’)‘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.
Bow wow.
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.
At least this time the cops didn’t shoot the dog.