About Topline | Topline Dogs | Topline Puppies | American Bulldog Info |
AMERICAN BULLDOG HEROES
Ch. Majec’s Torsade of Topline
By Eileen Jaworowski
Once again, an American Bulldog
has proven how heroic the breed can be, and this time it was my grandpuppy,
Ch. Majec’s Torsade of Topline doing the proving!!
Torsade has always been very protective
of her family. From the time she was a little pup, Torsade
has shown her mom and dad, Mary and David (Mac) MacNeal that she means
business when it comes to their safety and well-being. For example,
Mary and Mac raise horses on their North Carolina farm and Torsade accompanies
Mary daily to care for these horses. Torsade takes great care to
put herself between Mary and these huge creatures should they come too
close for Torsade’s liking. Torsade protects Mary and Mac from
anything that she feels could cause them harm….including themselves!!
One time Mary was slapping her own knee to get Mac’s attention and Torsade
ran over and forcefully pushed her head down on Mary’s hand, effectively
pinning it to her knee to stop the slapping. Last week, Torsade’s
protective instincts went a step further when she actually saved
her family’s lives!
On
Wednesday, February 7, the weather was beautiful. The sun was out
and the temperature was warm. That evening, however, the temperature
dropped and Mary felt quite chilly in the house. Mac decided to warm
the air with their gas fireplace. Turning it off before bed, Mary
and Mac turned in for the night. Mac left for work as usual the next
day, but Mary felt quite ill and decided to stay home. As the weather
warmed up, she opened all the windows in the house and kenneled Torsade
and her companion American Bulldogs Buster and Mattie Jean. Mary
spent the day in bed and woke when Mac returned home from work. As
the temperature was dropping again, Mac closed all the windows in the house
and went outside to care for the horses and dogs. After an hour or
two, he returned to the house with Torsade, Buster and Mattie. The
family ate dinner in the kitchen and then retired to the living room for
computer
work
and television. It was at this point that Torsade ran to the fire
place snarling, growling and barking. Assuming that a mouse had gotten
into the chimney, Mary called off Torsade. Torsade, a normally very
obedient bulldog refused to budge. In fact, her barking increased
as she backed up and charged the fireplace over and over. When Mary
went to investigate, she discovered, to her horror, that the gas was leaking
and that the fireplace had not been completely turned off the night before!!
Mary and Mac immediately rushed about opening up all the windows and doors,
airing out the house. If it had not been for Torsade, Mac would have
lit that fireplace later in the evening and that whole house could have
gone up in flames!
It is frightening to think
how close Mary and Mac came to tragedy and how close the American Bulldog
community came to losing such loved members! You bet that Torsade
has gotten the royal treatment in her home the past week! Mary and
Mac are very grateful to their “girly-girl”, but not surprised at her actions!
They don’t expect any less from their Toro/Sha-Nuk daughter and know they
can always count on Torsade to come to the rescue! I promise you
this: That grandpuppy of mine will surely get a big hug from me next
time I see her!