timmy didn't fall into the well... but....

13 years ago

Rusty was a really cool dog this weekend.

Rusty is a 13 yr old belgian malinois adopted at 3 yrs old. One of my dogs, Mocha (11 yrs old now) has epilepsy and has seizures now and then. He is on medication for that. He sometimes has seizures every 2 or 3 months now.

Yesterday morning (around 4 am) I went to the bathroom. I was up waaaay too late. I heard a thumping as I was taking off my makeup etc... and thought, "what the hell?? nahh... its nothing".

When suddenly Ginger (also 11 yrs old) and Rusty come running into the bathroom on the other side of the house where I was. Rusty begins to "cry". You know... that whimpering whiney cry that dogs sometimes do when they are trying to alarm you.

So I went to check the den on the other side of the house, and sure enough, Mocha was having a grand mal seizure. I was actually surprised that Rusty came to tell me about this. He's not my smartest dog honestly. He does think he is beta though (next to me as alpha), but he really is not the smartest dog on the planet.

I was appreciative.. and more than a little surprised at Rusty's initiative. I did the procedures I do when Mocha has a seizure, ice packs etc.. And I was grateful to Rusty for letting me know. Man, he totally alerted me to a problem.

Man, dogs amaze me... and Rusty truly amazed me. He made sure I knew something "was wrong". I've always sort of thought of Rusty as my "forrest gump" dog. Not my brightest, but very submissive and sweet. But this morning, he was also my alarm. He KNEW something was wrong and let me know about it. I am totally rethinking what I thought about Rusty's intelligence.

Dogs are amazing creatures.

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Ninapearl
13 years ago
good boy, rusty!! i agree, dogs ARE amazing! last winter, i went to bed one night and ashley, my senior dane, would NOT let me sleep. she kept nudging me and then walking back into the kitchen and barking her head off. this was SO unlike her, usually she just curls up next to me and she's asleep in an instant. not this night...nudge, bark, nudge, bark. she kept walking back into the kitchen and then back to me. i finally got up to see what the heck was bothering her. i found her in the kitchen, standing at the counter, barking at a candle i had left lit!! i couldn't believe my eyes! she got an extra cookie that night. as soon as i blew the candle out, she crawled up in my bed and was asleep before i even got back in there!
pamghatten
13 years ago
Awww... great stories, both of you.

So glad Rusty is lloking out for his friend! Ans so glad Ashley is looking out for you Nina!
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
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Wow, what great dogs you have!!! I hope if I ever have a crisis that Fred and Carmelita come to my rescue. This was one time you didn't mind Rusty being a tattletale!!!! Lucky you. You too, ninapearl! Dogs are the best!!!
vicki7
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Aww.. what a good boy! He deserves extra hugs for that. Dogs are, indeed, wonderful and more intelligent than we realize sometimes. I'd have more than just 2 if I had a huge fenced in yard.
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prairie-girl
13 years ago
Great stories! Thanks for sharing them. :o)
spedigrees z4VT
13 years ago
Wonderful stories of two amazing creatures indeed! Dogs have such a keen sense of ethics and devotion to their families, both human and canine.
pamghatten
13 years ago
Kim, your story made me remember when I shattered my ankle.

I was cleaning the stalls int he barn, both dogs were off leash in those days, but with me ... I stepped up to the manure pile to empty the wheelbarrow, when I came down, my ankle shattered ... no one ever determined why.

I obviously went down with a cry ... both dogs came running over to me and were frantic about what happened to me. I called to the kids across the street to get their Mom and for her to call 911 ... they had just thought I was playing with the dogs on the ground. LOL ... I can laugh now.

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