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| Name: |
Bruiser
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Age: |
Five years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Thai Ridgeback Dog |
| Home: |
Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA |
This
is my dog, his whole name is Bellehound's Scrawny Tawny Lion
"Bruiser," but we just call him Bruiser. Bruiser is very special to me,
because he is my Service Dog. I rescued Bruiser from a kill shelter
when he was just 3 1/2 months of age. He was due to be put to sleep due
to over crowding. The shelter was completely unaware that Bruiser is a
very rare breed of dog; there are less than 600 Thai Ridgebacks in the
United States.
Bruiser has always been close to my heart, but when my health began to
fail, I decided to train him to be my Service Animal. It's a job he
takes very seriously. He goes just about everywhere with me. We are
slowly teaching the public, through education, that not only the blind
need service animals.
Bruiser saved me from a rattle snake bite in October 2004, by placing
his body in front of mine, and pushing me out of the way just as the
snake struck. Bruiser was not injured; he made sure to move me far
enough away and also remain out of striking distance. He is clearly priceless.
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