Dog Calls 911, Saves Owner

In Arizona, USA, a man's dog has been trained to use the telephone to call for help if he becomes disabled. Joe Stalnaker is an Iraqi war vet, and suffered a brain injury. He is subject to incapacitating seizures. He trained his German Shepherd to bite the telephone if he does not respond. All the quick-dial buttons on the phone are programmed to call 911, which is the emergency number in the USA (and Canada, too).

One day he collapsed, the dog brought him the phone, he did not respond, so the dog bit the phone, which dialed 911. The operator answered and asked, "What is your emergency?" and the dog barked.

The operator, surprisingly, recognized this as worth investigating and sent a paramedic team, who found Joe unconscious.

CNN video here.