Loyal Quotes

“People with deformities are especially quick to connect with Bandit, Brownfield says, because of his. “One day we were in the hospital and a little girl was in a wheelchair, and Bandit came up and put his paw on her lap. She grabbed it and turned to her father, this big burly marine, and said, ‘See, Dad? I'll be OK. Bandit has a deformity and he's still a hero. Her dad just started sobbing.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“He's just perfect. It’s like the gates of heaven opened up and I was given this dog.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“Days into the 18-week program, Judge was excelling. He had a strong work ethic, could perform tasks necessary for crowd control and building searches, and navigated wet floors and stairwells with ease. But when it came to apprehending people acting the parts of criminals in arrest scenarios, “He wouldn't let the person go, Franks remembers with a smile. “And when I would try to take him off the person, he would then turn and bite me.” It happened five or six times, according to Franks, who made several trips to the emergency room and even received 10 stitches across his nose. But one of the ace trainers at the school told him, “If you can stick with it, I promise you will get a great; dog.” He and Judge worked things out. And he got a great dog.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“The bloodhound is also an ace at locating cats, although Coldiron says that when they are working in Southern California, most felines have met their fate at the hands of predators by the time she is asked to help. There is comfort nevertheless: “People call me when they want closure,” she explains. “It’s so much better to know than still be wondering, five years later.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“To those who think it’s not a good thing to have the men give up their dogs and be heartbroken, Jacobs-Meadows says: “Life carries with it unexpected happenings that involve tragedy and loss. And the lesson here is that if you keep doing the next right thing and making the next right decision, the next great joy is right around the corner.” In the case of Canine CellMates, that joy is getting another dog and falling in love all over again.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“Xxons gifts are certainly logistical. He is trained in useful commands as nuanced as “find the counter” at a hotel of store; “find the empty seat” in a waiting room; or “find inside” in a parking lot. But his companionship is equally valuable therapeutically. “It's difficult to return from combat, and a disability only compounds it,” Malarsie explains. “If | didn’t have Xxon, no one would talk to me.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs

“Within one day of training, Alli was showing exceptional skill at identification. She quickly learned to recognize 300 individual samples in an exercise that asked the dogs to distinguish individual bears by their scat, ignoring the 20 or so samples that weren't correct and signaling to the one that was. Though identifications can be verified with genetics, DNA testing was much more expensive at the time Smith began work with Alli than rescuing a dog and taking a day to teach it what to do. The training is simple: Give the dog a sample of scat to smell. Then, continue to move it farther away until it is hidden or mixed in with other samples. When the dog Identifies it correctly, throw a ball as a reward, Repeat.”
― Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs