Rottweiler Saves Woman's Life (CT)

[Dale Green Young]

Please Cross Post!!

North East Rottweiler Rescue's foster dog "Mach" was on his morning walk
today outside of Snowflake Kennels in Milford CT. NERR boards their dogs at
Snowflake while they wait for foster/permanent homes.

Along the road that Snowflake is on are the NYC commuter train tracks.
Mach insisted that he had to run over to the track. Jessica, the volunteer
who was walking Mach, tried to redirect him, and Mach insisted. She
finally let him pull her closer, and he started barking. She saw a pile of
clothes and lying on the track and tried again to redirect him on his
walk.

Mach insisted.

When they went closer to investigate, there was a
woman lying on the tracks. The only reason this
woman is alive now is because of Mach. This is the
commuter rail so this woman would have been
squashed. 911 was called and authorities arrived.

Mach saved this woman's life!

Mach is a 2-3 year old rottweiler boy who was found stray in Newington CT
and accepted into our program earlier this month. North East Rottweiler
Rescue provides education and rehoming for rottweilers in the north east
US. We do not accept dogs into our program who have bite or aggression
histories, and each dog is evaluated for temperament and health prior to
behing brought into the program. Dogs reside in foster homes for at least
two weeks before being available to a permanent home. Since our
incorporation in February 98, we have placed over 400 dogs into permanent
loving homes. NERR does not place dogs for guard or fighting purposes.

More information is available about NERR you can visit our web site at http://www.rottrescue.org

[ April 18, 2001: Message edited by: Hawk ]