Thank you Knight, for that. I shall google the dog you mentioned. I would be very interested in reading the tale of Bobbie.
Yes LPC, my own instincts are honestly coming to that conclusion. Sometimes (like the story our Noble Knight mentioned) things can beat the odds, even when the odds are stacked against them.
But I can see they probably wouldn't be interested in keeping the Western dog as a pet -particularly as he came across the line loaded with cameras (grenades? -was that a grenade the Taliban soldier was displaying? I thought it was a camera....) They are likely to shoot him. It is a mystery. No-one knows what has happened to him, as there is no news. The only glimmer of hope I had was that there were obviously other dogs in the vicinity (or one dog) because I heard it barking on the video. Colonel responded to this, and lost some of his tension when he heard it. So these Taliban soldiers must obviously keep dogs/a dog. Probably for guard duties... though the background bark didn't sound defensive/threatening. And it didn't sound like the bark of a locked-up scared dog either. It sounded friendly and pretty normal.
But of course they are not going to be too kindly disposed to the newcomer....
It makes me wonder why this video and story was released yesterday as breaking news, now animal welfare organisations are talking about it, and I am receiving emails from certain ones, encouraging us all to share the story on Facebook. Now why was this story only released yesterday -when the incident apparently happened 23rd December? The Taliban have deliberately held that back for some reason -and yet it seemed to mean a lot to them....
I contacted the secretary of the Afghan President during the night. I told him that I am an ordinary civilian British woman, with no military connections, and wish to take the dog for animal welfare motives. And I do not care WHO 'owns' him or how he's been trained. As far as I'm concerned he is now on permanent leave. I would literally go out there and get him.
By the way, I haven't heard anything back, and don't really expect to. But I had to do it -put my money where my mouth is.....
But yes....LPC, it is wise to be realistic. So I send him my love, as I'm sure thousands of people are doing right now (judging by the responses to this news bulletin)
So if you can hear us, dear Colonel....run free in those astral fields, and I do so hope you meet Misty. She would like you very much.
Yes LPC, my own instincts are honestly coming to that conclusion. Sometimes (like the story our Noble Knight mentioned) things can beat the odds, even when the odds are stacked against them.
But I can see they probably wouldn't be interested in keeping the Western dog as a pet -particularly as he came across the line loaded with cameras (grenades? -was that a grenade the Taliban soldier was displaying? I thought it was a camera....) They are likely to shoot him. It is a mystery. No-one knows what has happened to him, as there is no news. The only glimmer of hope I had was that there were obviously other dogs in the vicinity (or one dog) because I heard it barking on the video. Colonel responded to this, and lost some of his tension when he heard it. So these Taliban soldiers must obviously keep dogs/a dog. Probably for guard duties... though the background bark didn't sound defensive/threatening. And it didn't sound like the bark of a locked-up scared dog either. It sounded friendly and pretty normal.
But of course they are not going to be too kindly disposed to the newcomer....
It makes me wonder why this video and story was released yesterday as breaking news, now animal welfare organisations are talking about it, and I am receiving emails from certain ones, encouraging us all to share the story on Facebook. Now why was this story only released yesterday -when the incident apparently happened 23rd December? The Taliban have deliberately held that back for some reason -and yet it seemed to mean a lot to them....
I contacted the secretary of the Afghan President during the night. I told him that I am an ordinary civilian British woman, with no military connections, and wish to take the dog for animal welfare motives. And I do not care WHO 'owns' him or how he's been trained. As far as I'm concerned he is now on permanent leave. I would literally go out there and get him.
By the way, I haven't heard anything back, and don't really expect to. But I had to do it -put my money where my mouth is.....
But yes....LPC, it is wise to be realistic. So I send him my love, as I'm sure thousands of people are doing right now (judging by the responses to this news bulletin)
So if you can hear us, dear Colonel....run free in those astral fields, and I do so hope you meet Misty. She would like you very much.
