The summer of 2017 is living up to expectations. Despite, or maybe because of increases in mortgage rates, home buyers are looking at homes in record numbers.
Before statistics ever come out, real estate professionals can tell how strong home sales will be in a given time period by the activity in the market. Some examples include open house traffic, buyers looking at new model homes, and agents showing homes to buyers.
All of these activity based measurements are strong according to real estate agents and new homes agents in the market. The result will most certainly be positive statistics when they are available in 60-90 days.
Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint. -Susan Orlean
In 1966, a German Shepherd dog named Nemo and his handler, Airman Second Class Robert Thorneburg, both survived gunshot wounds while fighting in Vietnam.
A bullet hit Nemo in the muzzle, but the brave dog stayed strong and charged 4 gunmen, giving Thorneburg, who was shot in the shoulder, enough time to call for reinforcements.
Thorneburg and Nemo both survived, but Nemo’s right eye had to be removed.
Nemo was sent back to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, where he had been trained, to recover under the care of the base’s veterinarians.
Nemo lived out the rest of his life in Lackland, in his own special kennel, and served as an inspiration for countless handlers-in-training.
In 1966, a German Shepherd dog named Nemo and his handler, Airman Second Class Robert Thorneburg, both survived gunshot wounds while fighting in Vietnam.
A bullet hit Nemo in the muzzle, but the brave dog stayed strong and charged 4 gunmen, giving Thorneburg, who was shot in the shoulder, enough time to call for reinforcements.
Thorneburg and Nemo both survived, but Nemo’s right eye had to be removed.
Nemo was sent back to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, where he had been trained, to recover under the care of the base’s veterinarians.
Nemo lived out the rest of his life in Lackland, in his own special kennel, and served as an inspiration for countless handlers-in-training.
Now to the other end of the spectrum ... Smoky, a four-pound Yorkshire Terrier, proves that war dogs come in all shapes and sizes.
Found in the New Guinea jungle by an American soldier during WWII, Smoky was later sold to another soldier, Corporal William A. Wynne from Cleveland, OH.
Wynne and Smoky stayed together for the next two years of the war, and the little dog survived the heat, limited food rations, typhoons, air raids, combat missions and even a 30ft parachute jump (she had her own special parachute).
Wynne credits his dog with saving his life by guiding him away from incoming fire on a transport ship.
Smoky is also now recognized as the first therapy dog, as she spent many hours both during the war and back home visiting veterans and entertaining them with the varied collections of tricks that Wynne taught her.
After the war, Smoky and Wynne made numerous TV appearances together, performing tricks and telling their amazing story.
Smoky lived in Cleveland with Wynne and his family until her death in 1957 at age 14.
On Veterans Day in 2005, a memorial for Smoky was unveiled in the Rocky Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Lakewood, Ohio. The statue features the tiny dog sitting inside a combat helmet, smiling her trademark smile.
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