What Draws Us to the Animals We Love?

Animals can behave in a very strange way at times. I remember as a policeman, attending a barn fire on the outskirts of rural Bedfordshire. I arrived to see smoke curling from the barn and met the agitated owner. He told me that because of the number of break ins he had suffered over the years, he had bought a ferocious German Shepherd guard dog that was loose within the building. He was too frightened of it to go in because it had bitten him on several occasions.

I decided that I had to do something and collected up a length of baling twine,and opened the door. The room was smoke filled but there in the corner was the dog. I approached it, talking to it and making soothing noises, slipped the string around its neck, and walked it out of the barn. The owner could not believe that the dog did not bite me.

I am sure that dog knew that I had come to save its life.

Hello Catheine. Firstly I am sorry that you are having such a time of it at the moment. I know we, of poe, are all thinking of you and wishing an end to your torment.

Re the dog thing. No, I am no hero; I only did what anyone else would do: also, when you wear a uniform and you arrive at a scene, you are expected to do something...so you do! lol 

Gonna call you PC49 from now on Ray, or the 'Dog handler', or 'Plain Nuts'......I know your not Ray, just joking - must have been quite terrierfying! Did I get that right?

'Ditto' Rays comments Catherine. Remember the power of POE. You have member friends to turn to if you want to talk.