A MAN from Scottsdale, Arizona, who had a seizure was saved after his German shepherd called the emergency services.
Joe Stalnaker, who has suffered seizures for ten years following a head injury during a military training exercise, trained his dog, Buddy, to use the phone if he began to have an attack.
When his owner got into difficulties, Buddy knew to hit the speed-dial button on the phone for 911 and barked when the operator repeatedly asked if the caller needed help.
Police were sent to the house and Joe Stalnaker was taken to hospital to recover.
Joe Stalnaker’s address is flagged in the force’s computer system with a notification that a trained dog might call 911 when the owner is incapacitated.
