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It would be wrong of me to tell the story here, as
I could not do it justice...as Steve Hartman did. But I will say that "Man's
Best Friend" came to the rescue...and - in this case - saved his owner's life.
For this incredibly heroic German Shepherd - this true-life "police dog" - gave
his life by stopping three bullets meant for his master...his partner...a
Canton, Ohio police officer. As have I...no doubt many of you have shared your homes with dogs. And, as all dog lovers will admit - with adoration, appreciation and esteem - dogs are part of our families. The loyalty...and the devotion...expressed by any person's "canine cousin"...are heartfelt and special.
We care for our dogs. They eat with us...they play with us...and they sleep with us - sometimes in our beds. We love our dogs...and they make us happy. And in turn...they love us...and we make them happy. People and dogs love each other.
Dogs never lose their patience with us. And they forgive us when we just don't feel up to tossing the ball.
When we're ill...dogs stick right by us. Somehow they sense when we are sick...or when we're troubled...or when we're upset. And when our dogs are not well...we will do absolutely anything...to make them better.
Dogs truly are our best friends. We can talk to our dogs. And even though they can't speak back in a human form of vocal communication...they project their emotions...and are understanding...in other ways. A lick on our face...or on our nose...can easily sway us...from sadness to smiles. And when we pat a dog on his or her head...it can bring joy to both of us.
It doesn't matter to dogs what color our skin is...or what religion we practice. Dogs don't judge us for being rich or poor...young or old...male or female...Democrat or Republican...straight or gay. Dogs are not prejudiced in any manner.
Whether Lassie and Rin Tin Tin
on TV and in the movies...or your own pedigreed purebred or rescued pooch from your local animal shelter...dogs are courageous and brave. Dogs of all sizes, shapes and colors serve in the military...and for police and fire departments. And dogs have
been known to alert their people...when danger is looming. There's a published
account about an extraordinary seeing-eye dog...who - on September 11th, 2001 -
sought out his blind master in one of the World Trade Center Towers...and led
the man down an emergency stairwell...just minutes before the New York City
skyscraper collapsed. And through intelligence, training or instinct...dogs have alarmed
a second person...by barking...when a mortal family member has fallen or been
hurt...suffered a heart attack or stroke...or are in some other type of
distress. Because we worry about our dogs...and protect our
dogs...they worry about us...and protect us. Dogs are forever faithful...and we rely on them for so much. Some
dogs will even lay down their lives...so one person...or many people...can
live - which brings me 
back to Steve Hartman's outstanding, On The Road story. So...after you read the remainder of this commentary...I urge you to click on the Internet link at the bottom of this column to
watch Steve's first-rate reporting. And if you're like me...a lifelong,
dedicated viewer of CBS News...(it was Walter 
Cronkite who inspired me to make
journalism a part of my career)...then you've already seen Steve Hartman's
piece. Even so, I encourage you to take the time to check it out
again. 
Dogs cherish us...and treasure us. Dogs
provide unconditionally affectionate companionship. Through thick and
thin...good times and bad times...dogs stay by our sides. World-famous, American humorist, newspaper
columnist, author and actor Will Rogers summed up dogs perfectly. "If there are
no dogs in Heaven...then when I die...I want to go...where they
went."I can't imagine a world without dogs...as there is no other creature on Earth...like a dog.
"And that's the way it is." Wait a second, that's not my tagline.
And that's The Controversy for today.
I'm Gary B. Duglin.
"We'll talk again."
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Photo credits: twitter.com and pbs.com (Steve Hartman #1), cbsnews.com (Steve Hartman #2), wnd.com (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), cozitv.com (Lassie), pages.drexel.edu (Rin Tin Tin), deatonpath.georgiahistory.com (Walter Cronkite) and westernclippings.com (Will Rogers)
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CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman's On The Road Story
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-honor-ohio-police-k9-jethro-killed-protecting-partner/
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