Golden Retriever Saves Master With Heimlich Maneuver
CALVERT, MD — Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman’s chest.
The dog’s owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life.
Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn’t work. After she began beating on her chest, she said Toby noticed and got involved.
“The next think I know, Toby’s up on his hind feet and he’s got his front paws on my shoulders,” she recalled. “He pushed me to the ground, and once I was on my back, he began jumping up and down on my chest.”
That’s when the apple dislodged and Toby started licking her face to keep her from passing out, she said.
“I literally have pawprint-shaped bruises on my chest. I’m still a little hoarse, but otherwise, I’m OK,” Parkhurst said.
“The doctor said I probably would’nt be here without Toby,” said Parkhurst, a jewelry artist. “I keep looking at him and saying ‘You’re amazing.’”
JOKESTARTERS:
- My dog is always trying to ‘give me the Heimlich,’ only he keeps mistaking my leg for my chest.
- I’ve heard of choking the chicken before, but this is ridiculous…
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I thought this was an amazing story. It goes to show that “mans best friend” is really truly a friend.
Thank you for this amazing article.
I believe you! I was burning up with fever once and shivering, freezing. In a winter coat I lay down by a heat register trying to break the fever and get warm, although that sounds very odd.
My grandson’s rottweiler, who weighed over 100 pounds, layed down beside me and jammed his hot body against me. I went to sleep and when I woke up the fever was gone and so was the dog, back watching a football game with my grandson.
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