HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN….
In my post about Reba, I forgot to mention something VERY, VERY important….she saved my daughter-in-law’s life this summer….She and Reba had gone hiking and they heard a noise at Jess’s feet….rattlesnake…before Jess could move, Reba attacked the snake and in the end was bitten twice. Jess carried her down the mountain and stayed by her side until she recovered…miraculous recovery actually, because Reba swelled up head to tail…and it was a hard fight to live…..was she there to protect Jess and now her job is done? I’ll never know, but always consider her a hero.
Zanny this is such a heart-wrenching story. RIP Reba x
March 23, 2013 at 9:51 am
Yes it is……….She was such a good girl.
March 23, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Amazing to read about your hero …. rattlesnake ??? Miracle that she survived that.
Understand that your lost is big and deep. My thoughts are with you all.
March 19, 2013 at 11:42 am
Thank you Viveka…..She was my hero…yes…rattlesnake…killer snake…
March 19, 2013 at 1:24 pm
She must have been so sick after that adventure – she was made out of tough gens. *smile
March 19, 2013 at 1:56 pm
She was very, very sick…yes, tough!!
March 19, 2013 at 2:19 pm
What an amazing dog: brave and loving.
March 19, 2013 at 10:26 am
You summed it up very well
March 19, 2013 at 1:26 pm
I’m impressed that Reba survived the snake bite.. hemotoxic venom is not easily overcome by dogs and smaller pets… so that is a miracle in itself… but to protect her owner is something more than special.. one does not find that often that dogs have saved humans.. yes warned them of things but not saved them… so Reba is indeed a special dog who will be missed by all who knew her .. of that I’m sure… so I send you another Cyber HUG a big one to help you get over the loss….
March 19, 2013 at 3:07 am
Thank you Rob……The Cyber HUG is really, really appreciated…..tomorrow I will post some pictures of birds, and move forward….took the wind out of my sails, and feel adrift….so….
March 19, 2013 at 3:20 am
What a special puppy dog!! How many animals actually do something incredible like that during their lifetimes? Not many, I’m sure!!
March 19, 2013 at 1:29 am
Nope..only a few are chosen to be Heroes!
March 19, 2013 at 1:51 am
That is something she will always be remembered by!
How ironic to survive the results of her heroism, and then become victim to a car. It has some of the anticlimax of Lawrence of Arabia’s motorcycle accident to it.
March 18, 2013 at 9:55 pm
So very true.
March 18, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Well that just made Reba – an already special lady – even MORE special. The loss is that much more profound. More hugs your way………
Pam
March 18, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Thanks so much Pam…..yes..she was very, very special.
March 18, 2013 at 10:13 pm
A hero indeed. Animals, man’s best friend, offers us unconditional love. Thanks for sharing this experience of Reba’s heroism. I know she will never be forgotten.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
March 18, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Thank you!
March 18, 2013 at 9:17 pm
What a great hero she was
March 18, 2013 at 9:03 pm
She really, really was…she loved her “Mommy”..
March 18, 2013 at 10:16 pm
This was in Montana? What a hero that dog is.
March 18, 2013 at 8:57 pm
Yes, that was in Montana…..My daughter-in-law showed me where it happened when I was out visiting them and it had to have been just a nightmare…a long way down carrying a dog bitten by a rattlesnake….
March 18, 2013 at 10:17 pm
It’s something we worry about when we got there in the fall.
March 18, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Yes,,,you have to be careful!!
March 18, 2013 at 10:19 pm
Absolutely a hero, Suzanne. I think that dogs are among the best creatures that this world has ever seen!
March 18, 2013 at 7:28 pm
Absolutely,,they are truly a gift to us.
March 18, 2013 at 8:14 pm
Wish my eulogy will be as good….
March 18, 2013 at 7:15 pm
awww…
March 18, 2013 at 7:15 pm