The week's good news: July 19, 2018

It wasn't all bad!

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1. Bicyclist carries injured dog on his back to safety

A very lucky dog is enjoying life on a ranch just days after being hit by a car. Mountain biker Jarrett Little was on a ride near Columbus, Georgia, when he found the dog on the side of the road with a broken leg. Little put him on his back and rode seven miles into downtown Columbus, where he stopped so the dog could get some food and water. There, Little met Andrea Shaw, in town on business. The dog immediately went to her, and Shaw, an animal lover, decided to pay for his medical treatment and take him home to Maine. She named him Columbo after the town where they met. Columbo is healing now, and getting to know his new family. "I already can't imagine what it would be like without him, and it's only been a week," Shaw told Inside Edition

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.