Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sit... stay... Dial 911. Good dog!

Dog training usually consists of this: Sit. Stay. Roll over. Don't go on the carpet. Get off the couch. Down.

Good dog.

Standard, simple stuff. It's never more complicated than this. Unless, of course, you have a super cool trained dog there. Then it gets into more of: Get the soup. Open the fridge. Call me an ambulance.

I found this story to be amazing. Honestly, I never knew such a thing was possible! People who have no idea why a dog would know how to dial a phone, they're called helping animals, or something like that. They're really useful for people who can't do normal functions or who are a little older, and need the additional help or company.

Such animals are specifically trained from a young age to assist people, and make sure they are okay, every day. Through all of that, this is the first time a dog ever dialed the phone to get their owner assistance.

For that, I put it up here. Strange, yes. But commendable as well!

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