Talk about a heroic rescue, this is a good one:

[Arkansas Granny]

"Canine rescued elderly couple trapped in surprise October snowstorm."

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20061201/1026015.asp

[LaurenG]

1. That is a very large dog and very smart.

He weighs nearly twice as much as his female owner. Great story, great animal.:hi: :thumbsup:

[lizziegrace]

2. I saw this on the news last night

good dog!

:)

[cwydro]

3. saw that yesterday

Rescued critters are the best!

[RebelOne]

4. And who says that dogs can't reason like humans.

This proves they can and that dog thought fast.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Really. So much for that dumb animal theory.

[InvisibleTouch]

11. Article says she's a wolfdog...

...though she doesn't really look it from the picture - but wolves/wolf-mixes are usually better at abstract reasoning and learning by watching than are pure dogs. A wolf can watch you work a latch on a cage, and figure out how to open it himself; a dog generally has to learn by trial-and-error. Of course there are always exceptions to these sweeping generalizations. :) But the dog's breed in this story makes sense.

[LeftyMom]

13. They're very smart. A friend of mine has a wolf/malamute hybrid and he's bright and well-behaved.

They're not for everybody (you have to let them know you're alpha or they'll run all over you) but they make better companions than people expect.

[lildreamer316]

5. ...and such great work they are doing, too!!!

That just adds to it.

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. I love stories like that...

:hug: :D A lot of people don't give animals enough credit. And those folks are doing great things with their sanctuary too. :D

[Broken_Hero]

8. good story

its nice to hear warming stories like this...:) Thanks ArkGranny :hi:

[Arkansas Granny]

9. This is definitely one of those feel good stories.

:hi:

[applegrove]

10. I love it!

[Pool Hall Ace]

12. Three cheers for Shana!

:yourock: