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[Greeneyedlady21]

Coming up live on the Today show, President Bush's service dog Sully will meet Captain Sully Sullenberger.

[Greeneyedlady21]

That was so sweet. Jenna's daughters got to see Sully again. Today show Twitter account has some videos.

[phoenixbrd]

Both a hero....I wish that Sully had remained at home with his family.  Yes, of course I am aware of all the altruistic duties that will be raised, but animals love their family as much as humans. I am a strong animal advocate. I will forever remember his demeanor beside his family member, President Bush.

[Jaspersmom]

Sully was trained at an organization in my neighboring town.  We have a special affection for that special dog.  I also do volunteer work for another organization that trains dogs for people with disabilities other than blindness.  All of these groups do outstanding work.  

[ItsME]

I loved (and laughed) when they asked Sully the human how he felt about having a dog named after him!  I almost named a dog after my late father, but the name just didn't suit the pup.  Dad would have understood what a great compliment that was!

[Jaspersmom]

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@ItsME wrote:

I loved (and laughed) when they asked Sully the human how he felt about having a dog named after him!  I almost named a dog after my late father, but the name just didn't suit the pup.  Dad would have understood what a great compliment that was!

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Our organization regularly names our dogs in honor of living individuals or in memory of those who have passed.  

[ItsME]

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Our organization regularly names our dogs in honor of living individuals or in memory of those who have passed.  

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@Jaspersmom   That's a high honor!  

....  The guy in my emoji is Jasper.... so I'm also Jasper's mom!  It took a long time for me to figure out his name, but it hit me one evening when he did something that his predecessor, Jake, did.  I instantaneously knew that he was Jasper, named after Jake, and that I'd call him Jazz.  It didn't make a lot of sense at the time because he had some health issues as a puppy that caused him to be pretty lethargic.  Not Jazzy at all.  But, as the issues resolved, he grew into his name.  

[Mj12]

[Greeneyedlady21]

Captain Sullenberger talked about how his family fostered service dogs when his daughters were young. Now one of them is studying to be a vet. He was wearing labrador socks too, he's such a nice man.

[Jaspersmom]

My Jasper was my beloved tabby who passed in 2014. Best cat I ever had. Still miss him terribly.