Dog Found in Dead Owner's Arms After Texas Tornado

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[QUOTE]A wounded dog found in her dead owner's arms after the fatal tornado
that ripped through Van, Texas, two weeks ago has found a new home.

The dog, a Great Pyrenees believed to be about 8 years old, has been renamed
Emma by her new owner, a volunteer who helped an animal shelter that was
collecting abandoned and wounded animals after the tornado.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Michelle Shockley, who works as a supervisor at a nearby zoo and helped with the rescue, said Emma was in a large crate in the back of a pick-up truck when she first saw her.[/QUOTE]
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This is from the 19th, but I didn't see it anywhere else on the forums.

[TVC15]

Damn, that's really sad. I'm glad the dog is okay, though.

[Jitterz]

Why would they rename the dog?

[Elspin]

Aww, that's heartbreaking. Great Pyrenees are giant fluffy bundles of love

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[QUOTE=Jitterz;47789568]Why would they rename the dog?[/QUOTE]

Maybe they didn't know its old name?

[The DooD]

[QUOTE=Jitterz;47789568]Why would they rename the dog?[/QUOTE]

From the article
[quote]Shockley made the decision that day to adopt the dog and, at the suggestion of a behavioral psychologist that advises Nicholas Pet Haven, she renamed the dog Emma.[/quote]

I would have to guess maybe the dog somehow associates the name with it's old owner and that would make it depressed.

[Nebukadnezzer]

i'd love a huge dog like that, but the problem is they don't live very long. They're so sweet though

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[QUOTE=The DooD;47789618]From the article

I would have to guess maybe the dog somehow associates the name with it's old owner and that would make it depressed.[/QUOTE]

There are pills to fix that.

[Knight Vista]

Van is about 10 minutes from where I live.

I go to school with a guy that lived in Van, his house got obliterated.

He's doing well, now though.

[editline]25th May 2015[/editline]

[QUOTE=download;47803167]There are pills to fix that.[/QUOTE]

Anti-depressant drugs for dogs and cats are $$$.

[teslacoil]

[QUOTE=download;47803167]There are pills to fix that.[/QUOTE]

Pills don't cure depression, they only treat the symptoms.

Poor doggy, that must have been traumatic.

[dedo678]

I have a Great Pyrenees and they are they fluffiest, love-filled dogs towards their owners. This is so sad.