Today the protests took to the streets again in the capital of Greece, after several months of demonstrations due to the economic crisis that the European country is going through. But, This note aims to make protagonist to Lukanikos, a stray dog that from the 2008 It has been present in each of the riots in Athens.

Baptized as "the anarchist dog", Lukanikos (What does "The Sausage" mean in Greek?) It has become famous throughout the world for appearing in numerous photos and videos of protests in Greece, always acting in the forefront of the line of fire, Barking and growling against authorities.

The following images were captured today by some of the most important news agencies.

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After 10 years on the street, Sonya is doing very well in their new home. The veterinarian said it has some unpleasant bone spurs on your spine. It is expected that the medication will help you with that. Knees on his hind legs have some arthritis. The hard life on the streets. His blood test was good, something that surprised the veterinarian.

In general it is very good. It is very affectionate and loves massages. I do not think that it would have survived this wave of heat.

Rocky received Prize for his achievement.

Rocky has for decades been a fictional hero, but in Edmonton, Canada, Today there is a hero named Rocky who is definitely real; just eight years and four legs.
This Rocky, a cross between Labrador retriever and Husky, is hailed for pulling a nine-year-old girl out of a frozen river last Easter Sunday. Its owner, Adam Shaw, of 27 years, obtained a similar acclaim.

"If that man and the dog hadn't been there; I just try not to think about it.", said Miranda Wagner, the mother of Samara, nine-year-old, and her sister's 10 years, Krymzen, in an interview with CNN affiliate, CTV.
“I just wanted to give him a big hug and tell him that he is my hero.. If I hadn't been there I wouldn't have my girls.", said Wagner. "The doctors said two more minutes and Samara would be gone".

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This dog, called Windy, had disappeared before Christmas last year, When the son of Sarah Carroll left a door open accidentally.

Carroll said that after months without receiving any signal of his dog, he believed that Windy had been hit by a car or stolen to be used as bait in some dogfight.

When the Carroll phone rang, the 30 September, He commented that it was very difficult to believe what I was listening to: Animal Services had Windy, since they had been able to identify him thanks to his microchip.

Organized everything so that wherever the reunion between the dog and its owner, they were present cameras after having been separated nine months.

Source: schnauzi

Holding the body of his master with the jaws, He dragged him off the tracks

A purebred dog alimbay (Pastor of Central Asia) at the expense of his own life, saved his master's, who fell asleep on the train tracks in the city of Karaganda in Kazakhstan.

The man had decided to commit suicide, and to make it more easily, He got drunk before lying down on the railway tracks, where finally fell asleep. Realizing that the train was approaching, the dog, all that time remained close, He threw himself onto the tracks and grabbed his master's body with his jaws., dragged it, leaving it out of the reach of the train. Unfortunately, the animal did not have enough time to remove their hind legs: the train passed above, despite the fact that the driver started to brake as soon as he noticed that something was moving on the tracks. The dog died on the spot. The man, saved by his faithful friend, He was taken to the hospital, where doctors identified him. It turned out to be an unemployed person, of 48 years of age, What, as he later explained, He decided to end his life because "I was fed up with everything".

Source: actualidad.RT.com

A blind woman who couldn't bear the thought of being separated from her faithful guide dog, He allegedly ordered sleep it and bury it next to it.
Shelia Stadler, of 68 years, Terre Haute (Indiana), died accompanied by her five-year-old guide dog Toffee on 8 March, After a long battle against cancer.
A few days later, Toffee, who did not suffer from health problems, was put to sleep by Stadler's family and placed in Mrs.. Stadler.

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When illness forced vets draw our eyes to Lily, a great Dane, her life prospects didn't look very good. But no one counted on her friend Maddison stepping in as a guide dog for her..

The couple has been inseparable for years, but now faced with a problem: looking for a new home that its owner and cannot be responsible for them.

This gets harder, Therefore if anyone is interested in the great Dane, know that it is not only. Can not really be separated. They have since July waiting for someone to take them.

Louise Campbell, the Dogs Trust re-homing Centre Manager, in Shrewsbury, the Shropshire County town, England, United Kingdom, He said that Maddison is Lily's guide dog.. If you are outside the House, Maddison her direct and the tap to indicate where to go. It says that it is very poignant veils, and the way in which Maddison takes care of Lily.

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Since his master died He left the House to be close to the, Although no one told where were the remains. Every day, to 6 in the afternoon, lie next to the tombstone and refuses to return home

A few days after the 24 in March of 2006, When Miguel died, Captain decided to leave the house where he lived, in the Cordoba town of Villa Carlos Paz. The dog that he had brought home as a surprise for his son, Despite the lukewarm opposition ofVeronica, his wife, was no true direction the unacceptable absence of his master.

in time he returned, sniffed every corner and went. “He stayed for a while living outside, metres, half a block from the house”, Veronica has.

Obviously, to see that Michael did not return, the dog, a mestizo with some German Shepherd, It was to seek. Clear to see that it was no longer in the street, Veronica and her son, damien, they thought it dead, or adopted by another family.

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