Whiskey

Whiskey is a true success story. Who would have thought that taking in one of those stigmatized pits bulls to foster would be one of the best things to happen to our family. Whether it is just an instilled instinct from birth for Whiskey ~ or ~ his ability to connect with a disabled individual since he himself has health issues with his heart at such a young age, I don't know. But, whatever the reason I am thankful each and every day for this four legged family member! Whiskey is truly the 'other side' of the pit bull stigmatism!! My son who is chronologically fifteen years old but developmentally five, suffers from both cerebral palsy and intractable seizures. One never knows when a seizure is going to hit nor have we in all the years been able to pinpoint a trigger. However, one thing for certain, is that Whiskey will tell you when he's having an episode! Whiskey will not only straddle over him during a seizure episode but Whiskey will also lick both his face and his neck in an effort to stimulate him out of the seizure. To see Whiskey in action is truly amazing!! The only thing better than Whiskey's assistance during an episode would of course be his ability to sense an episode in advance ~ but ~ beggars can't be choosers. Who would have thought this dog who once needed rescuing himself would forever show his appreciation for life by rescuing another in his times of need over and over again. Just thinking of him makes me smile. Just thinking of him always makes me thankful to Pet Rescue By Judy! My son in one sentence will call him 'Wikki' (which is his pronunciation of Whiskey) or in another breath he's just referred to as his 'weezer dog' (which is his pronunciation of Seizure) but one thing that never changes out of my son's mouth is his explanation to people as to why Whiskey is his seizure dog and my son's explanation is simple, short, sweet and to the point ~ Whiskey just loves him the best!! ~ Janet M.