Rover to the rescue! By Grace

I’ve always wanted a dog. I don’t have any extra requirements other than the usual sterilization stuff. It doesn’t have to know how to lead me across the road or anything. But I read something over the news recently about some dogs and I’m beginning to change my mind. Catch this: some dogs can call 911 if their owners are in trouble!

This canine Buddy doesn’t wear a cape, but it came to the rescue of Joe Stalnaker when he suffered from a seizure, calling 911 and barking repeatedly when the dispatcher answered the phone. Joe was sent to the hospital once the police arrived and has recovered from his seizure.

Apparently, he’s especially prone to seizures due to a head injury he suffered from 10 years ago, and since he adopted Buddy at the age of 8 weeks, this talented dog has saved his life thrice. Buddy was adopted from Michigan-based Paws with a Cause, which trains assistance dogs to get the phone if its owner started showing signs of a seizure.

Isn’t this so cool? Dogs are definitely going one step further as man’s best friend. In the fictional world of Disney’s film 101 Dalmations, the dogs saved their puppies from the evil Cruela de Vil. Closer to us in ISB, Raimy, who’s from sixth grade, used to have a Siberian dog who liked to go into the refrigerator- and stay there! Oda, who’s also in sixth grade, has a Great Dane who’s the nicest dog ever, but is scared of a lot of things, like drunken people on the street. 6^th grader Margaret had a dog Blanco who would run to fetch his treats when Margaret threw them. Dr Everett’s Dalmatian catches Frisbees and rolls over. Shawnie’s uncle’s Pomeranian dog Jubbie used to jump onto beds and comfort her cousins when they cried (isn’t that so sweet?). Her aunt’s dog only bites foreigners, and leaves Asians alone (strange…)! My great-aunt once had this pair of dogs who followed me around all the time, even to the toilet, where I had to chase them away (with much difficulty) before closing the door. What amazing stuff does your dog do? Comment on this post to share the ‘tail’ (tale)!

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