Judy Obregon, founder of a dog rescue group called The Abandoned Ones, got a call about a stray Poodle-mix she had been trying to save. But once she saw the photo of the dog lying there, she knew she was too late. He was already gone.
Obregon got a call earlier about local kids tormenting the dog.
“Kids were throwing food out on the street, so the dog would run out onto the street,” Obregon told The Dodo. “Then neighbors saw some children tying a water hose around his neck.”
Obregon diligently went back to the neighborhood three times, attempting to catch the dog but to no avail. Then the woman who contacted her about the dog in the first place sent her that heartbreaking photo, it broke her heart. If only she was able to catch him sooner.
“I started crying because I felt like I didn’t do enough,” Obregon said. “I felt like I wasn’t there on time to get to this dog before he ended up in this situation.”
Still, the dog didn’t deserve to lie there like that so Obregon went immediately to him. When she got there, the most incredible, unexpected thing happened.
“When I came to him, he was still in the same spot, but his head was up,” Obregon said. “I was probably the happiest person in the world.”
Obregon picked the dog up and named him Gully. She was certain if she didn’t get there when she did, he really wouldn’t have made it.
Gully was malnourished and dehydrated. He was so weak, he couldn’t walk. He was also, understandably, traumatized.
But once Gully got inside Obregon’s car, Gully finally relaxed. He understood he was being rescued.
“He started giving me kisses,” Obregon said.
After a few days at the vet, Gully made a full recovery. Obregon’s friend, Crystal, took him in as a foster while they searched for a forever home for the deserving pup.
What amazed everyone who met Gully was that he had quickly put those days on the streets behind him and began trusting humans immediately.
Then Obregon got the good news: Gully found his forever home!
He now has the perfect life and will never have to worry about going hungry or being cold. No one will ever mistreat him. The ‘dead’ dog was very much alive– and doing awesome!
Obregon is forever grateful to the woman who called her up and sent her that heartbreaking photo of Gully.
“This is why I do what I do,” Obregon said. “And I have to say that if it wasn’t for that neighbor, who I will never know, Gully wouldn’t be alive. She pretty much was the one who saved his life.”
Dog Joins Owner On Boat And Gets Extraordinary Surprise From A Friendly Dolphin
It’s not unusual for dogs to accompany their owners during boating trips, but it’s not often that they get to interact with marine life while out at sea.
One man brought his two pups out to sea with him for the “dolphin experience,” but he never expected the special moment that occurred.
A dolphin swam right up to their boat, and once he saw the dog, he rose out of the water toward him. The dog began wagging his tail and leaned closer to the dolphin, then the dolphin planted a big kiss right on the dog’s mouth!
After that extraordinary moment, the dolphin did flips into the water and gave the men and dogs quite the show! It seems like the dolphin was excited to have made a new friend!
The clip is from the award-winning IMAX classic, DOLPHINS by MacGillivray Freeman Films, founders of the One World One Ocean Campaign. The ocean is being trashed and polluted, and their campaign’s mission is to educate people and raise awareness of ocean degradation and to protect it and its marine life.
As you can see from this video, dolphins are very curious and playful. They jump up to 4.9 meters above the surface of the water and often follow the waves of the stern or bow of boats. Dolphins are also very social and friendly to humans and even most other marine life. They’re close with their companions, help each other when in need, and often voluntarily approach divers and bathers.
