Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Forwarded ............................. Duchess The MCS Protective Dog I used to take Duchess, my Rottweiler, to the nursing home to visit my Mom every week, starting when she was an eight week old puppy. She was a big hit with the elderly and could even win over those who, at first, were afraid of her. She would slowly walk over to them and place her head under their hand. Then she would gently raise her head until the person’s hand was resting on it. That was all it would take to get them to start petting and loving her! I am disabled by Multiple Chemical Sensitivities which means I get sick from exposures to many different chemicals. Somehow Duchess grew to know this and now always tries to protect me from exposures. The first time it happened, I didn’t understand and scolded her. She had growled at the security guard at the nursing home when he was walking towards us. She had always been friendly with him before so I thought it strange. Then his cologne or aftershave hit me like a ton of bricks. I immediately became nauseous and dizzy and had to go outside for fresh air. It happened again a few months later at a car dealership when we had our truck in for maintenance. This time it was a fellow dressed in army fatigues and I could smell his strong scent a second after Duchess started to growl. We went outside to the picnic table area to wait. That’s when I figured it out! Now I know that if Duchess growls at a stranger, it is a warning for them to stay back and for me to get away! There was another incident at a friend’s apartment. Duchess and I were in the living room while my friend was in the kitchen. She forgot about my sensitivities and opened a container with some strong chemical. Duchess smelled it first and ran over to where I was sitting on the couch. She jumped up with her paws on my shoulders and pinned me to the back of the couch, next to an open window. She had never behaved like that before! Suddenly the smell became obvious to me too and as I was starting to feel nauseous, Duchess ran for the door whining to go out. I followed her outside to the deck and we stayed out there where it was safe. I’ve always known dogs had a great sense of smell and that they could be trained to help people in various ways. However, Duchess learned this protective behaviour on her own and I am very grateful that she did! I always feel safe with her around! Bonita Poulin Canadian Coordinator GLOBAL RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and other Chemically Induced Illnesses, Diseases & Injury affecting civilians and military personnel _www.mcs-global.org_ (http://www.mcs-global.org) More coordinators needed! (http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Precious story. Many thanks. Maria , bestsurprise2002 wrote: > > Forwarded ............................. > > Duchess The MCS Protective Dog > > > I used to take Duchess, my Rottweiler, to the nursing home to visit my Mom > every week, starting when she was an eight week old puppy. She was a big hit > with the elderly and could even win over those who, at first, were afraid of > her. She would slowly walk over to them and place her head under their hand. > Then she would gently raise her head until the person’s hand was resting on > it. That was all it would take to get them to start petting and loving her! > > I am disabled by Multiple Chemical Sensitivities which means I get sick from > exposures to many different chemicals. Somehow Duchess grew to know this and > now always tries to protect me from exposures. The first time it happened, I > didn’t understand and scolded her. She had growled at the security guard at > the nursing home when he was walking towards us. She had always been friendly > with him before so I thought it strange. Then his cologne or aftershave hit > me like a ton of bricks. I immediately became nauseous and dizzy and had to > go outside for fresh air. > > It happened again a few months later at a car dealership when we had our > truck in for maintenance. This time it was a fellow dressed in army fatigues and > I could smell his strong scent a second after Duchess started to growl. We > went outside to the picnic table area to wait. That’s when I figured it out! > Now I know that if Duchess growls at a stranger, it is a warning for them to > stay back and for me to get away! > > There was another incident at a friend’s apartment. Duchess and I were in > the living room while my friend was in the kitchen. She forgot about my > sensitivities and opened a container with some strong chemical. Duchess smelled it > first and ran over to where I was sitting on the couch. She jumped up with her > paws on my shoulders and pinned me to the back of the couch, next to an open > window. She had never behaved like that before! Suddenly the smell became > obvious to me too and as I was starting to feel nauseous, Duchess ran for the > door whining to go out. I followed her outside to the deck and we stayed out > there where it was safe. > > I’ve always known dogs had a great sense of smell and that they could be > trained to help people in various ways. However, Duchess learned this protective > behaviour on her own and I am very grateful that she did! I always feel safe > with her around! > > > Bonita Poulin > > Canadian Coordinator > GLOBAL RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN > Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and other Chemically Induced Illnesses, > Diseases & Injury affecting civilians and military personnel > _www.mcs-global.org_ (http://www.mcs-global.org) > More coordinators needed! > > (http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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