the sexes apart. In the case of the comets, sexing the fish is apparently difficult to do. One reference suggested that the only possible difference between the sexes appears to be the size of the spots – those on males are reported to be smaller than those of females. But this seems to be more a function of the size than the sex. (It maybe that the males tend to be larger than the females and therefore they usually have smaller spots –see comments about “C. argus” above.) Although information on their sexuality is lacking, they are probably protogynous hermaphrodites (that is, they change sex from female to male). If this is the case, placing a smaller and a larger individual together will increase the chances of getting a heterosexual pair.
Happy fish-watching!
References
- Baez, J. 1998. Breeding the marine comet: a challenge for the best. Sea Scope 15 (summer):1,3.
- Kuiter, R. H. and H. Debelius. 1994. Southeast Asia Tropical Fish Guide. Ikan, Frankfurt, Germany, Pp. 321.
- Michael, S. W. 1991. A guide to the comets (genus Calloplesiops ). Sea scope 8 (Spring):1,2.
- Myers, R. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics, Guam, Pp. 330.
- Wassink, H. 1990. A successful cultivation of the comet Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). Sea Scope7(Spring):1, 2, 3.
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Bullmastiff and Eye Disorders
The Bullmastiff is a very large and strong dog, but like all dogs is prone to some health issues - specifically eye disorders. Although this does not mean all Bullmastiffs will develop these eye disorders, they are more prone to them than other breeds of dog.
The two eye disorders that most often affect the Bullmastiff are Ectropion and Entropion. Ectropion is a defect in the conformation of the eye. The eyelids will sag or have a rolling out appearance, which results in too much of the eye being exposed, causing irritation to the eye. Ectropion is inherited by mean of polygenic inheritance. Polygenic inheritance is something inherited by a number for factors such as gender, breed, nutrition, rate of growth, etc. rather than by just one gene.
Ectropion comes from the genes that determine the make up of the structure of the eyelids as well as the skin on the head, face, and all areas surrounding the eyes. The dogs most affected by Ectropion are dogs with exaggerated facial features characteristic of that specific breed - dogs like boxers, Basset hounds, Great Danes, Saint Bernards, mastiffs, and bullmastiffs. Some of the giant breeds like Great Danes, Saint Bernards, and mastiffs have an ectropic lower lid and entropic corner lids.
Dogs that have Ectropion are more likely to develop allergies and bacterial conjunctivitis, which is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the periphery of the eye surface and eyelid liner. This is because so much of their eyes are exposed. Ectropion is usually diagnosed because they have a discharge in their eyes, decreased amount of tear production, and reddened conjunctiva, all of which can be very painful to the dog.
Treatment can vary depending on the severity of the Ectropion, ranging from mild requiring no treatment to severe Ectropion, which will require surgery to remove a small amount of tissue from the eyelid.
Entropion is a medical condition affecting dogs where the eyelid folds inward. It causes the eyelashes to rub against the cornea constantly causing the dog a lot of pain. Symptoms of Entropion are pain and redness around the eye, puffiness around the eye, sagging skin around the eye, excessive tearing, sensitivity to light and wind, and decreased vision. Treatment for this disorder is a surgical procedure where the excess skin on the outside lids is removed. It is important to have this surgery performed early enough before the cornea is permanently damaged.
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is another genetic disease that affects certain breeds of dog, the bullmastiff being one of them. One of the characteristics of PRA is the gradual bilateral degeneration of the retina, eventually leading to vision loss and then blindness. There are specific tests to determine if your dog is suffering from PRA. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for this disease.
The two eye disorders that most often affect the Bullmastiff are Ectropion and Entropion. Ectropion is a defect in the conformation of the eye. The eyelids will sag or have a rolling out appearance, which results in too much of the eye being exposed, causing irritation to the eye. Ectropion is inherited by mean of polygenic inheritance. Polygenic inheritance is something inherited by a number for factors such as gender, breed, nutrition, rate of growth, etc. rather than by just one gene.
Ectropion comes from the genes that determine the make up of the structure of the eyelids as well as the skin on the head, face, and all areas surrounding the eyes. The dogs most affected by Ectropion are dogs with exaggerated facial features characteristic of that specific breed - dogs like boxers, Basset hounds, Great Danes, Saint Bernards, mastiffs, and bullmastiffs. Some of the giant breeds like Great Danes, Saint Bernards, and mastiffs have an ectropic lower lid and entropic corner lids.
Dogs that have Ectropion are more likely to develop allergies and bacterial conjunctivitis, which is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the periphery of the eye surface and eyelid liner. This is because so much of their eyes are exposed. Ectropion is usually diagnosed because they have a discharge in their eyes, decreased amount of tear production, and reddened conjunctiva, all of which can be very painful to the dog.
Treatment can vary depending on the severity of the Ectropion, ranging from mild requiring no treatment to severe Ectropion, which will require surgery to remove a small amount of tissue from the eyelid.
Entropion is a medical condition affecting dogs where the eyelid folds inward. It causes the eyelashes to rub against the cornea constantly causing the dog a lot of pain. Symptoms of Entropion are pain and redness around the eye, puffiness around the eye, sagging skin around the eye, excessive tearing, sensitivity to light and wind, and decreased vision. Treatment for this disorder is a surgical procedure where the excess skin on the outside lids is removed. It is important to have this surgery performed early enough before the cornea is permanently damaged.
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is another genetic disease that affects certain breeds of dog, the bullmastiff being one of them. One of the characteristics of PRA is the gradual bilateral degeneration of the retina, eventually leading to vision loss and then blindness. There are specific tests to determine if your dog is suffering from PRA. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for this disease.
Hero Rottweiler saves tiny pug
Bear the 110b gentle giant came to the rescue when he picked the scent of the terrified pug left languishing at the bottom of a well after she had run off spooked by fireworks.
Sensing Olive the pug’s plight during a walk, two year old Bear refused to budge and guided his owner to the spot where the little dog was trapped.
Today Bear’s delighted owner Nichola Jones praised his super dog instincts for saving Olive’s life.
Ms Jones said: “Bear is a hero, he's a wonder dog.
“He was behaving in such a strange way. He is such a happy animal. He's so special and this just tops it.
Ms Jones, 48, had been aware of Olive’s predicament after animal lovers launched a search for the missing pug who had vanished on November 4 from Wick, near Bristol.
Olive had been so scared by loud firework explosions that she ran off from owner student Saffron Mackeson and remained missing in cold, wintry conditions.
As Ms Jones, from nearby Warmley, was walking with Bear about a half a mile from where Olive had vanished, he suddenly began to act strangely.
She said: “I have been following story and we have been walking around the area trying to find Olive.
“I was just walking past a hedgerow and Bear stopped. He wouldn't move. So I went through the hedge and I found a well and looked down and there was this black pug.
“It was Olive, just looking up. I couldn't believe it. I climbed in and pulled her out.
SWNS
Michelle Parker, Nicola Jones, Bear, Olive, Phoeby Mackeson and Zdenka Hale, Phoeby's mother
“I was worried she might have hurt herself, she was petrified, but then her tail wagged. She was fine.”
Having got Olive out of the five foot deep well, Ms Jones took her home and put out a Facebook alert while the rescued dog promptly jumped up on her sofa and fell asleep before being reunited with her owners.
A delighted Saffron, 16, said today: “I'm so relieved. She's lost a lot of weight but other than that she's fine. We were so happy when we got the call.
SWNS
The well which Olive the pug fell down before being found by Bear
“People we don't even know have been bringing treats round for Olive. She seems to be really happy to be home.
“One of her eyes is a bit sore. We don't know how long she was down for the well for. It must have been a terrifying experience.”
Saffron’s mother Zed Hale added: “Bear is amazing. He is beautiful and has saved Olive's life. He deserves a medal.”
Source:express.co.uk
Top 10 Heroic German Shepherds
We frequently hear beautiful and touching stories of people saving dog’s life offering home, family, care and affection. However, what is so unusually touching and attention-grabbing is hearing stories of dogs sacrificing themselves to save people’s lives: their owners and even strangers.
Let us together go through these ten following incredible stories of German Shepherd Dogs putting their whole energy and even risking their own lives, just to save people when their lives were in risk.
1. LUKS SACRIFICED HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS OWNER – THE YUGOSLAV STATESMAN JOSIP BROZ TITO
June 1943 – Found in a very danger situation by a bomb that fell nearby during “The Battle of the Sutjeska”, the commander of Yugoslav partisans, later to become the Yugoslav communist statesman Josip Broz Tito, was saved by his German Shepherd dog Luks, by sacrificing his. The story was only revealed after in a post-war report.
2. BUDDY LED A POLICE OFFICER TO THE PLACE WHERE HIS OWNER WAS IN DANGER
April 2010 – Ben asks his German Shepherd dog named Buddy to ask for help, as suddenly his workshop, that was set up inside his house in Alaska, was set on fire. The rest of the story is amazingly courageous and clever. Buddy runs for help while the same time an area police officer takes the information about the fire and heads on that direction. The GPS of the police officer unusually stops working (freezes), leaving him with no direction, in the middle of the road. The police officer, only few minutes later notices a dog, Buddy, in the side of the road running and trying to catch his attention, as he wanted to tell him “follow me to the place”. The police trusted Buddy’s leads, by following him towards the place where his owner Ben was in danger. The police officer was shocked when he realized that the dog was leading him rightly to the fire. Due to this heroic act of Buddy, the police officer safely moved Ben from the danger zone and everything got back to normal. Buddy was even honored for leading Alaska State troopers to fire.
The police officer said: “He wasn’t running from me, but was leading me” he said. “I just felt like I was being led … it’s just one of those things that we’re thinking on the same page for that brief moment.” while his owner declared: “He’s my hero.”
3. SHANNON LORIO’S LIFE WAS SAVED BY A LOST GERMAN SHEPHERD CRASHED WITH HER CAR
March 2010 – This is another amazing heroic story of a German Shepherd dog. Shannon Lorio all of a sudden ends up crashing her car and gets injured, ending up with a flow of blood in her face, displaced by the accident in the back of her truck. The story about Shannon’s life being saved is very unique, as she got pulled out from the track and moved near the road to ask for help. Shortly a bicyclist notices her and offers the needed help, by saving her life.
4. RAMBO SACRIFICED HIS LIFE BY SHARING THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE WITH THE OWNER HIT BY LIGHTING
July 2015 – Another incredibly heroic story of a dog trying to save his owner’s life is that of the German Shepherd named Rambo. Rambo gave up his life when he saw that his owner Jonathan Hardman – a hiker, was abruptly hit by lightning, as he was climbing up Mount Bierstadt accompanied by a group of people. As Jonathan ends up unconscious by lightning struck, the dog touches him to discharge him from electricity.
Hear the story revealed by Jonathan in the following video:
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5. BRUNO THE POLICE DOG GOT SHOT CHASING DOWN A CRIMINAL SUSPECT
March 2014 – The story of Bruno, a police German Shepherd that was chasing a suspect together with a police officer in a police mission when he got shot by the suspect is another true happening that affected everybody’s hearts. The Colorado police officer that were helped by Bruno in this mission and many other endangering missions declared that he will adopt Bruno and take care of all of his recovery costs. Thanks God Bruno were not killed and he can continue with his heroic job of fighting criminality.
Hear the story revealed in the following video:
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6. SASHA THE HERO DOG SAVES A FOUR-YEAR CHILD MILENA RISKING TO DROWN AT THE POOL
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July 2013 – Sasha, another German Shepherd hero revealed one more time how caring and affected towards people dogs can be. What Sasha did is absolutely unbelievable! Milena, a four-year Argentinian girl got out of her home without her parents noticing it, walked into neighbor’s backyard – that occurred to have a swimming pool set up and she jumped in. Sasha followed the girl all the way through and started to bark, cry and whine but nobody could listen to his alerting voices the dog made. Then, as he was convinced that Milena was drowning, Sasha jumps into the pool and hold her up – so she could breathe, until she could be dragged out of there.
7. JADE SAVES THE ABANDONED GIRL’S LIFE BY FOUNDING HER IN A PARK BUSH
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November 2013 – What Jade, another hero German Shepherd dog did, touches everyone’s heart. Jade was off the lead as she was walking at the park with her owner Roger and she suddenly warns her owner leading him in the direction of a park bush. Roger gets shocked when he finds out that the dog actually led him towards a baby bag with a tinny cute baby on it crying, like she was asking for help. He immediately informs the police, who took the 24 hours old baby and send her to the hospital where she got all the treatment needed to defeat death and grow normally.
8. BEAR SAVED HIS OWNER’S LIFE AS SHE SUFFERS OF SEIZURES DISEASE
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May 2011 – Bear, the Texas German Shepherd has been awarded as the National Hero Dog for saving his owners’ life called Debbie, who for 18 years suffered from “seizures disease” caused by a horse-riding accident – a condition caused by abnormal electrical activity, causing rapid and uncontrolled shakes of body, sometimes leading to the epilepsy. Bear takes care of Debbie all the time, as he detects a coming seizure and leans on her legs so she can sit down and not risk falling. The dog even gets her the regular medicine. But this is another story that will absolutely touch your heart. Debbie gone outside even that the dog tried to stop her as he could sense the upcoming seizure, but she did not listen to his warnings, so she end up having a seizure in the front of her home where she fell unconscious. Bear, as he saw her owner risking her life, went door to door trying to warn neighbors that her owner needed help, and fortunately, a Park Country animal control officer was able to recognize dog warnings, so he run out there and offered Debbie help by saving her life.
9. NOAH TAKES A BULLET TO SAVE HER OWNER AND HER THREE CHILDREN
January 2015 – This is one more heroic and sacrificing act of another German Shepherd dog. Noah– the dog, went out with his family where his owner Kadon stopped by in a store to buy a dog collar, while his wife Diondra and three kids stayed in the car in the parking lot. All of a sudden, an incident occurred in the parking lot where gunfire started between two groups, risking lives of the fourth family members that were waiting in the car. The rest of the story is very brave and sad the same time, as in the hail of the bullets flowing through car windows, Noah runs inside the car to save them and there a bullet hits him in the neck. Diondra said that the bullet was directed to her but it was Noah that took it for her in order to save children and her. The injured Noah then runs after the gunman trying to catch it, where he later breathes his last breath.
See the news report (with a video of Noah injured, chasing the gunman taken by video urveillance of the store):
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10. APE THE FBI HERO DOG WHO GOT SHOOT IN A FRONTLINE MISSION
March 2013 – The heroic act of the FBI dog named Ape is to be remembered. The FBI was chasing after the gunman Kurt Myers who killed four people in two different towns of New York, and finally he holed up in an abandoned bar where a tensed standoff between police, FBI and the gunman took place. Abe was the first FBI agent to get in with a camera outfitted so the police could have a clear view of what was happening inside, and there is when he gets a shut on the chest from the criminal. Due to this camera investigation, police reached to kill the gunman leaving the others safe. As Ape was badly injured, he cannot serve anymore as an FBI agent but he has been honored at the FBI’s Headquarters, Virginia, USA.
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