Amazing Pets and their stories...

Whoa, Girl

Halfway through my first pregnancy, I was riding Ruby along a trail in the Pennsylvania countryside, about three miles from home. We waded into a pond so she could take a drink. On the way out, she slipped, and the two of us slid backward into the water. Ruby was on her side in the water, flailing and kicking. I tried to dismount but my left foot was stuck in the stirrup. One good thrash of Ruby's legs, I feared, would mean the end of my baby and serious injuries for me. I yelled, "Ruby, stop! I'm stuck, girl." Instantly she froze. I managed to pry my foot free, got up and trudged out of the pond, soaked. Only when I was safely out of the way did Ruby kick and get all of her 1,200 pound up and out of the water. My daughter, Tessa, was born five months later. She's six now. Ruby, 25, is protective and careful when she's around.

-- Submitted by Lise Sentell, Zelienople, Pennsylvania on Reader Digest.com

Saved by the Lab

While walking Boomer, my five-year-old Lab, on a street near my home, I stumbled into a pothole and broke both my legs. Though I screamed for help, no one was around. Boomer lay right down on the road and stayed there. I knew I needed medical help, so I wrapped my arms around his neck and said, "Home." My 160-pound Lab dragged me, stopping now and then. Finally we made it to the house. My husband found me and called 911.

I had rescued Boomer from a shelter. I never dreamed he would end up rescuing me.
-- Submitted by Bobbie Glover, Auburn, California on Reader Digest.com

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