Dog saves the day as pet dog leads rescuers to owner buried under rubble for days after Turkey-Syria quake - Photos.

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A dog helped save her owner’s life by leading rescuers to her 105 hours after a deadly earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria.

Rescuers found Duygu buried under a mountain of concrete, glass and mangled metal that was once a collapsed building in Antakya in Hatay yesterday 10th February.

She was saved after her dog, Venus, ran towards the crew barking at them before leading them to her trapped owner along Atatürk Boulevard.

With its epicentre in Gaziantep, the temblor tore through southern Turkey and northwest Syria in a natural disaster that has killed more than 22,000.

Out of all the Turkish regions impacted, Hatay was hardest hit by the quake officials say is the most powerful the nation has seen in more than eight decades.

Venus barked at the search and rescue team to get their attention (Picture: Anadolu)

She led them to her owner, Dugyu, who had been sandwiched underneath a collapsed building for days (Picture: Anadolu)

Duygu was safely rescued (Picture: Anadolu)

In Syria, the tremor was the deadliest since the late 1800s.

Countless volunteers have poured into the now flattened Antakya, Hatay’s ancient capital home to more than 20,000 people. Now people rendered homeless sleep on street corners, in shelters made of market tarps and gutted mosques.

Antakya is only around 100 miles from Gaziantep and just shy of 300 miles from Elbistan in the Kahramanmaraş province, the epicentre of the second 7.5-magnitude aftershock.

Search and rescue teams – whether it be local crews or ones sent from the US, UK, Ukraine and beyond – have been making a strained push today to find survivors.

More than 110,000 rescue personnel are currently working to unearth survivors and help those whose lives have been upended, Turkey’s disaster agency said yesterday.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said 5,500 vehicles, such as tractors and bulldozers, have been shipped.

Antakya was flattened by the powerful earthquakes (Picture: AFP)

The Syrian civil war carving the country out has complicated sending aid over (Picture: AFP / Getty Images)

Animal welfare groups have also warned time is running out to save trapped pets, too. Dogs can last about a week without food, while cats can go for two weeks.

Source: Metro.co.uk

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5 Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Your Dog

Thinking on how to make your Valentine’s Day the best of it kind? If you’re lucky enough to share your life with a dog, you already have the best valentine around! who cares if  your four-legged love can’t read a calendar.

Check out these 5 ways to celebrate!

1. DINNER FOR TWO

Why not take the time to cook up a (pup-friendly) homemade meal, toss a few meaty steak chunks to another highly deserving diner?

2.  GO FOR AN EXCURSION

Why not take your pet out for an Excursion? Your dog would follow you anywhere, so bundle up and visit a local beach to romp in the sand, or even just the dog park for an extended game of fetch.

3. GIVE A MASSAGE

We all need to relax sometimes and so do your dog. Dogs benefit from massages just like us!

4.  PLAY MUSIC

Not a joke, dogs love music just as we do, although they may not enjoy the same tunes you play in the car. Make playlist of cool music to play for them when you’re not home, or to listen to together on a lazy day.

5. MAKE A NEW TRICK

Fun training sessions are so much fun for your dog, and they help strengthen your bond even more. Try some of these tricks below.

• Kiss. Yes, your dog may already shower you with kisses on a daily basis, but now you can actually teach them to kiss you on command. ...
• Bark On Command.
• Shake Hands.
• Sit.
• Fetch.
• Roll Over.
• Play Dead.
• Spin.
• Stand On Hind Legs.

Give your dog plenty of treats and kisses this Valentine’s Day! i bet you would love it. We wish you lots of love and plenty of snuggles.

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Not all dogs decide to spin before relieving themselves, although it is common. When a dog spin or circles round and round before he poops, he is doing several things which are;

1. PREPARING THE GROUND.

He is ensuring his safety, preparing his spot, tamping down the grass and chasing away any bugs or other creatures to give it a nice clean place to do its business. The circles allow your dog to get a good, clear view of the surrounding area to make sure there are no threats or predators near by when they are in such a vulnerable position.

2. CHECKING FOR NEAT SPOT.

Sometimes your dog spinning means he is looking for scents from other dogs or creatures to see who else has been in the area. Dogs just like we humans want a nice clean and hygienic place to do their business.

3. ALIGN THEMSELVES TO MAGNETIC POLES.

This may sound crazy but it possibly could be true as researchers at a university in Prague says dogs like to align themselves with the Earth’s magnetic poles, particularly the North-South axis. Czech and German researchers studied 70 dogs’ bathroom behaviors and learned that dogs align their bodies with the magnetic field before they poop. However, the researchers couldn’t determine if this behavior was conscious or unconscious behavior. It’s unknown if they feel better when aligned on the North-South axis or if it’s a physical reaction.

Keep in mind that not all dogs do the spin before they poo and dogs aren’t the only animals to align themselves to the magnetic poles when pooping. 

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