Photograph - Pregnant mother kisses fireman who saved her life

[grantcart]

She is pregnant;

he had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire.

When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.

A photographer from the Charlotte , North Carolina newspaper, noticed her in the distance looking at the fireman.

As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies and kissed him just as the photographer snapped this photograph.

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[polichick]

1. Awww - that's so cool! nt

[Arugula Latte]

2. Aww.

Sweet.

[BlooInBloo]

3. :)))))

[Neecy]

4. Wow

They both look injured - hope fireman and Dobie are both doing well.

Great photo.

[secondwind]

5. She knew......she KNEW

[Shell Beau]

54. She did know!

:cry: :)

[alsame]

6. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

7. That is WONDERFUL. Thanks for posting it. Animals just rock.

[zonkers]

93. Sure do.

[autorank]

8. k*r Great pic

They know. That says it all. I guess we need to tank goD for socialism;)

[Joe Chi Minh]

88. Wow. Mike! Every decent movement should have a vigilant sentinel

such as your good self to turn all photo-ops to advantage! Socialism rules! (Well.... mixed economy!)

[omega minimo]

124. oh piffle

:thumbsdown: you're being the sentinel, dawg

[Joe Chi Minh]

132. I niver had Ugo publishing any of my stuff. But thanks anyway. (smiley!)

[Libertas1776]

9. AWWWWWWWW

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[xultar]

10. Best. Post. Ever!

[JNelson6563]

34. +1

:toast:

[Blue Diadem]

11. What a touching photo.

Am I the only one with tears in my eyes?

[Kadie]

14. No you aren't. Tears over here too.

What a wonderful photo.

[sweetroxie]

65. You absolutely are not

[Critters2]

18. No. You're not.

:cry:


:)

[Romulox]

22. No. Me too. nt

[TorchTheWitch]

23. Not on your life

Sniffling in the most embarrassing way over here. Must run off to hug my doggie (these sorts of things always seem to illicit that response).

[NOLALady]

32. Hell No!

[Obamanaut]

41. Of course not. nt

[haydukelives]

74. not here

just a small allergy attack

[truebrit71]

111. Nope...and I'm at work dammit...

..

[lunatica]

120. Instant little geyser from me too. My eyes are leaking.

[KhartoumCharacter]

12. No picture

Where's the picture?

[SoCalDem]

15. gotta scroll down.. or if you don't see it then, you may have

turned off images in your preferences section :)

Welcome to DU :hi:

It's a great pic :)

if you still can;t see it, here it is in link format:

?kiss

[indepat]

27. An award-winning photo?

:D

[liberalhistorian]

114. Speaking of animals, and as a cat lover myself, I gotta

say that I just LOVE your sig line and pic, lol! Where did you get it?

[SoCalDem]

129. just a random internet kitty I found..

My kitties never do funny stuff when I have a camera on my hand :)

[asdjrocky]

13. That's a good girl!

Thanks for the smile.

[intheflow]

16. Tears sprang to my eyes!

Wow. That dog is very intensely connected to the fireman, you can see her earnestness by her countenance. Great story, great photo!

[Blue Diadem]

17. Aww grantcart, I had to search for more on the story.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gratitude.asp#add

I still think she was thanking him.

[Critters2]

20. Me, too. nt

[TorchTheWitch]

31. If not thanking him than responding to his condition

Dogs are very sensative to the suffering of others and it's not surprising when they are giving to the sufferer whether it's physical pain, emotional pain, illness, exhaustion, etc. I think it's part of why humans have made such an attachment with dogs... they respond to our suffering by trying in their own way to alleviate it and we recognize it as such.

[grantcart]

37. I suspected that the story was a little to "neat" to be literally true but the

dog was certainly expressing gratitude and empathy and the photographer got a great pic.

[Blue Diadem]

42. She sure was and she also went on to have her five pups too.

That really is a great picture, still brings tears to my eyes.

[Vinca]

19. OMG - what a touching photo. Amazing.

[BanzaiBonnie]

21. Oh crap, you made me cry

Okay, I'm a dog person. I love the kitties and ALL the furry, finned and scaly creatures. But dogs...

Life would be not be as good without them.

[Voice for Peace]

24. I want a fireman like that

[jhain]

25. Sent it to me son, a fire fighter...

Thanks!

[TwilightGardener]

26. Aww, sweet doggie!

[aikoaiko]

28. I feel cheated, but its still sweet.

[Lugnut]

29. Awwwww!

I have tears in my eyes. Dobies are amazing dogs. Firemen are amazing people.

[Berry Cool]

30. After reading about the census worker, I needed this.

Thanks for the reminder that good things still happen in this world.

[myrna minx]

35. I was crying for the census worker and

then I saw this link. I agree with you - I needed this reminder too. :cry:

[myrna minx]

33. Awwww...here come the tears.

:hug:

[Frustratedlady]

36. Yes, I have seen that before. Sometimes, I think animals are smarter than people.

Certainly more loving and forgiving. More and more stories pop up that support that thought.

I miss my Schnauzer.

[tammywammy]

38. Awwwww n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

39. Thank you grantcart

For some beauty in a world that can often seem devoid of it.

:loveya: :)

[Gwendolyn]

40. Very poignant and so sweet! :-)

Makes me miss my poochie-loves too. I sure hope the rest of the story has a happy ending as well, in that the family had someplace to go and didn't lose everything. From the looks of the fireman, seems like it was much more serious than just a little kitchen fire.

[jgraz]

43. There's that goddamned socialized fire care again.

If you look closely, you can actually see the FREEDOM evaporating.

[noiretextatique]

44. how sweet

animals are so cool.

[Blue-Jay]

45. Let's compare.

Fireman saves dog:


Fireman saves cat:


:D

[Gwendolyn]

46. LOL!!! Perfect! :-D

[Uncle Joe]

50. Well cats aren't as appreciative because they have nine lives.

:)

Thanks to grantcart for the thread.:thumbsup:

[katkat]

51. Or

[roguevalley]

76. jeez. what a great cat. LOL!

[Shell Beau]

55. Ok, that made me LMAO.

:rofl:

Cute cat though. :P

[we can do it]

59. I Think That's Photoshopped- The Heads Not On Right

[Libertas1776]

64. Oh my

that kitty looks pissed.

[Liberal_in_LA]

72. lol

[roguevalley]

75. oh god. that cat rulz.

[diane in sf]

86. this kitty is terrified

[TwilightGardener]

99. Yeah...cats aren't into gratitude. Good thing that guy has gloves on.

[MilesColtrane]

47. I'm sure she's grateful.

Or, he could just taste like smokehouse barbeque.

[swishyfeet]

48. My wife's got a thing for firemen

She'd totally use being rescued as an excuse. Probably slip 'em some tongue too...

[malaise]

49. Beautiful

Thanks

[babsbunny]

52. link?

[grantcart]

70. a slightly different but more accurate version of the photo can be found

in the link given in reply 17

[Shell Beau]

53. That brought a big fat smile to my face.

[Canuckistanian]

56. Cheap, sensationalist pic

But I love it.

:thumbsup:

[goclark]

57. grantcart ~ that is so lovely --- txs. nt

[onehandle]

58. And who, might I ask, is the father? nt

[Joe Chi Minh]

89. Mr Pluto G. Bonzo.

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. animals are amazing

and when you rescue an animal they will follow until they can thank you...

My favorite real life story actually involved a police dog.

Well doggie went after bad guy, this is on a Saturday night... dog got shot.

Most times police dogs are not the friendliest. He actually behaved in the rig, and we didn't have to do much beyond some gentle muzzling.

We took dog on ambulance to trauma bay, where one of our volunteers, who was a vet, was waiting. To make a long story short, since we treated the dog in the field, and later the hospital, the dog made it. No, there was no animal hospital open, and in case anybody wonders, police dogs are sworn officers, so all those laws that might make you go EEEEWWWWW usually are ignored.

Well he growled at other people, but my crew and the vet, he was the sweetest thing you could ever meet. And if he was present at any scene we were present, he was very protective of his partner and us.

We also took care of a dog after a fire, he was a street mutt, but the dog of one of our patients. We gave the dog O2... he pulled the kid out of the fire. Once he was back, with pink tongue, he started to kiss us... it was great.

[cliffordu]

61. Pthhhh.

[NikolaC]

62. That is so sweet! :)

Thanks for sharing this story and the picture :).

[seabeyond]

63. my kids got such a kick out of this. told them, read about a real hero. 12 yr old

was just tickled and made sure his older brother read.

thanks

we enjoyed

[GCP]

66. I resisted clicking on this link for the longest time - I thought "So What?"

Then I clicked and went "AWWW"!

Thanks - that's great!

Recommended.

[Liberal_in_LA]

71. +5

[OnyxCollie]

67. Good girl.

[Lena inRI]

68. Dogs are man's best teacher. . .

.. .always reminding us how to show our love for each other.

Smooooch 'em with a big wet kiss!

:pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals:

[Laura PourMeADrink]

69. thanks. love it grantcart !!

[HopeOverFear]

73. Awwwww

[SeattleGirl]

77. That is so sweet!

That dog knew who saved her and her babies.

Good doggie, and thank you, Mr. Fire Fighter.

:patriot:

[amborin]

78. cute & i rec'd it, but WHY isn't she SPAYED? 1000s of poor animals euthanized constantly!

[donco6]

119. Yea, no dog should EVER EVER have puppies!

What were they THINKING!

[amborin]

121. she already had puppies! and was set to have more; animal lovers know spaying saves animals' lives

perhaps you think otherwise

[donco6]

130. All my animals are spayed.

I just object to someone sermonizing. Can't people just leave a nice thread alone for a change without some goddam lecture?

[Autonomy]

79. rec from a dog lover

[JanusAscending]

80. Oh my heart!!!!

I love this!! Wish people were as nice. This just makes me melt.

[eppur_se_muova]

81. "It's a miracle! We were saved by the hand of Man!"

(I get pretty tired of all those "Thank God!" outbursts from people who have just been rescued by some emergency responder, every bit as mortal as themselves, who put his life on the line to save theirs.)

[Withywindle]

82. Sweet, sweet, sweet.

Animals know. Anyone who's ever adopted a rescue pet knows they understand what their life used to be and how much better it is now. And especially bless the first responders who understand that EVERY life is worthwhile. This guy knew that. And that doggie understood and appreciated it.


Also, just because threads tend to turn into dog vs cat people, I offer this:




The website (http://www.therescuers.fabulary.com/about-this-blog/) is all about heroes saving animals.

[grahamhgreen]

83. I wish we had a congress filled with firemen and nurses

[Nordmadr]

98. Best quote ever. N/T

[defendandprotect]

84. Sweet . . .

[Seldona]

85. Wonderful picture.

I think George Carlin said it best.

"Life is a series of dogs."

[wroberts189]

87. anyone have a link to the story on this? thx nt

[lillypaddle]

90. Wow

that is too much. tears here. wish I could kiss them both.

[texasleo]

91. nice

[Dorian Gray]

92. Awwww!

She loves him!

[zonkers]

94. D E B U N K E D - B Y - S N O P E S. Dogs are still great, though!

[lillypaddle]

97. killjoy!

[lillypaddle]

104. Why do people just make up shit?

I mean, seriously. The real story was still sweet, but I can't understand why someone would go to the trouble to make up a story and send it all over the internet. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gratitude.asp

[Lisa0825]

109. Eh, so what if it was slightly inaccurate. The doggie knew the firemen were the Good Guys! :-)

So what if she let herself out... She knew they were there to help! :-)

[pnorman]

118. I'm not a "do person", and don't know all that much about them.

But my BS detector pricked up its ears on this story. AFAIK, dogs do NOT become pregnant while the puppies are still around. I've been wrong on weightier things than this in the past, so you WON'T hurt my feeling by correcting me here!

pnorman

[grantcart]

122. yep as was documented up thread

I should have known - the guy who sent it to me always has stories that are not SNOPES worthy.


Atleast it was only a minor inconsistency. The dog was in the house but the fireman didn't actually carry her out.

[RedCloud]

126. Probably had something lickable on his face... from a dog's perspective...

[wicket]

95. Tearing up here at work....

Beautiful

[Daphne08]

96. My first smile of the day.

Beautiful. :)

[Fire1]

100. Awwwww. So sweet. I LOVE happy endings. n/t

[G_j]

101. ==

[irislake]

102. Wonderful!

My day is brighter!

[glitch]

103. Beautiful! K & R nt

[bdamomma]

105. aww how cute, animals they know good people when they see them.

[Orsino]

106. Doggies will save the world...

...if we're wise enough to save the occasional doggie.

[MrMickeysMom]

107. I put off linking to your OP for days...

I'm glad I gave in to say....

AWWW!

[orbitalman]

108. Even Animals Understand KINDNESS

Not the type of selfishness repugs continually practice.

[truebrit71]

110. Beautiful.

..

[midnight]

112. What a great moment. Thank you for sharing this.

[cry baby]

113. firefighters are heroes everyday!! thx for the photo! nt

[Fire1]

131. Amen to that! n/t

[sonias]

115. Oh dammit - you're going to make me cry

That is so sweet!

What a lovely picture of gratitude from that expectant mom.

And a big :applause: for that firefighter. Bravo!!!

:thumbsup:

Sonia

[Kalyke]

116. Awww.... she looks like one of my puppies.

Here's SNAP:

[AuntPatsy]

117. Thank you...I guess our world is not all bad...we need to be reminded lately.

[omega minimo]

123. .

LOL :cry:

[Cha]

125. Ohhhhhh!

:cry::)

[A R S]

127. Too sweet for words.

I think I just had a "d'aww" attack.

[Happyhippychick]

128. This dog lover thanks you.