Dog Calls 9-1-1

2:37 pm EST September 14th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Wow.

‘Man’s best friend’ may not cut it for a Scottsdale dog named Buddy — a trained German shepherd who saved his owner’s life by dialing 911 when he began having a seizure, police said Sunday

On the recorded 911 call Wednesday, Buddy is heard whimpering and barking after the somewhat confused dispatcher answers the phone and repeatedly asks if the caller needs help.

‘Hello, this is 911. Hello … Can you hear me? Is there somebody there you can give the phone to,’ says the dispatcher, Chris Scott.

Buddy barks loudly when police arrive about three minutes after the call is placed. An officer asks Buddy’s owner, Joe Stalnaker, if he’s OK. Stalnaker coughs, and the call ends.

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3 Responses to “Dog Calls 9-1-1”

  1. Wormser says:
    September 14, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Bow wow.

  2. Thad says:
    September 14, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Yeah, sounded familiar when I read it — the article mentions that the dog’s done it on prior occasion, so I must have heard about it then. I live in Tempe (just south of Scottsdale), so this is local news.

  3. millsapian87 says:
    September 15, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    At least this time the cops didn’t shoot the dog.