Great story! Dog performs 'Heimlich' on choking owner, Good boy Toby!

• Great story! Dog performs 'Heimlich' on choking owner, Good boy Toby! ChancesMama Posted : 3/27/2007 8:01:52 PM I hope this is in the right forum, if not please move it mods.   Tuesday, March 27, 2007 · Last updated 5:02 p.m. PT Dog performs 'Heimlich' on choking owner THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 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. "I literally have pawprint-shaped bruises on my chest. I'm still a little hoarse, but otherwise, I'm OK," Parkhurst said. "The doctor said I probably wouldnt be here without Toby," said Parkhurst, a jewelry artist. "I keep looking at him and saying 'Youre amazing.'"   Information from: Cecil (Md.) Whig, [linkhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Heimlich_Hound.html]http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Heimlich_Hound.html[/link] LIKE 3 REPLIES 79 VIEWS LAST POST TZUMOMMY Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Ruth Posted : 3/27/2007 8:09:10 PM I just saw this somewhere else and came over here to post it, but you beat me to it!  What an amazing story.  Good boy Toby!  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• smilee1079 Posted : 3/27/2007 9:01:24 PM The tv news just had a commercial regarding this since I am in MD where it happened.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• tzumommy Posted : 3/28/2007 2:46:10 PM This was on our front page yesterday; They live about 20 minutes from me! They have 2 Goldens, and she stated that Toby was a "goofball" and she never would have expected such a heroic measure from him! It's so nice to read HAPPY things in the news these days [sm=wink2.gif] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login