By Lisa Buie[1], Times Staff Writer Lisa Buie[2]Tampa Bay Times In Print: Saturday, January 28, 2012 ZEPHYRHILLS — Whenever Beth Fortner needed help crossing busy streets, she could always count on her dog, Tushcanay. "She's saved me so many times," said Fortner, 54, who suffers from ataxia, a condition that causes uncontrollable movements. Fortner took in the stray husky/shepherd mix puppy 10 years ago while living in Kentucky. She had her trained and considers her a service dog. "There would be a car coming around the corner and she'd block me," said Fortner, who also has trouble seeing. When Fortner needed help getting in and out of her wheelchair or getting up stairs, Tushcanay, nicknamed Tush because of her large, furry backside, would bear Fortner's weight on her 80-pound frame. So Fortner thought nothing of risking her own safety to save Tush on Jan. 20 when two roaming dogs attacked as Fortner escorted her 8-year-old niece to her school bus stop. As the dogs tried to clamp their jaws on Tush's neck, Fortner flung own body over her pet. She told her niece to run and get help. "I put my hands in the dogs' mouths," she said. "They were … Continue reading
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