Ambulance taking man to the hospital is flagged down by motorist - there's a dog on the side step

[Liberal_in_LA]

ASON, Texas (AP) — A dog named Buddy didn't wait for an invitation when his 85-year-old owner had to go to the hospital.

Four-year-old Buddy hitched a ride on the outside of the ambulance carrying Texas rancher J.R. Nicholson to Hill Country Memorial Hospital.

Ranch hand Brian Wright said Friday that he summoned the ambulance Oct. 26 when Nicholson felt dizzy.

The San Angelo Standard-Times reports a motorist flagged down the ambulance to say a dog was on a side step. Buddy was then put into the ambulance with the patient.

Wright drove separately. At the hospital, medical staff told him about Buddy's trip. Wright retrieved the dog from the ambulance, then later drove his boss and Buddy home.



http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Texas-rancher-s-dog-hitches-ride-on-ambulance-5893302.php

[LiberalElite]

1. Good Dog! nt

[malaise]

2. Lovely

Rec

[Hoyt]

3. Had an good old beagle like that. Glad both are ok.

[BlueJazz]

4. Aww, what a sweet boy.

[etherealtruth]

5. I love dogs so much!

[Skittles]

6. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[PSPS]

7. "Nicholson said Friday that he thinks (a) lot of his dog."

Obviously, the feeling is mutual!

[onecent]

8. WONDERFUL dog...wonderful story!!!!!!!! n/t

[BrotherIvan]

9. Dogs are the best!

Cats too. One of my cats has been grieving for the past two days as my significant other is gone. It's sad and cute at the same time.

[senz]

18. Sweet indeed, BrotherIvan --

Kitties love us, too. I hope all is well with your significant other.

[BrotherIvan]

35. Thanks

My SO is one lucky bugger because he's home in Denmark until the holidays. Eating good food and walking around a gorgeous city. I get to visit for the week of Christmas. Coming from a place with no seasons such as California, Christmas is no big deal, but Danish Christmas festivities are spectacular!

[Enthusiast]

41. Our kitty was inconsolable when he lost his old dog companion.

[BrotherIvan]

45. It's really so sad

I hope your kitty was able to move on or get a new friend That's how we got our second cat, the older one was mourning so badly when his older friend died. I had never seen anything like it and it just broke my heart. And though I wasn't ready to get a new cat (because I was a wreck), we did for him. It worked out great and now they're inseparable.

Anyone who says that animals don't have any emotions or cognition is an idiot or hasn't spent much time around animals. They have so much personality and love. I hope your kitty is ok!

[Enthusiast]

46. Thank you, BrotherIvan.

You are the best kind of DUer.

[BrotherIvan]

48. I don't know about that

But I do like pets. And pet people. They always seem to be the nicest for some reason. Like you!

[gwheezie]

10. Similar thing happened with my husband

my husband was a paramedic they got a call for a man down on the street. Man was unconscious and his dobie was guarding him. Husbands partner and cops on scene were freaked out and wanted to do God knows what to the dog so they could treat the patient.
My husband loved animals and got along with all of them so he let the dog stay by the owners side. Let him ride in the rig and brought the dog right into the er dog was well behaved as long as he could watch over his man. The patient recovered and later thanked my husband.
I think there was a breed prejudice going on because it was s dobie.

[Chemisse]

28. How wonderful of your husband.

He likely saved the dog's life, just doing something that is compassionate and makes sense.

[BrotherIvan]

36. Your post made me tear up a bit

Your husband has a beautiful heart. People sometimes don't understand how confused and sad pets get when something is wrong with their people.

There is a very famous dog in Japan named Hachiko who waited every day for his master at the train station for ten years. They built a statute to honor his love and commitment.



Give your husband a big hug for being so kind and compassionate. He helped both the man and his dog just by caring.

[Scarsdale]

49. Dobie

We had one, he was a terrific dog, very protective. We have had great Rottweilers, too. People are so scared of them, but they are very intelligent and caring. Buddy looks like a sweetheart. Glad the owner is back to normal so little Buddy can relax.

[dorkzilla]

11. Dogs are the best people

Good boy!!!!!

[MissDeeds]

12. Awww

[WillowTree]

13. Gawd!, how I love dogs!!

[Omaha Steve]

14. Faithful best friend

K&R!

[lpbk2713]

15. How much extra will they bill for the canine passenger?

Nobody gets a free ride.

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. that's a 2k ride

[roguevalley]

16. omg. tears

[Bobbie Jo]

17. Dogs are amazing creatures.

Good boy!

[renate]

19. I wish dogs ran the world

Well, I wish humans ran the world like dogs would, anyway.

[fadedrose]

25. Who are the creatures and people in your

signature.....

Very cute

[renate]

50. thanks!

Coincidentally, between the time you wrote that and now, I replaced the first gif because the new one kind of reminded me of Republicans and Democrats. They're all from a website called imgur.com. DO NOT GO THERE unless you want to watch your life drip away gif by gif... it's totally addictive.

I've always loved the one of Stephen Colbert trying to get Barney Frank's attention.

[fadedrose]

52. Colbert can sure get attention

But my 1st prize goes to the dog and cat slugging it out in Picture 1.

Reminds me of the WWF, all fake

Thanks for letting me know...

[Brigid]

26. There is an old saying . . .

"Lord, please make me the kind of person my dog thinks I am!"

[Enthusiast]

42. That is a good one.

[awoke_in_2003]

27. Do we really want a world...

where we sniff each others asses instead of shake hands?

[annabanana]

32. If it comes with all the other good stuff about dogs,

.....sure.

[awoke_in_2003]

33. ...

[Cal Carpenter]

44. I often say "When my dog becomes Benevolent Dog-tator of the World"

No one will ever go hungry again / We'll all have free health care / Everyone will get paid nap-time / fill-in-social-problem-here / etc

[freshwest]

20. Dogs can understand so much that humans cannot.

[Caretha]

21. That is one of the

bestest story I've ever read.

You go Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[logosoco]

22. Aww! What a sweetie!

[fadedrose]

23. Rec'd with love and a little envy . . .

That old guy must be the luckiest fellow on the planet to be loved like that...

[Chemisse]

29. A dog's love is a wonderful thing.

[Gemini Cat]

30. There is nothing like a dog.

Us humans are lucky that dogs allow us to be in their lives.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. :')

*sniffle* Huggin my Shrimpybooboo!!! doggies are the best... Well, all animals are.... Huggin my Shrimpy again....

[GETPLANING]

34. I have always marveled

at how they get such a big heart into such a small animal.

[steve2470]

37. wonderful story and wonderful doggie Buddy ! nt

[C Moon]

38. I've read that dogs can smell when a human is having a heart problem.

Maybe that's what happened here.

[Raine]

39. What a wonderful story! :-) nt

[UglyGreed]

40. Oh my gosh N/T

[magical thyme]

43. thank goodness Buddy was ok! What a wonderful doggy!

[whereisjustice]

47. About 20 miles into the ambulance’s journey to a Fredericksburg hospital, a driver flagged them...

About 20 miles into the ambulance’s journey to a Fredericksburg hospital, a driver flagged them down and told them there was a dog on the side of the ambulance, Brown said.

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local-news/dog-catches-a-ride-on-ambulance-to-be-with-owner_48586533

[Jamastiene]

51. That is awesome!

I can't name a person who would risk their life like that just to stay with me while I was in danger. Wow, animals are amazing. There is nothing like the unconditional love of a pet.