As a child, Tomjtexas had a large German Shepherd dog named Rex. He would meet Tom at the bus stop everyday after school. Rex was also a racist dog and he wouldn't allow colored people near their home. Black people who walked down the road would get a half mile away and walk out into the muddy fields to go around Rex. It didn't matter if they were carrying groceries or anything, they always avoided Rex.
Tom was down by the river one day and accidently fell into the water. The current was racing and Tom was swept out and couldn't manage to swim to shore. Rex dove into the water, swam to Tom and paddled hard to get Tom back to shore. If it weren't for Rex, Tom wouldn't have made it. He still talks with admiration for that dog.