• Schoep, the Arthritic Dog Made Famous in Viral Photo, Dies at Age 20.
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[QUOTE]The original image, captured by photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson, featured the dog and his owner, John Unger, sharing a peaceful moment in Lake Superior. As the Pioneer Press reports, Unger, of Bayfield, Wisc., began taking his then 19-year-old pet into the water to help soothe the dog’s joint pain from arthritis. The buoyancy of the water, he found, helped lull Schoep to sleep. Unger’s friend Hudson, who wanted to capture the pair’s relationship, snapped the now-famous photo one evening and posted it on Facebook. The touching image soon swept across the web, turning Schoep into a canine celebrity. The original photo has been shared more than 214,000 times over the past year and helped raise funds for the elderly dog’s care. Animal lovers from across the globe donated more than $25,000 to cover veterinary bills, laser eye treatments and medications not just for Schoep, but for other aging dogs from low-income families in need of special care as well.[/QUOTE] [img]http://timenewsfeed.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/202491_10151117932056054_1927531573_o1.jpg?w=720&h=480&crop=1[/img] Source: [url]http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/19/schoep-the-arthritic-dog-made-famous-in-viral-photo-dies-at-age-20/[/url]. Dont know if this belongs here, but damn this sucks.
That dog is older than me. That's beautiful. rest in piece, dog.
That's a long time for a dog to live.
I swear this has been posted about 4 times now.
This article is three weeks old, and this story has been posted here at least twice already.
[QUOTE=Vasili;41772223]I swear this has been posted about 4 times now.[/QUOTE] Has it? Shit I didn't know that, sorry. [editline]9th August 2013[/editline] Can a mod lock this thread then?
This just reminded me my dog is 13 and really tired nowadays. [I]...I'm gonna go hug it, back in a sec.[/I]
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