Owner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich'

[CMF Newsman]

CALVERT, Md. - Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest. The dog's owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life.

Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn't work. After she began beating on her chest, she said Toby noticed and got involved.

"The next think I know, Toby's up on his hind feet and he's got his front paws on my shoulders," she recalled. "He pushed me to the ground, and once I was on my back, he began jumping up and down on my chest."

That's when the apple dislodged and Toby started licking her face to keep her from passing out, she said.

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[gridbug]

Maybe the dog was just trying to finish her off...

[el Gusano]

I was saved by a can of Spam once. I had fallen in the pantry and couldn't get up. The Spam fell off the shelf, landed on the phone and dialed 9-1-1.

I wrote an ode to Spam. Wanna hear all 28 verses?

[Jay]

Hooray for Spam!

Hooray for Spam!


Hmmm, I'd imagine the dog doing the hind-lick maneuver instead

~J