Why we do what we do

[GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily]

I have played a part in rescues like this one, and it has NEVER been so poignantly portrayed. A huge thanks to Dede for this story. It is the story of a Christmas Miracle. One person and then another does just one thing in their busy day. Just one thing. I will never get over how FORGIVING dogs are. They forgive us EVERYTHING! A simple tail wag. A simple sign of joy at the human touch. You will be as moved as I am by this one, I guarantee. Everything we do, every cross post, every tear we cry, it ALL matters. Every day. Thank you Dede ...for this one. It pulls my heart out of my chest and shows it to me.

Just one thing is all it takes. It was a simple cross post by Dede about a 14 y.o. deaf almost blind paralyzed neuro in a shelter in NJ that SAVED his life. People up and down the eastern seaboard JUMPED at the chance to transport a leg. This is also my guy's story. CROSS THAT POST. Just one thing saves lives every day.

Merry Christmas, Stanley. May your Life be Bright:

http://www.blip.tv/file/3014054

Enjoy it and pass it along to all your rescue friends. This is the story we LIVE for!

[Christine]

Well...you've finally done it. Glen no longers asks why I am sitting at my computer crying anymore. He's seen it so many times, he knows where I am and why I am crying and that there's nothing he can do about it. I am sending this thread to The Daily Tail and I hope Daniela will share it with her readers. So poignant and says it all.

[puremutt]

phewwwwwwwwwww I need to take a deep breath and a sip of water.
this is sooooooooo comforting to know that there are so many good people out there.

[GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily]

I have watched this probably 50 times and I cry every single time. I can just picture AngelTillman curled up just like Stanley, lost of all hope, scared out of his mind, and impossibly sad. And the tech coming to his cage with the needle and he wagged his tail, just like Stanley did. And that tail wag SAVED his life. People who never met him did Just One Thing For Just One Dog. A simple cross post by Dede found Angel Tllman's home and family! A cross post! A cross post saved Stanley's life! You never know what takinga moment out of your day may accomplish, so do everything you can. You may never know how your efforts pay off, whether that life is actually saved, but you WILL know you did Just One Thing For Just One Dog.
You see that Stanley's story is now TO BE CONTINUED! We have gone VIRAL! I am so excited that we can follow this journey of death row rescue.
Thank you Christine and ALL who have forwarded this video! It is impossibly important. I asked my friend Mark to make it a Video of the Day, which he did, despite the fact this is not the 'normal' video he posts:

http://www.987theriver.com/pages/videoo ... le=6513571

Thank you Stanley. Thank you Angel Tillman.

For my FB friends, I have posted a video (my sister's gift takes videos THAT I CAN UPLOAD!) of 3 of my pups. Not the best quality, but my very first!

[Christine]

You are becoming the in-house tekkie!!! I would love to learn how to do that and maybe this year, I will.

And, here you go: http://www.thedailytail.com/videos/when ... ahoo!+Mail

[GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily]

THANK YOU CHRISTINE! I posted a HUGE THANK YOU to Dani for the story!

[GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily]

Stanley's long-awaited PUPDATE!

http://www.respect-a-bull.com/apps/blog/


A dog who sleeps with all four feet together is a HAPPY PUP!