The KISS
She is pregnant, he had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire.
When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.
A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina newspaper, noticed her in the distance looking at the fireman.
He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do.
As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies and kissed him just as the photographer snapped this photograph.
Charlotte firefighter Jeff Clark and Cinnamon, a pregnant red Doberman, gained international exposure with this photograph snapped by the Observer’s Patrick Schneider during a July 1999 house fire. Seen through wire services and the Internet, the picture has moved people around the world and is still a top reprint seller.
Cinnamon, the Doberman featured in the picture with Clark, died in January 2005, owner Jane Cook said, after a tumor was found in her uterus. Cinnamon was 9. “She was the smartest dog I ever had in my life,” Cook said.
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September 11, 2001 Site: World Trade Center
There were 80 FEMA canines and over 300 other dogs tasked to this site.
The search and recovery efforts will always be remembered for the perseverance and spirit of the rescue workers and their SAR dogs.
Wherever you are on the anniversary of this event, remember the victims, remember the unity, and remember to say a prayer for the these dedicated rescue workers and their brave dogs.
Revisiting a place they’ll never forget,
FEMA US&R Task Force 1 members “Hawk” and Cathy Schiltz take a moment to reflect at Ground Zero in New York, which they haven’t seen since last September. Hawk, an Australian Shepherd, never found any survivors, only the remains of dozens of victims. Says Ms. Schiltz: “Sometimes he would look at me as if to say, ‘Sorry.’ ” (Photo: Lauren Hobart / FEMA)
Big dogs (left) and little dogs (below) contributed in big ways.
In a disaster response of unprecedented magnitude, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed 25 of its 28 nationwide task forces to the WTC and the Pentagon. In all, there were 80 FEMA-certified dogs at work. The effort was joined by the NYC Police K9 Corps, as well as some 300 search dogs from around the country. And don’t make the mistake of overlooking the Port Authority dogs, airport security dogs and therapy dogs who contributed immeasurably. (Below: Janet Linker and “Ricky”; Photos: Andrea Booher / FEMA)
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(Above: Shirley Hammond and “Sunny Boy”) Among those deployed in response were: German Shepherds, Australian Shepherds, Belgian Shepherds, Yellow Labradors, Black Labradors, Chocolate Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Portuguese Waterdogs, German Shorthair Pointers, Belgian Malinois, Border Collies, Belgian Tervurens, Doberman Pinschers (above), Giant Schnauzers, Rat Terriers (right), and, of course, mixed breed dogs, mutts and “pound puppies.” It’s nice to have friends. (Source: FEMA Canine SAR Teams’ Response)
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Doberman Adopts Kittens
“If we are needy, how can we care well for a much needier baby?”
Sally Placksin
Mothering the New Mother (1994)
KITCHENER, ON (Canada) — Being in need of a mother herself didn’t stop “Marilyn” from playing mother to five homeless kittens. The stray Doberman Pinscher wandered into the kitten area of the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society and promptly began trying to nurse a litter of kitties whose true mother was too ill to care for them.
When the cat’s away, the [dog] will play. (Photo: The Record)
Marilyn had been taken in by the humane society last month after they found her on the streets “timid, dehydrated and so thin her ribs were showing,” reports The Record. The black and tan Dobie appeared to have been used strictly for breeding and was very frightened of people.
In an effort to socialize the cowering pooch, shelter workers let Marilyn out of her cage so that she could mix with visitors. But when the three-year-old dog heard the wails of newborn kittens, she headed straight for the room where workers were trying to bottle-feed the litter.
Workers were amazed when the big dog, who had probably delivered puppies not long ago, responded to their cries and began nosing and licking them. Humane Society worker Mark Womack said that the kittens tried to nurse, but the dog’s milk supply was gone, so Marilyn simply “lay on the floor and they crawled all over her.”
The pseudo-family became inseparable, and eventually the humane society was forced to accommodate them together in their own private “maternity ward.”
“We decided it was good for her and good for the kittens,” said Mr. Womack. “She’s come right out of her shell with these kittens.”
The sight has thrilled many onlookers who previously may have believed in the misconception that Dobermans are fearsome monsters. Mr. Womack jokes, “Big bad guard dog becomes loving mom.”
Word of the spectacle reached far and wide. More than 200 dog lovers from as far away as Halifax and Kentucky flooded the humane society with an interest in adopting Marilyn, who came to be known as “the Dobermom”.
The shelter said that she will go to the best possible home some time this week. About 50 callers also expressed interest in adopting some of the kittens who will be made available for adoption about a week from now.
For more information, visit: http://www.kwhumane.com.
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Doberman sets Guinness Record for “Best Tracker Dog”
The best canine tracker ever, was recorded in 1925, and the record is still held today. The record-holder was a Doberman called “Sauer”. He was trained by Detective-Sergeant Herbert Kruger from South Africa. Sauer tracked a stock thief 100 miles (161 km) across the vast Great Karroo, in South Africa by scent alone. Awesome!
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