Golden Retriever Apparently Saves Choking Owner

POSTED: 7:43 am CDT March 28, 2007

CALVERT, Md. -- The owner of a 2-year-old golden retriever said her dog saved her life when she choked on a piece of fruit.


Debbie Parkhurst, 45, said she was eating an apple Friday when it lodged in her throat. After trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself, she said, she began pounding on her chest.


That got the attention of Toby, who she said pushed her to the floor. She said he then began jumping up and down on her chest until the fruit came loose.

She told The Cecil Whig that her doctor said she probably wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for the dog's actions.

and ive really been thinking about getting a dog lately...this thread has pushed me offa the fence....i think

sweet said:

thats cool

Dogs are uber cool..

Very cool. Doesn't surprise me. There are different types of intelligence.

coolcat said:

sometimes there is more intelligence in a mutt than some orgers here

REDBABY said:

Dogs do save lives.....

Does everybody believe it?

Heimlich?

There may be different explanations to what the dog did

I pictured her bending over choking and the dog climbing onto her back, trying to hump the shit out of her.

They wrap their front legs aound their "victim"...I guess that's kinda heimlich-ish.

That's one plausible explanation

awww.

i want a dog.

JustErin said: