Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Dog Saves Life Using His Version of Heimlich Maneuver


Toby, a 2 year-old golden retriever reportedly rescued his owner Debbie Parkhurst, 45 of Maryland after she was choking on an apple. Parkhurst attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself. However, after a failed attempt Toby came to the rescue, pushing her to the ground with his paws and consequently dislodging the apple from Parkhurst's throat. For the complete story click here

1 comment:

Khbennet said...

This is really incredible!
I have always wondered if all dogs had this intuitive nature.
But at the same time I hope to never have to find out!

Always a good story to hear though when they do surface.