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Has your pet ever saved your life? Anonymous
Back when I was living in Queensland, Australia near the forest, close to the coastal region I lived in a seemingly snake infested area. Sometimes, I would see a Red-Bellied Black Snake almost every day.
http://www.australianfauna.com/redbelliedblacksnake.php
At that time I had a mother and young daughter Doberman cross “team” living in our 4 car garage. Our dogs had access to the house most times of the day through an open door. One day, I opened the house door that leads to the garage to feed the dogs and saw a 1.9 metre (we measured it) Red-Bellied Black Snake lying stretched out in-front of me with strategically placed breaks along the spine. A bit further away, there was another, smaller one. Thinking this was a freak incident, we checked the entire garage for snakes and holes where they could come in, but found none and left the dogs inside. Later, we found 3 more of these snakes, dead, inside the garage. They all had breaks 30-50cm below their heads which probably means that one dog distracted the snake while the other dog struck from behind..........
>> Anonymous
We asked a snake expert what we could do to prevent snakes from coming into our home and he more-or-less said that we should move, which we did soon after. The garage was a well-sealed concrete garage, but they still found a way inside. We ended up abandoning the garage and keeping the dogs in the kitchen and living room. There was a massive rat and toad infestation in the area which may have attracted the snakes. One day I witnessed a RBB snake enter the front door and climb into my boot, which then fell over. It slithered around the living room, under the sofa and had to be chased out by my father. We were told these things sometimes attacked cars, although I find that hard to believe still. They certainly were intrusive buggers though.
Had my dogs not killed those snakes, we would have probably been bitten and since we lived close to 2 hours from the nearest hospital, may have died.
Some of you may have a more dramatic story, or say that your pet saved you from suicide. Please share your non-copypasta story.
>> Moonbarker Osbourne
"Real life Lassie helps save two people from drowning"

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_183003439.html

I'm not one of the people, I just thought it would be of interest here
>> Anonymous
>>113809
>>113810
Reason #6551466104179 that I'd have to think twice before moving to Australia.
>> Anonymous
>>113874

Other than the constant deadly wildlife it's not too bad
>> Anonymous
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I almost got run over by skid steer when I chased by turtle into the street. It was in the middle of road construction and she had escaped from her kiddie pool in the yard to go lay her eggs in what she saw as sand apparently.

But, no, never had one save me.
>> Anonymous
I have also lived in some shitty places with nearby robberies, attacks, shootings, etc... Thanks to having 15 dogs at the time, no-one ever bothered us. Nothing spectacular happened, but that's the point.
>> Anonymous
My animals haven't ever saved my life or anything, but one time when I was very young I foolishly reached to pet one of my dogs while he was eating. He growled at me and my cat came flying across the room, tackling the dog down a small set of stairs. It was pretty neat. She was a good cat.
>> Anonymous
>>115063

How much did each of them weigh?
>> Anonymous
>>113874
Live in city.

Easy fixed. We're smarter here, too.
>> Anonymous
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>>115063
something similar happened to me. i had a very stubborn and egocentric cat (rip :[), that very rarely allowed anyone to touch her or lift her up. but she loved me and sat next to often, purring and nudging me.
well, whenever I had an argument with my father or sister (ah, those teenage times), the cat came and started making strange, scary noises, some evil growling, trying to defend me. then she attacked the other persons, flung herself onto their legs or arms, biting and scratching. she was tiny and light, but she was definitely in charge. i miss her.

pic related.
>> Anonymous
I had a rabbit when I was a kid. While she never saved my life, she did routinely urinate on each and every person I didn't like.
>> Anonymous
>>115063
It's really creepy that your dog was like that. Poorly adjusted.

>>115098
I had a pretty aloof cat at one time as well, but whenever I was sick or down she would come and comfort me.
>> Anonymous
>>115063

Er, you should be able to pet your dog while eating. Food aggressive dogs need to be disciplined and taught that they can't do that sort of shit.
>> Anonymous
>>115105
I think his cat just took care of that.
>> Anonymous
some awesome sounding cats ITT
>> Anonymous
We used to have a German Shepherd, back when I was younger. She was a very nice dog. Luckily she never really needed to save my life, but the closest she came was one winter when we were out sledding. There's a big hill not too far from my house where many people from the neighborhood would go, and often times people would bring their dogs. Some other family had brought I think a Lab, who was somewhat hyper. As I was sledding down the hill one time, this Lab started to chase me. A few seconds later my dog ran at him barking, and chased him away.
>> lols anonymous
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My cat catches and occasionally eats mosquitoes and other bugs that make their way into the house (depending on if I'm around to dispose of the, err, body). She has saved me from many a bug bite.
>> Anonymous
>>115130
Heh, that reminds me; my old dog used to kill spiders and flies that came inside the house. Being in Australia, these spiders were normally pretty big.
>> Anonymous
Once, I saw a big spider in the house. While I'm sure it doesn't compare to ones in Australia, it was still pretty big. The body was 2 or 3 inches in diameter, and with it's legs spread it's as big as my palm.

The next day I saw it lying dead curled up in the middle of the floor. I think my sister's cat killed it.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>115105
>>115104
...I thought it was just a basic tule you learned in elementary.

Don't touch a dog while it's eating or it'll get pissed. :|
>> Moonbarker Osbourne
>>115237

I'm a regular viewer of Anim Planet's Animal Cops and in every city where the show is filmed, the local ASPCA considers food aggresive dogs to be non-adoptable
>> Anonymous
>>115491
why haven't you returned my emails, love?
>> Anonymous
I have a ridiculous phobia of bees (shut up). Every time one comes near, my dog goes running after it and won't relent until she's caught it and eaten it. I don't know if she thinks she's protecting me or if she just really likes eating bees, but either way, it's helpful.
>> Anonymous
>>115067

The dog was probably around 20lbs. The cat was lighter but only a little bit smaller. So it was an even match. :<

>>All the responses about the dog being food aggressive.
It wasn't typical behavior for him, but I knew better anyway.

>>115098
That's so awesome. :x
>> Anonymous
>>115098
did she die of natural causes? how old? was your family jealous/resentful?