Haha, I love you, animals who look like movie characters. I’m going to lay all my cards on the table here, folks: I always, ALWAYS prefer animals-who-look-like-movies news to actual movie news. Dog that looks like George Clooney > George Clooney. Every time. It’s dog science.
Fresh off the heartwarming news that an abandoned cat who looks like Voldemort was able to find a home, comes the heartbreaking story of a Terminator Dog who still needs one. It turns out he looks like that because he suffered third-degree burns in a house fire. I also assume he’s naked because his people lacked the technology to send his clothes through time.
County fire fighters brought Hachi into Affordable Animal Hospital in Torrance with third-degree burns covering over 60 to 70 percent of his body. He was nothing but a sweetheart from the time he was carried in – black and charred with the pads of his feet literally falling off. Long weeks of treatment and recovery followed the initial day the fire fighters rescued Hachi and the vets at Affordable Animal Hospital kept him alive. Luckily, he responded well to treatment and luckily for someone else, he is ever so sweet. He will make a certain someone or family a very special companion. He is loyal and a totally devoted animal. [Petfinder]
This story was picked up on Geekologie and a bunch of other sites last week, but the Petfinder page is still up, so I have to assume he has yet to be adopted [UPDATE, 1:40 ET -- Still not adopted]. Maybe it’s because of the name. “Hachi?” Ehhh. Maybe don’t let the shelter workers give the dogs kooky lesbian names anymore. But it’s an easy fix. Throw a C on the front of that and put a red bandanna around his neck and, BOOM! 67% cuter. The other possibility is that Terminator Dog already has been adopted, and they’re just keeping the page up as a bait-and-switch technique. “Oh, Hachi? Sorry, he just got adopted, but might I interest you in a legless chinchilla?”
While we’re already on the subject of dog stories, here’s another awesome one:
After six years of loyal service, Graham Waspe was devastated when his guide dog Edward was left blind after developing cataracts. But his devastation turned to joy when his replacement Opal turned out to be a real gem. Mr Waspe’s new dog is not just aiding his owner to carry out everyday tasks, but also helping Edward to get around. [DailyMail via Guyism]
My God, this story is so adorable I just grew a vagina and queefed a Lifetime movie. I know some people might call me “unmanly” for fanning my face with both hands while I hold back joy-tears, but look at those things! It would almost be worth being blind to have two lab dogs that are best friends. Think of the songs you could sing about them on acoustic guitar! “Buddies Forever” would be just one title.
Who would’ve ever thought a story that began with a seeing-eye dog having his eyes removed would have such a happy ending?
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Ahll be bark.
Goggies! :D Full Jenkem Balloon!
If I lived within 500 miles of Torrence I would punch my boss in the face, throw my computer on the ground, and run- not walk- to that animal shelter to adopt that dog. He would be my best friend. We would go drinking and whoring together- me with my Four Loko straight from the can, and he lapping it happily from a bowl as we winked and whistled at the cute girls walking their bitches.
They just told Opal that Edward is playing the longest ever game of hide and seek and that he’ll open his eyes as soon as he finishes counting to a billion.
The blind fart is actually choking the life out of his four-legged mistress with his gnarly left hand.
Come with me if you want to sniff!
I can hear Wolfy barking!
Hasta la fancy feast-a, baby.
Well, he does have the sex appeal of a young Linda Hamilton, the 80′s being what they were. I can sign off on this.
I’m not trying to queef on your Lifetime movie here but what happened to the Torrance family whose house burned down?
Are they up for adoption too? Did they all die?
If they are alive they’re probably pissed that the fire department confiscated their dog and put it up for adoption.
Those Brits sure take their obedience school productions of King Lear seriously….
Asked for comment, Edward said, “Iiiiii’m the dooooog who gets treats, ruuuuub my nooooose and sit. Wooooooon’t yoouuuuuu cooooome and pet me?”
Aaaaaaaaaaaw!!!
Although I am kind of disappointed that the blind dog’s name isn’t Justice.
Yooooou could be miiiiiiiiiine!
If Edward could speak his first sentence would be, “Why the f*ck did you take my eyes out cataract surgery is the easiest surgical procedure in medicine?”
No need for comment-of-the-week this week: Queefed a lifetime movie already wins, and it’s not even in the comments. Such is its power.
“He will make a certain someone or family a very special companion,” said Jenny McCarthy’s pediatrician as he handed her a leash and a small helmet.
*climbs into drivers seat of parked car*
I’ll drive
awwwwww, he thinks he’s cybernetic people
The old man’s name could be Mellow
WTF FAIRFULL??
Really?
Makes snow white seem like kelly of destiny’s child
I actually met Terminator Dog (real name, “Mr. Burns”) in Montrose. He’s being sheltered by the Glendale Humane (*checks spelling, one e*) Society. He’s possibly the sweetest damn dog I’ve ever met and I would have grabbed him in a heartbeat if my gf…er, roommate…fine, cats didn’t hate dogs.