Ace's smile just melts me...it's pure joy!
Remember Daktari and Clarence the Crossed Eyed Lion?
OK so, in my weird obsession over this clip, I bought the documentary it comes from on Amazon. I watched it over the weekend.
If this clip gets you, the movie will tear you apart. Unfortunately, bad things happen to some of the other lions in Christian's tribe. And I bawled like a baby.
But it is a remarkable story.
The Today show talked to the two guys about a week after they showed the video:
Christian's owners 35 years later
And here's an interview that was done in Australia. This is part 1, part 2 can be found on the right.
Christian's owners, the Australian Interview Part 1
I can't stop crying. Especially since I'm leaving my dog this sunday to go to college.
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