Owner Says Dog Saved Her With 'Heimlich'
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CALVERT, Md. (AP) -- 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.'"
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I wonder if this is for real....... -
Maybe because her dog panic when something bad happen to her..and save her by coincidence
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remind me of hearty paws... dogs are wonderful friends to human..
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depends actuallyOriginally posted by mystee:remind me of hearty paws... dogs are wonderful friends to human..
The type of dog and your relationship with the dog..whether you are the owner or what
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sorry, was saying from the view of a dog owner.. but even all my friends' dogs love me a lot.. sometimes i feel that dogs to human r/s are even better & more worthy than human to human r/s..Originally posted by crofty:depends actually
The type of dog and your relationship with the dog..whether you are the owner or what
btw which type of dog u are refering to that are "depends"? -
sorry ,I thought you mean generally to all humansOriginally posted by mystee:sorry, was saying from the view of a dog owner.. but even all my friends' dogs love me a lot.. sometimes i feel that dogs to human r/s are even better & more worthy than human to human r/s..
btw which type of dog u are refering to that are "depends"?
So it is from the view of a dog owner..alright
Humans are the most dangerous actually -
.....pc error...sorry* additional post
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np lar.. i din stated clearlyOriginally posted by crofty:sorry ,I thought you mean generally to all humans
So it is from the view of a dog owners..alright
Humans are the most dangerous actually 
ya.. no one can be trusted lor.. now i only trust my family & my dog... apparently i dont trust any of my friends now.. -
I have a feeling..you experience something..then u lost all the trust,true?Originally posted by mystee:np lar.. i din stated clearly
ya.. no one can be trusted lor.. now i only trust my family & my dog... apparently i dont trust any of my friends now.. -
hmm.. should be "a lot of things"..Originally posted by crofty:I have a feeling..you experience something..then u lost all the trust,true? 
anyway is part & partial of lives, isnt it? -
correct..but I still trust a little of my friends out thereOriginally posted by mystee:hmm.. should be "a lot of things".. anyway is part & partial of lives, isnt it? 