How about a feel good news story for a change?

Platapus · 09-22-16, 03:38 PM

http://keyetv.com/news/local/austin-...inally-ill-dog

Austin Animal Center throws snow party for terminally ill dog

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AUSTIN (KEYE) - The Austin Animal Center will do anything for one of its own, even blizzard.

The shelter's behavior and enrichment specialist got devastating news. Her best friend Spunky was diagnosed with terminal cancer. And with only a few days to live, volunteers chipped in to give Spunky a snow day one last time.

The diagnosis was a shock. 12-year-old Spunky wasn't playing or eating.
Owner Ashley Niels says he just wasn't himself. "He just inhales his food all the time. And I felt him and he seemed bloated -- so I decided to take him in. But I thought it would be nothing," she said.

A veterinarian diagnosed Spunky with cancer. "And they told me there was nothing they could do. Not even surgery or chemotherapy," Niels said.
After living in Wisconsin for years, Niels remembered a promise she made to her snow-loving dog. "On the day of his diagnosis, I remember I promised him he would see snow again and it kind of crushed me that I would have to break that," she said.

Niels turned to Facebook for help -- and her friends answered the call and rented a backyard snow-machine. "It was really touching. They wanted to make sure I didn't break that promise," she said.

Niels says it's a day that will stay with her forever. "Really love your kids, because they love you more than anything," she said.

There was so much snow the Austin Animal Center had a snow party and other dogs got to join in.

Even thought it probably did not make that much difference to the dog, it was really nice of these people to do this.

Von Due · 09-22-16, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Even thought it probably did not make that much difference to the dog, it was really nice of these people to do this.

That is a nice news story, thanks for posting.

Hard to tell what breed that one is but it looks like a polar sleigh dog of some kind. Malamute or husky, prehaps? Anyway, been around Greenland dogs pretty much my entire life and I can tell you, nothing brightens up the mood of a dog like that like snow does. I bet it made a difference alright

Aktungbby · 09-22-16, 05:10 PM

@ ATTN Platapus GREAT STORY! @ Von DUE: Bright mood!!?? U've obviously never been to Minnesota

Several Minnesotans (ie the frigid wasteland home of Spam and Hamm's) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Seavey http://alaskasportshall.org/inductee/rick-swenson/ have won the famed Iditarod sled trek over the years! Talk about "men R men and women win the Iditarod" and a few other dogteam 'musher' competitions) http://www.beargrease.com/staff.htm

What the race is all about: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/photo-a-onetime-winter-hero-on-four-legs/6932/ A pity there's no serum for Spunky...

Von Due · 09-22-16, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

*snip*

I know about the race

and it does ticks me off "noone" knows who Togo was but "everyone" have heard of Balto. We have had a guy or two from here who have competed in the Iditarod race and my parents spent much time among the mad lot that are into mushing here, neither them nor their dogs would mind a blizzard but give them a baking sun and they would all moan dreaming of ice and snow

Rockstar · 09-22-16, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

@ ATTN Platapus GREAT STORY![COLOR=orange] @ Von DUE: Bright mood!!?? U've obviously never been to Minnesota

Several Minnesotans (ie the frigid wasteland home of Spam and Hamm's)

Good deal, but don't forget the all Minnesotan beer Grain Belt

Commander Wallace · 09-22-16, 06:01 PM

This really is a great story. sad to know the dog is Ill though. It's great to know people care enough though to do this.

Aktungbby · 09-22-16, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Good deal, but don't forget the all Minnesotan beer Grain Belt

MN's Canoe Wilderness in wintertime BBY!

@ Rockstar You'll have to take that up with diehard volunteer Sally Hamm raking straw in the 2016 Iditarod BBY

Jimbuna · 09-23-16, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Even thought it probably did not make that much difference to the dog, it was really nice of these people to do this.

Nice one

09-22-16, 05:10 PM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,981 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	"Don't eat the yellow snow BBY" @ ATTN Platapus GREAT STORY! @ Von DUE: Bright mood!!?? U've obviously never been to Minnesota Several Minnesotans (ie the frigid wasteland home of Spam and Hamm's) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Seavey http://alaskasportshall.org/inductee/rick-swenson/ have won the famed Iditarod sled trek over the years! Talk about "men R men and women win the Iditarod" and a few other dogteam 'musher' competitions) http://www.beargrease.com/staff.htm What the race is all about: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/photo-a-onetime-winter-hero-on-four-legs/6932/ A pity there's no serum for Spunky... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This really is a great story. sad to know the dog is Ill though. It's great to know people care enough though to do this.