Joe Stalnaker is shown with his German shepherd, Buddy. Police say Buddy saved Stalnaker's life by dialing 911 when he began having a seizure on Wednesday.
PHOENIX (AP) — "Man's best friend" doesn't go far enough for Buddy — a German shepherd who remembered his training and saved his owner's life by calling 911 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 Sunday.
On a recording of the 911 call Wednesday, 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 Scott.
Police were sent to Stalnaker's home, and after about three minutes Buddy is heard barking loudly when the officers arrived.
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 — they haven't heard of anything like this."
Clark said police are dispatched whenever 911 is called, but that Stalnaker's address was flagged in Scottsdale's system with a notification that a trained assistance dog could call 911 when the owner was incapacitated.
Clark said Stalnaker adopted Buddy at the age of 8 weeks from Michigan-based Paws with a Cause, which trains assistance dogs, and trained him to get the phone if he began to have seizure symptoms. Buddy, now 18 months old, is able to press programmed buttons until a 911 operator is on the line, Clark said.
Clark said Buddy has made two other 911 calls when Stalnaker was having seizures.
He said Stalnaker's seizures are the result of a head injury he suffered about 10 years ago during a military training exercise.
Stalnaker was not listed in the phone book, and he did not immediately respond to a request through police for an interview.
Džo Stalnaker je prikazan sa svojim nemačkim ovčarom Badijem. Policija kaže da je Badi spasao Stalnakerov život tako što je pozvao 911 kada je u sredu počeo da ima napad.
FENIKS (AP) — „Čovekov najbolji prijatelj“ ne ide dovoljno daleko za Badija — nemačkog ovčara koji se setio svoje obuke i spasao život svom vlasniku tako što je pozvao hitnu pomoć kada je čovek imao napad.
I ovo nije prvi put da je Badi bio tamo za vlasnika Džoa Stalnakera, rekao je policajac u nedelju.
Na snimku poziva hitne pomoći u sredu, Badi se čuje kako cvili i laje nakon što je dispečer odgovorio i više puta pita da li je pozivaocu potrebna pomoć.
"Zdravo, ovde 911. Halo... Da li me čujete? Ima li nekoga kome možete dati telefon", kaže dispečer Kris Skot.
Policija je poslata u Stalnakerov dom, a nakon otprilike tri minuta čuje se kako Badi glasno laje kada su policajci stigli.
Sgt policije Skotsdejla Mark Klark je rekao da je Stalnaker proveo dva dana u bolnici i oporavio se od napada.
"Prilično je neverovatno", rekao je Klark. „Čak ni veterani dispečeri — nisu čuli za ovako nešto.
Klark je rekao da se policija šalje kad god se pozove hitna pomoć, ali da je Stalnakerova adresa označena u sistemu Skotsdejla sa obaveštenjem da obučeni pas pomoćnik može da pozove 911 kada je vlasnik nesposoban.
Klark je rekao da je Stalnaker usvojio Badija u dobi od 8 nedelja iz kompanije Pavs vith a Cause iz Mičigena, koja trenira pse pomagače, i obučila ga da dobije telefon ako počne da ima simptome napada. Badi, koji sada ima 18 meseci, može da pritiska programirana dugmad dok operater 911 ne bude na vezi, rekao je Klark.
Klark je rekao da je Badi obavio još dva poziva hitne pomoći kada je Stalnaker imao napade.
On je rekao da su Stalnakerovi napadi posledica povrede glave koju je zadobio pre oko 10 godina tokom vojne vežbe.
Stalnaker nije bio naveden u telefonskom imeniku, a nije odmah odgovorio na zahtev policije za razgovor.