posted August 09, 2003 06:43 PM         

MIRACULOUS TALE OF THE WAGGING TAIL

Emerging unhurt from a St. Louis gas chamber, dog has new lease on life
August 8, 2003

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. LOUIS -- Cast into a city gas chamber to be euthanatized with other unwanted or unclaimed dogs, it appeared the basenji mix had simply run out of luck -- and time.

But this canine had other ideas.

When the death chamber's door swung open Monday, the dog now dubbed Quentin -- for California's forbidding San Quentin State Prison -- stood very much alive, his tail and tongue wagging.

Animal-control supervisor Rosemary Ficken had never seen such a survivor, and she didn't have the nerve to slam the door shut again.

The 30-pound animal, roughly a year old, beat the odds and should live, she said.

"She told me, 'Please, take him. I don't have the heart to put him back in there and re-gas him,' " said Randy Grim, founder and head of Stray Rescue of St. Louis, the shelter that took in Quentin before taking his story public.

Quentin's ordeal was played and replayed Wednesday on St. Louis TV, attracting people looking to adopt him.

On Wednesday, Quentin was a little malnourished but "in very good condition," Grim said. A veterinarian was checking him for heartworm and other maladies.

"To me, it's a miracle or divine intervention," Grim said. "I can't help but think he's here to serve a higher purpose. This case blew me away. This is amazing
http://www.freep.com/news/nw/dog8_20030808.htm

posted August 09, 2003 09:22 PM         

*tears up*

what a lovely dog...

thank you for sharing that story.

~emotionalfaery

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posted March 14, 2004 06:59 PM         

Thanks to the Great Spirit for him, but