[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Coby Murphy story
- From: "billie" <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:12:51 -0800
Listers, Marcia asked that I send this to the list. I was told so many have
asked to read it, and she isn't able to keep typing addresses just now.
I copied and pasted for her, and I'm now sending to the list on her behalf.
Another testament to how wonderful our breed is!!!
Beryl Eshom
Arelee GSD
Davis, Ca.
----- Original Message -----
From: "billie" <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Blackoaksgs@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: RE: here it is copied and pasted/forward it to others if you wish
>
>
> In 2004, the handsome big black German Shepherd Dog,
> RR-Bar's Kohle Schaferhund, C.G.C., aka "Coby,"demonstrated what is known
> to owners of German Shepherd Dogs as "intelligent dis-obedience."
> Simply stated this means our dogs have the ability to think, reason, and
> solve problems. It's a quality needed in the guide dog who would refuse
the
> command to go forward, if it meant putting her master in harm's way.
> It's a German Shepherd Dog who would break his "down-stay" command to leap
> to the defense of his owner if she were being attacked, as my "Sarge" did.
> It's a dog like "King," a German Shepherd Dog from the state of
Washington,
> who literally chewed through a door seperating him from his family, to
wake
> them before they could be consumed by a fire. It's a dog like Coby.....
>
> On March 16, 2004 Kelly Murphy was given a new medication. The directions
> stated that she should begin taking it at bedtime.
> Kelly took the medication about 9:p.m., and she and her husband Glenn went
> to sleep about 9:15. Coby always sleeps in their room with them. About
10:30
> Coby started jumping up on the bed. He was whining, and putting his head
> under Kelly's head, and flipping her head up. He pawed at her trying to
get
> her up.Coby was repeatedly told to "go lie down," which he obediently did,
> only to return minutes later, and start all over. He was relentless.
Finally
> Kelly woke up enough to get up and go put Coby out. She went down stairs
to
> let him out, but he refused to go out. Kelly then headed back up the
stairs
> to go back to bed. As she reached the top of the stairs, Kelly found it
> difficult to breathe, and went into the bathroom. Upon turning on the
light
> she noticed her face, arms and legs were dramatically swollen, and hot to
> the touch. She was now having great difficulty breathing.
> Kelly called to Glenn to come to the bathroom. When Glenn entered, Kelly
> stated she wanted to sit down on the floor, because she didn't feel well.
> Taking one look at Kelly, Glenn helped her to the floor, and went across
the
> hall to get his son, Dennis to help him get Kelly down the stairs. When
they
> returned to the bathroom d Dennis, and Glenn found Kelly passed out on the
> floor. They managed to get her to regain consciousness enough to get her
to
> the car. Glenn rushed her to the Hospital. St. Anthony's Hospital seemed
to
> be a very long ten minute drive. The ER took one look at Kelly, and took
her
> straight in. The doctor looked at the medicine she had taken, and decided
> Kelly was in Anaphylactic shock. They gave her medicine to counteract the
> original medicine.
> The ER doctor told the Murphys that if Coby had not persisted in getting
> Kelly out of bed, her breathing would have continued to slow until she
died
> in her sleep.
> The Murphy's say:
> "Obviously Coby will always have a special place in our home."
>
> Intelligent dis-obedience can be a beautiful thing.
>
> If there is anything else I can do for you, let me know. Marcia
> Hadley..German Shepherd Dog club Of St. Louis Awards Chair
>
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