Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Johnston gets Dog Award
:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/26/2006 01:23:00 AM Following up on a story we linked to last week, Lynn Johnston presented at an awards ceremony for dogs sponsored by a pet food company and was given an award herself for fictional dog Farley, who died heroically saving a comic strip character.
Among the dogs awarded for saving real humans were a blind dog and a crime-fighting dog named after the father of the mighty God of Thunder (and for whom Wednesday is named, making this story even more pertinent):
"Calgary Police Service Dog Odin and his partner, Constable Bill Dodd, were tracking an armed man considered extremely dangerous. When surrounded,the suspect suddenly jumped up from his hiding spot and took aim at Constable Dodd. With lightning speed, the German Shepherd was able to knock the gun from the suspect's hand and force him to the ground - saving the life of his handler and friend, Constable Bill Dodd, and protecting the lives of the other officers." Press Release
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