For Buddy, a German shepherd, “man’s best friend” just doesn’t go far enough. The clever canine remembered his training and saved his owner’s life by calling the emergency dispatcher when the man had a seizure.
And it’s not the first time Buddy has been there for owner Joe Stalnaker, a police officer said. On a recording of the call to the 911 emergency number, Buddy is heard whimpering and barking after the dispatcher answers 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 Trott. Police were sent to Stalnaker’s home, and after about three minutes Buddy is heard barking loudly when the officers arrived.
PHOTO: AFP
Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said Stalnaker spent two days in a hospital and recovered from the seizure. “It’s pretty incredible,” Clark said. “Even the veteran dispatchers haven’t heard of anything like this.”
Clark said police are dispatched whenever 911 is called, but that Stalnaker’s address was flagged in Scotts-dale’s system with a notification that a trained assistance dog could call 911 when the owner was incapacitated.
(AP)
「人類最好的朋友」這句話還不足以形容巴迪這隻德國牧羊犬。這隻聰穎的狗兒在主人癲癇發作時，牢記所受過的訓練，撥打電話給緊急調度員，救了主人一命。
一名警員表示，這已經不是巴迪第一次救主人喬．史朵奈克了。九一一緊急電話的通聯紀錄顯示，勤務員接起電話並一再詢問來電者是否需要幫忙後，電話那頭就傳出巴迪的嗚咽及吠叫。
勤務員克里斯．特洛特說：「哈囉，九一一。哈囉？你聽得到我說話嗎？有別人可以接電話嗎？」警方於是出動，約三分鐘後抵達史朵奈克家時，他們就聽到巴迪大聲吠叫的聲音。
斯科斯戴爾警長馬克．克拉克說，史朵奈克住院兩天後，癲癇症就好轉了。克拉克說：「這真是太不可思議了，就連資深的勤務調度員都沒聽過這種事。」
克拉克說，只要接獲九一一報案，警方就會出動前往現場；但斯科斯戴爾的系統中，有特別標記史朵奈克家的地址，註明主人病發喪失自主能力時，一隻訓練有素的救護犬就會打九一一求助。
（美聯社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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