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Media highlight Irish setter saving a child from a burning car

Amidst bad news of media highlighting sick Irish setters 2013, a flashback in history: 1975 frontpages of many dailies worldwide: an Irish setter in the USA saving a child (picture) from a burning car. (Picture: UPI)

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Comment by Teresa on January 10, 2013 at 9:40am

I must say this is the kind of news I find worth reading these days! Even if we have to go as far as 1975 to find them!
Lovely post Henk!

Comment by Henk ten Klooster on January 10, 2013 at 9:44am

This is the news we all want eh, Teresa! There were many more around those times, like a boy saved by his Irish setter when was attacked by bees, dog ending up in hospital etc etc.   

Comment by Carmel Murphy on January 10, 2013 at 10:03am

Dogs are amazing;o)))) Especially Red Heads;o)

Comment by Henk ten Klooster on January 10, 2013 at 10:11am

Torie, it was Margaret Morris in St. Louis. Her Irish setter Red jumped through the carwindow, turned and jumped back to get Margaret out of the car. The date was 1976. I'll never forget this, because I was welcomed as a journalist in Dutch dailies by an editor, giving me this picture from pressagency UPI. And yes: frontpage. The boy saved from attacks of bees was a Dutch boy, tied up to a tree.

Comment by Susan Stone on January 10, 2013 at 3:42pm

Perfect post, Henk! But then, we knew it all along... :-)

Comment by Myra Thomas-Rhodes on January 10, 2013 at 8:52pm

Wonderful...many thanks Henk!

Comment by Henk ten Klooster on January 11, 2013 at 2:30am

Thanks Susan and Myra. Oh Myra: great story about you in WellRed News!

Comment by Ellen Turberfield on January 11, 2013 at 3:36am

I always knew our Reds were special (",)

Comment by Cornelia on January 11, 2013 at 5:19am

Great story! Yes, they are special!

Comment by Henk ten Klooster on January 11, 2013 at 3:09pm

Time flies with setters eh, Cornelia and Ellen. This is my favorite to fly on wings of writers.

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