{"id":2204,"date":"2020-01-29T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T05:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2021-02-15T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:40:02","slug":"the-australian-bushfires-a-rescuing-act-by-an-abandoned-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/the-australian-bushfires-a-rescuing-act-by-an-abandoned-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Australian Bushfires: A Rescuing Act By An Abandoned Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Dogs are no more just an animal, but it has become an emotion for\npet parents. At times, it gives the chills to hear stories of their pets from\npet parents because the conviction, care, and devotion they show towards their\nloved ones can be at an ultimate level. Dogs are one of the best gifts by\nnature to mankind. However, if on one hand nature can gift us with invaluable\nresources, on the other hand, it can also cause unavoidable destructions, and\none such saddening incident is the bushfires. Australia had recently been\nsuffering from the devastating bushfires that have caused great destruction to\nlives, properties, and what not! Approximately half a million animals have lost\ntheir lives in the flames. But, these numbers haven\u2019t shaken the hope of\nrescuers to find the survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Undoubtedly, we have humans rescuing the survivors of the bushfires and making the animals feel safe in their arms. Well, when talking about dogs and suddenly jumping to nature, all I meant was to throw some light on this abandoned dog who is now contributing to rescue the koalas injured in Australia\u2019s recent bushfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s dig deeper to unfold about a pet turning into a rescuer. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Once An\nAbandoned Dog, Now A Rescuer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This surely isn\u2019t a spiced up story to add some fire into the flames. It\u2019s a real incident about how fate has its own way to figure the best place of a creature in the universe. Bear, a Border Collie-mix was abandoned by his pet-parents. But now the dog has a new mission, the blue-eyed Border collie mix is serving as a conservation detection dog to track and save Koalas injured in Australia\u2019s bushfires. Romane Cristescu, who\u2019s a part of the Detection Dog for Conservation Program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia, told CTV News Channel about an abandoned dog\u2019s commendable contribution to track and save Koalas with his sniffing powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bear Wasn\u2019t \u201cBearable\u201d For His Owners and Now Appreciated By Millions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cristescu further added that Bear was forsaken by his original owners as he was too energetic to handle and wanted to play all day. Moreover, the dog was diagnosed with an obsessive-compulsive disorder, which actually turned out to be his strength because his attention to detail has proven invaluable in tracking victims. The bear was trained by USC academics and works in partnership with the International Fund For Animal Welfare (IFAW). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millions of animals are believed to have been gravely affected and\nkilled in the bushfire, but the Koalas have been particularly vulnerable in the\nfires being slow-moving animals. Well, there are other rescuer dogs trained,\nbut due to Bear\u2019s exceptional qualities of being brilliant at focusing, he\u2019s\nable to lead rescuers to save live Koalas even if they\u2019re hovering high in\ntrees. Bear the rescuer serves as an exemplary candidate as he possesses zero\nprey drive, which is vital for a wildlife detection dog as they need to focus\npurely on the scent and not on the animal, and that\u2019s what the brilliant canine\ndoes precisely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, because of all the qualities Bear possesses, it has made him a healthy, happy, and dog loved by millions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One\nMore Reason To Be Proud Dog Lovers\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Well, in the list of 100 reasons to love dogs now we have one more reason to just go and hug our pet a Lil’ more for who he is and for the dogs that they are. The most-adorable, loyal, companion for life and not to forget the rescuer, dogs in all the ways have won our hearts, and that\u2019s why we cannot stop loving them more with each passing day. Here\u2019s to all the pet parents who never leave their pets irrespective of any consequences. Keep up the good work. Happy Pet-Parenting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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