The photograph below shows a red Doberman licking an exhausted fireman.

He had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying
her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the
fire.

She is pregnant.

The firefighter was afraid of her at first, because he had never been
around a Doberman before. When he finally got done putting out the fire, he
sat down to catch his breath and rest.

A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina newspaper, "The
Observer," noticed the red Doberman in the distance looking at the fireman.
He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was
going to do.

As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her
life and the lives of her babies, and kissed him, just as the photographer
snapped this photograph.




believe it or not... this happens more often then you think. it is very rewarding.

britt

 

Claim: Photograph shows fireman receiving kiss of gratitude from a Doberman he had just rescued from a house fire.

Status: Real picture; inaccurate description.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2005]

Picture is real Story is fake
From SNOPES
Fight Gulability Chek on stories LOL


http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gratitude.asp

Origins: The scene pictured above was captured by Charlotte Observer Patrick Schneider during a house fire in July 1999 and shows firefighter Jeff Clark receiving a doggie greeting from a pregnant red Doberman named Cinnamon. As the Observer described the circumstances behind the photograph in an April 2005 retrospective:
Charlotte firefighter Jeff Clark and Cinnamon, a pregnant red Doberman, gained international exposure with this photograph snapped by the Observer's Patrick Schneider during a July 1999 house fire. Seen through wire services and the Internet, the picture has moved people around the world and is still a top reprint seller.
However, the text that now accompanies e-mailed versions of the photograph is inaccurate in suggesting that Cinnamon was "thanking" firefighter Clark for saving her life "by carrying her out of the house into her front yard." As Clark himself explained, he didn't rescue the dog, and his encounter with her was pure happenstance:
We didn't do anything (special) to save Cinnamon. When we have a house fire, we have to do a primary search. There could be people home and inside. Our first major concern is life safety. That house was full of smoke and we couldn't see it very well. All I saw was a dog run out, and one was (already) in the backyard. I think Cinnamon got out the door herself.

The dog approached me. As soon as I knelt down and took my mask off, Patrick was coming around the corner of the house and took the picture.
Jeff Clark is still with the Charlotte Fire Department. Cinnamon eventually gave birth to five puppies and lived for several more years until she passed away in January 2005.

 

oh well... thought it was a pretty good story. should have checked into it i guess

britt

 

Kewl Pic still LOL

 

Regardless of the story, it's a cool picture. This is why I have dogs and not cats.

 

BoYah, I was thinking that story was too good to be true. Fast response by Ramlovingvet. (14 mintues)
Who cares about "checking into it", Britt? That's the fun of the internet!

 

LOL Snopes is my home page

 

Animals have a lot more smarts than people give them credit for. I like the pic anyway.

 

"If there are no dogs in heaven, when I die I want to go where they went."
-Will Rogers

 

I thought somene here asked that we stop using Snopes...

 

well, although the story may be false or not completely accurate... i have pulled 3 or 4 dogs out of a house / apt. fire and believe me, they are your new best friend after that.

it is still rewarding.

britt

 

I think we can cut you a little slack on this one.

 

I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!