AWESOME STORY!

This is so wonderful. What love this dog showed and courage.Golden Retrievers are great dogs!!!!!
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> > > This is a true story which happened on 9-11-01........
> > > James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the
> > > World Trade Center. He is blind so he has a golden
> > > retriever named Daisy. After the plane hit 20
> > > stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he
> > > let Daisy go out of an act of love. With tears in her eyes
> > > she darted away into the darkened hallway. Choking
> > > on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just
> > > waiting to die...About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes
> > > back along with James' boss, who Daisy just happened
> > > to pick up on floor 112. On her first run out of
> > > the building, she led James, James' boss and about
> > > 300 more people out of the doomed building.
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> > > But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were
> > > others who were trapped. So, highly against James'
> > > wishes she ran back in the building. On her second
> > > run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in.
> > > During this run, the building collapses. James hears about
> > > this and falls on his knees into tears.
> > > Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive,
> > > but this time she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us
> > > right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman
> > > explained. Her final run saved another 273 lives. She
> > > suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on
> > > all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives.
> > > The next week, Mayor Guiliani rewards Daisy with the
> > > Canine medal of Honor of New York. Daisy is the first
> > > civilian Canine to win such an honor.
> > > {copied from NEW YORK TIMES 9-19-01
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I would like to say that it was because Daisy is a Golden Retriever that she went the extra mile to save lives (everyone knows how much I LOOOOVVVVEEE Goldens by now) BUT it is more likely that many other Canine Breeds would of done the same thing! There unconditional love is what makes them so precious to us all. I can NOT picture a world without their love and devotion.

Daisy is a heroine and deserved the recognition!!!!!

:D How awesome...what a hero!! there is NOTHING like the love of a canine!! Inspiring!! I wanna kiss her up!

What a neat story. I like Goldens too, but, with so many different breeds living with us, I can say unequivicablly that I think ALL breeds have that capability. I think as long as the animal is a canine, it has the possibility of doing what Daisy did. Gee, the name Daisy sure is popular!!! Go Daisy girl. I wonder if there is any way to find out how Daisy girl healed up.

Isn't it amazing to realize that, while the terrorists were determined to murder as many people as possible, a dog could save over 900 lives? As somebody, I don't remember who, said: "The more I know people, the more I love my dog."

WOW! :eek:

Great story! :)

What a wonderful story! I have heard it before on the news and it brought tears to my eyes. Bravery and strength must run in the name Daisy ;)

I am in awe!! What a hero!!