Ok, my leap into the world of blogging.
I finally have an important push. A very special student of ours, Heddie Leger, just lost her four-legged “Hero” to cancer. Though I never met Heddie or Hero, we just have always had that connection that doesn’t seem to need real or frequent contact. It was Hero and my Rottweilers from the past that brought us together. We have had many long emails telling the stories and lessons these dogs have given us.
Hero and Heddie, among MANY things, were the demo dog for the Missouri Correctional Dog Training program called Puppies for Parole. One of Hero and Heddie’s friend, also a part of the Missouri Correctional Dog Training Program is “Captain Jack.” Captain Jack has been nominated for the “Emerging Hero Dog.” He is representing the only cancer research group. It would be such a wonderful thing for his story to win as it would be featured on the Hallmark channel.
From Heddie:
“There is one huge challenge. The dogs in first place have a huge support base and this is going to be a big challenge. I believe we can do it. With your help and the help of other friends I am sure we can. So here is Captain Jack’s story…….
One of the dogs in the program at Chillicothe (prison) has been nominated for emerging hero. If he can win this, the earnings will be donated back to the local shelter and the Puppies for Parole Program, plus Hallmark will make a video of the dog’s story. Captain Jack has a story worth telling as he beat the odds of survival and it would be great for his story to be told on a larger scale. Being from a small rural town does not give him much of a support base, so I am reaching out to others. I believe it would make quite a statement about perseverance and faith.
It will be hard for him to compete against the other dogs who come from larger cities and can get a larger support base.”
So this first blog of mine after 3 years is about supporting Captain Jack and his story. You can vote once a day everyday through August 1st.
Captain Jack, and many dogs like him, spent part of their lives “behind bars” discarded, lost, sometimes emotionally scarred, deemed unable/unfit to live in society.
For some, this may be true. There are DOGS that are dangerous to others or they “committed an act” that is unforgivable and may not be able to return to society.
Correctional Institutions in this country are full of people that have served their time “behind bars” discarded, lost, emotionally scarred, deemed unable/unfit to live in society.
For some, this may be true. They may be PEOPLE that are dangerous to others or they “committed an act” that is unforgivable and may not be able to return to society.
But for others, just like the dogs in shelters, they can be rehabilitated.
That these dogs and these humans can come together in some sort of healing is, to me, a miracle.
go here to vote for Captain Jack!
https://www.herodogawards.org/view-entries.html#search/captain jack
Go Captain Jack!
Hero is rooting for you and so I am!