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"He stayed at his post... when the
trainees ran."
Scotty (James Doohan)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
AKRON, Ohio (USA) — The good news
is: we may have caught this one in time (unlike that unpleasant business
in Alaska last month).
The bad news is...
An abandoned "guard dog" who stayed at his post for weeks has
been scheduled for euthanasia on Thursday unless he can be given a new
home.
Apparently unaware that his owners had moved away and left him to
starve last month, the big Rottweiler parked his nub at the front door of
the house and wouldn't budge.
The friendly Rottie was ignored for weeks by his neighbors on Fern
Street, although it was widely known that the pooch showed no signs of
aggression and was merely holding a vigilant watch at the doorstep.
"He's a big dog, but he seems nice," said the woman who lives
next door. "They just left him there. He's been sitting on that
porch ever since, waiting for them to come back."
At length, a man approached and called to the pooch. The Plain
Dealer reports: "He stared for a moment, as if contemplating
whether he should leave his post, then playfully bounded over to the
stranger."
The stranger bought the dog a 20-lb. bag of dog food, which the
emaciated pooch devoured entirely.
Animal control officials were called the next day and collected the dog
with no problem. Akron Animal Warden Denny Septer said that when he
called out, the dog happily ran to him and climbed into his truck.
The Rottweiler was taken to the Summit County Animal Shelter, 466 E.
North St., Akron. It will be put up for adoption tomorrow and, in keeping
with the shelter's policy, will be euthanized if not adopted by Thursday,
June 27.
The Summit County Shelter can be reached at 330-643-2845.
UPDATE June 27:
Click on the discussion
board...
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Interesting
Rottweiler Facts! |
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- If
it had not been for Rottweilers, the ancient
Roman armies would never have made it through the
mighty Alps into Central Europe. Many large-type
dogs accompanied Roman expeditions as guides and
guards of the army's cattle. This cattle dog was
the ancestor of the Rottweiler, 1900 years ago.
- The name "Rottweiler"
comes from the small township of Rottweil in south
Germany. There, hundreds of years ago, merchant travelers used to tie
their money purses around
the dogs' necks, because they knew that very few
thieves, bandits or highwaymen
would dare to tangle with such a loyal and fearsome
"treasurer".
- In
Rottweil at the turn of the century, cattle dogs were
banned, and donkeys replaced Rotties for pulling
carts. No longer needed, the Rottweiler breed
dwindled until the town had only one female left in
1905. Police work made the Rottweiler popular
again in 1910, and numbers flourished.
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