Media highlight Irish setter saving a child from a burning car

[Henk ten Klooster]

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)

[Teresa]

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!

[Henk ten Klooster]

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.   

[Carmel Murphy]

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

[Henk ten Klooster]

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.

[Susan Stone]

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

[Myra Thomas-Rhodes]

Wonderful...many thanks Henk!

[Henk ten Klooster]

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

[Ellen Turberfield]

I always knew our Reds were special (",)

[Cornelia]

Great story! Yes, they are special!

[Henk ten Klooster]

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