well, i have put my life on the line several times for my Rat Terrier and King.

one time we (my family, Specks, and myself) were hiking in the pourcuipine (sp?) mountains in Michigan's UP. well, she saw a chipmunk and started to chase after it. well, it jumped over a cliff and onto a ledge that it knew was there. well, specks would have just jumped right over the ledge at the speed she was going. We all yelled NO! at the same time and she stopped, but i was getting ready to dive for her.

i've already yelled at my parents and stood between them, so they couln't hurt her. risking getting in trouble, or beat myself. but, for her and upholding my morals it is worth it.

King had saved my once from som kids and once from a vicious neighborhood dog. well, a few weeks later it would be my turn to save him. i acted as a distraction and got hurt by the dog in the process. both King and my fiance worked as a team to get the dog off of me. people say, you should never try to break up a dog fight. it wasn''t a fight. it was a 160lb. bully ripping into a 40lb(then) dog who wasn't fighting back. (and the rope that we were walking King w/ was wrapping around King and my Fiance in the struggle. there was no way i was going to loose my best friend.

And there is anouther way i have saved King. All i can say, is i refuse to give up such a well mannered, non-agressive dog.

at first i didn't know how to answer the question, but as i wrote this, i realize i have put my life on the line for my dogs in the past and i do yet every single day.