A family rescued a dog from certain death. Years later, he died trying to save them from a shooter.

[Omaha Steve]

By Reis Thebault / The Washington Post Mar 26, 2019 Updated 8 min ago

They say the first life Zero saved was his own.

He was a month old and alone on the side of a Texas highway. The abandoned Great Pyrenees puppy limped on a broken ankle. His shaggy, distinctive pelt was lost to mange. That's how Laura Martinez and her family found their dog, nearly three years ago.

The vet told them Zero didn't have a chance and advised the family to put him down immediately. But they couldn't do it. Martinez's children were already attached - plus, they all thought they spotted something special in the young animal. Today, Martinez says that decision is the reason she's alive.

"We were meant to find him," she said in an interview. "And what he did was what he was meant to do. That's the only thought making it any better."

FULL story: https://www.omaha.com/news/trending/a-family-rescued-a-dog-from-certain-death-years-later/article_569a13f8-ce14-5fcf-a30c-7a3cc28e99d6.html

[sweetroxie]

1. What a sad story. Such bravery in Zero.

[Fla Dem]

2. I kept reading the tory, and even though I knew the ending, was hoping for a miracle.

What a brave and loyal dog. RIP Zero the Hero, Mission Accomplished!

[Submariner]

3. charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon????

Thats all?

What ever happened to attempted murder?

[red dog 1]

4. + 1

[red dog 1]

5. So sad!

That evil bastard should be in jail for attempted murder, with a $500,000 bail.

(Now I'm mad!)

K&R