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05/13/2023

05/02/2023

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04/30/2023

I love my JRT so much she is a monster sometimes but sometimes she can be so sweet❤️🐾

04/25/2023

Judy, a purebred pointer, was the mascot of several ships in the Pacific, and was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken to a prison camp. There she met Aircraftsman Frank Williams, who shared his small portion of rice with her.

Judy raised morale in the POW camp, and also barked when poisonous snakes, crocodiles or even tigers approached the prisoners. When the prisoners were shipped back to Singapore, she was smuggled out in a rice sack, never whimpering or betraying her presence to the guards.

The next day, that ship was torpedoed. Williams pushed Judy out of a porthole in an attempt to save her life, even though there was a 15-foot drop to the sea. He made his own escape from the ship, but was then recaptured and sent to a new POW camp.

He didn't know if Judy had survived, but soon he began hearing stories about a dog helping drowning men reach pieces of debris after the shipwreck. And when Williams arrived at the new camp, he said: "I couldn’t believe my eyes! As I walked through the gate, a scraggly dog hit me square between the shoulders and knocked me over. I’d never been so glad to see the old girl!"

They spent a year together at that camp in Sumatra. "Judy saved my life in so many ways," said Williams. "But the greatest of all was giving me a reason to live. All I had to do was look into those weary, bloodshot eyes and ask myself: 'What would happen to her if I died?' I had to keep going."

Once hostilities ceased, Judy was then smuggled aboard a troopship heading back to Liverpool. In England, she was awarded the Dickin Medal (the "Victoria Cross" for animals) in May 1946. Her citation reads: "For magnificent courage and endurance in Japanese prison camps, which helped to maintain morale among her fellow prisoners, and also for saving many lives through her intelligence and watchfulness".

At the same time, Frank Williams was awarded the PDSA's White Cross of St. Giles for his devotion to Judy. Frank and Judy spent a year after the war visiting the relatives of English POWs who had not survived, and Frank said that Judy "always provided a comforting presence to the families."

When Judy finally died at the age of 13, Frank spent two months building a granite and marble memorial in her memory, which included a plaque describing her life story.

04/08/2023

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03/05/2023

Party animals 🎉🎁🎊🎈

02/14/2023

Hope you all have a wonderful day!❤️

02/09/2023

Hello all, sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I have experienced some heartache recently. My beautiful little girl Lucy passed away with parvovirus. She had a vet appointment just 2 days after she got sick, our vet did all he could for her and she just couldn’t fight it anymore. She passed January 18, 2023 she was only 15 weeks old. My suggestion to you all is if your vet office can not get you in to see them for shots take your new baby to call your local Tractor supply to get them vaccinated. Most Tractor supplies have a mobile vet come in every Sunday. Then take your paperwork to your vet.

11/23/2022

My parents told me this when I was younger and I passed it to my child.

11/22/2022

It’s getting closer to thanksgiving here are some food you can feed your best friend when you make their plate. 🦃🐾❤️

11/22/2022

www.shakepaws.com

11/17/2022

Good morning on this snowy cold Thursday. Hope you all have a wonderful warm day with you best friend ❤️🐾☕️

11/16/2022

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Dogs are family ❤

More on this wonderful story here: https://www.reshareworthy.com/mom-cries-her-son-meets-service-dog/

11/16/2022

Happy Wednesday! Boy is it cold here in Central New York ❄️ ☕️ 🐾

11/16/2022

Just incase anyone needs this take a quick snap shot it could save your pets life this holiday season.

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