Amazing Animal Story 3

German Shepherd Saves Owner From Death By Seizure

Dog Calls 911

Buddy, a german shepherd, specially trained in Michigan to call 911 saved his owner's life when the man had a seizure.

A recording of the 911 call, the 911 operator heard Buddy whimpering and barking. The dispatcher,
"Hello, this is 911. Hello ... Can you hear me? Is there somebody there you can give the phone to?," dispatcher, Chris Trott asked.

Police were sent to owner, Stalnaker's home. After about three minutes, Buddy can be heard barking loudly inside Stalnaker's home when officers arrived.

Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said Stalnaker spent two days in a hospital recovering from the seizure. "It's pretty incredible," Clark said. "Even the veteran dispatchers hadn't ever heard of anything like this."

Clark said that police are dispatched whenever 911 is called, but Stalnaker's address was flagged in Scottsdale's, AZ system with a notification that a trained assistance dog with the ability to call 911 lives there with his owner.

Stalnaker adopted Buddy at 8 weeks of age from Wayland, Michigan-based Paws with a Cause, which trains assistance dogs to get the phone if Stalnaker ever began to have seizure symptoms.

Buddy, at the time of the 911 call was 18 months old and able press programmed buttons until a 911 operator is on the line. This is not the first time that Buddy has made lifesaving calls on behalf of Stalnaker. Buddy has made two other 911 calls when Stalnaker was having seizures.

Stalnaker's seizures are the result of a head injury he suffered about 10 years ago during a military training exercise.