Danny B

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

The dog is Axel.
Nine-year-old Belgian Malinois. Being showcased for adoption by Desert K9 Rescue. The veteran is Staff Sergeant Luis Ramirez. 38 years old. Marines.
Walking through the parking lot to buy dog food for his sister's dog. Had no idea there was an adoption event happening. Axel served with Luis in Afghanistan 2013-2015. When Axel retired from military service last year, Luis couldn't adopt him immediately. Living in an apartment that didn't allow large dogs. Axel went into the rescue adoption system. Luis had been searching for months. Called shelters. Checked websites. No luck. One day, Luis was at Petco. Just shopping. Axel was sitting with volunteers at the outdoor adoption table. Watch what happened. Luis walks through the parking lot. Axel's head snaps up.
Sees Luis. Goes completely rigid. Staring. Then breaks into a full sprint. Rips the leash out of the volunteer's hand so hard she almost fell. Runs straight across the parking lot. Launches into Luis's chest.
Both crash to the pavement. Axel frantically checking Luis's face. Whining. Tail going insane. Luis wrapping both arms around Axel. Sobbing. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Everywhere." Volunteer told us:
"Axel saw Luis and just took off. I've never seen a dog react like that. The leash burned through my hands. The recognition was instant and overwhelming.
" Luis adopted Axel immediately. Right there in the parking lot. Took him home yesterday. Nine years after serving together in Afghanistan. Found completely by chance at a pet store. Luis told: "I searched every database for months. Called dozens of rescues. Never thought I'd just run into him at Petco buying dog food. But Axel found me. He always was the better tracker." Sometimes the reunion you've been desperately searching for happens in a parking lot when you're just trying to buy kibble.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Make sure to send this picture to all young progressive women you know and tell them that the illegal migrants in Ceuta are killing baby dolphins for fun

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[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

The illegal migrants in Ceuta pulled a baby dolphin out of the sea today and clubbed it to death for fear fun.

Get them out of Europe immediately

[The Aviationist @TheAviationist]

The Sun Sets on Compass Call: The EC-130H Flies for the Final Time

The U.S. Air Force’s EC-130H has conducted its last ever flight, marking the end to an illustrious career spanning more than four decades.

Story here: https://t.co/2cOPrRbzvw

[Danny B @DanBuko34]

@RobSchneider @Chobani Thanks for the heads up, gave him farrrr too much of my $!

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

Spread the word.

[Danny B @DanBuko34]

@TweeetsOfDogs If go out to eat and watch game, take dogs

[Danny B @DanBuko34]

@Sofia50020Sofia 71

[Danny B @DanBuko34]

@DefiyantlyFree Turn to Christ! Amen!!!

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

You always know when dads are home alone with the kids..

[Puppies & Positivity @Puppieslover]

No matter how many times you’ve watched it, Max the dog playing with his duck friend Fred never fails to make your day

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

PANIC: Christians Mass Boycott WNBA After League BANS 'Jesus Christ' From Jerseys, Allows ONLY Islam...

The WNBA’s own store blocked “Jesus Christ” and “Jesus is God” on custom jerseys. “Praise Allah,” “Allahu Akbar,” and even “Hate Jesus” went straight through.

That’s not a filter error. That’s a double standard.

If the WNBA doesn’t want religion on jerseys, ban every slogan. Don’t block Jesus and green-light Islam.

[DE GOLDSMITH🪙🪙🪙⭐ ⭐⭐ @vickervics9]

On May, a 10-year-old girl named Lily Tran was found wandering alone near downtown Seattle, unable to remember her address.
Lily is affected by Developmental Topographical Disorientation (DTD).
Officers brought her to the precinct while they searched for her parents.
K-9 Officer Jake Morrison's german shepherd, Axel, is trained for narcotics detection—not comfort work.
But the moment Axel saw Lily sitting terrified on that bench, something shifted.
"Axel walked right over to her, put his head in her lap, and wouldn't move," Officer Morrison said. "I tried to get him back to the car for our patrol shift. He literally dug his paws into the floor. I've never seen him refuse a command like that."
Axel stayed with Lily for four hours until her grandmother arrived. Lily stopped crying within five minutes of Axel lying down.
"She kept saying 'the police dog knows I'm scared,'" Morrison added. "Dogs know when someone needs them more than training ever could."
Sometimes the most important work isn't the work you were trained for. It's the moment you choose to stay when every instinct says move.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

A toddler reassures his friend that there's no need to fear the sprinkler..

'It's safe, buddy... let me show you... see.'

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

For six years, a Labrador named Edward was the eyes of his blind owner, Graham Waspe.

Every road, every obstacle and every unfamiliar path, Edward was there to guide him safely through the world.

Then life changed for Edward too.

He developed a serious eye condition and eventually had to have both of his eyes removed. The guide dog who had spent years being someone else's eyes was now blind himself.

That was when Opal arrived.

Opal was meant to become Graham's new guide dog. But something remarkable happened. She began helping Edward too, gently guiding the retired dog during their walks and helping him find his way.

“Opal's been great for both of us. I don't know what we'd do without her,” Graham said.

For six years, Edward guided a man who could not see.

When Edward lost his own sight, another guide dog quietly began guiding him

[Crazy Moments @Crazymoments01]

"He's been sitting there for six hours." Every single day for the last four months, Zeus has waited on these steps. Same spot. Same time. Same eyes on that driveway. He doesn't know that Dad isn't coming home this time. He just knows the smell of his truck, the sound of his keys, the way he always said "Zeus, I'm home, buddy" before he even got through the door. The doctors say it was sudden. We weren't ready. Zeus definitely wasn't. Some days I sit with him out here and we just… wait together. Because I don't have the heart to tell him to stop. Maybe he knows something I don't. Maybe that's just love — the kind that doesn't need an explanation. If this touched your heart, drop a ❤️ below. Share if you believe dogs love deeper than most people realize.

[GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless]

Quote of the Day!

From Argentinian President Javier Milei:

“I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming that it never worked anywhere, and they refused to accept it. But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, and unequal treatment under the law. They are very violent, and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence.”

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Nineteen dogs were scheduled to be euthanized.

Then a Buffalo Bills wide receiver showed up and opened the van door.

Khalil Shakir is one of the best slot receivers in the NFL. He is also, quietly, in the dog rescue business.

Here's how this one happened.

His family's foundation, the Shakir Family Foundation, held a big pet adoption event in Buffalo. Eight local rescue organizations took part. A bunch of Bills players showed up. So did a big chunk of the community.

Eighteen dogs from one rescue, Nickel City Canine Rescue, found homes that day.

And while he was there, somebody mentioned to Shakir that a transport was coming in the next day.

Clarke County Animal Shelter, like a lot of shelters, has to euthanize dogs when they run out of space. Nickel City's fosters had gone through the list and identified 19 dogs they could take.

A representative for the rescue described Shakir's reaction in one sentence: his eyes lit up, and he said he would love to come help again.

So the next day he showed up. Not with cameras and a PR team. With his mother, Mona, and two of his best friends.

ESPN's description of the moment is the whole thing: Shakir had his signature big, bright smile on his face as he opened the van door, and inside were 19 dogs waiting.

He helped them off the truck and helped them get used to their new surroundings while they waited for homes.

Nickel City's post about it said it perfectly.

19 dogs. 19 second chances.

Now here's the part that makes this more than a nice afternoon.

Clarke County is the exact same shelter where the Shakirs' own dog, Missy, was rescued from by Nickel City before the family adopted her.

He wasn't helping strangers. He was going back to the place his own dog came from.

And this wasn't his first one either. Shakir and his wife Sayler had helped with another transport a few months earlier that saved 26 dogs.

That's 45 dogs in a single year from two transports, plus a foundation adoption event that placed 18 more.

He's also partnered with Nickel City enough times that one of the dogs they rescued ended up in the Puppy Bowl.

There's a version of an NFL player's charity work that's a photo op and a check. And there's a version where a 25 year old brings his mom and his two best friends to a parking lot on a Sunday to meet a van.

Shakir does the second one.

For more stories like this, follow us on any platform @thesportsontap

[Tweets of Dogs @TweeetsOfDogs]

They don’t steal, they survive. 💔
Every morning, the butcher leaves a box of bones outside his shop. Not for profit, not for attention, but for the ones with no home, no bowl, no guarantee of a next meal.
One by one, they come. Each takes just a piece, carefully, almost politely, like they understand it’s a gift.
It’s not much, but to them, it’s everything.
And to the man who leaves it there, it’s a quiet act of kindness the world could use a little more of.

[ماعز- @maiz98949948]

After contacting 47 animal shelters in a relentless attempt to locate his missing dog, a man finally received the news he had been waiting for. The long-awaited reunion was recorded on video and quickly thrilled thousands of people on social networks due to the animal's intense reaction when recognizing its owner.