In Scottsdale, Arizona a dog called 911 when its owner had a seizure.
Buddy is an 18 month old German Shepard who was trained to call 911 whenever his owner had a seizure. His owner, Joe Stalnaker trained the dog to where if he is ever laying in the floor unresponsive, to pick up the phone. Buddy doesn't actually dial 911, though. But when he picks up the phone, one of his teeth presses a button. If a button is held for more than 3 seconds, it automatically dials 911.
At 11:45 on a Wednesday morning, a 911 dispatcher received an emergency call. Instead of talking with a human, dispatcher Chris Trot heard the whimpers and barks of a dog. She stayed on the line for less than 3 minutes until she heard an ambulance arrive to the home. The paramedics rushed Stalnaker to a nearby hospital with Buddy alongside in the ambulance.
Stalnaker says his potentially fatal seizures are the result of injuries he received during service in the military ten years ago. He has had 3 in the past year; all of which Buddy has dialed 911 for and saved his life. "He knows what to do, he's looking out for me," Joe says. "Without him, I would be in a group home somewhere." Joe stayed two nights recovering from his seizure, but is now back at home with his K-9 best-friend.
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I'm aware that this is a rewritten article, which is ok as long as you credit the source (for both of them) what you need to do- for both- is to interview somebody with a local connection, like officer Spencer, or a local person who uses a guide dog. remember your audience- you have to get Parker kids interested in your topic.
try adding some of your own input, needs to get the attention of your parker peers
THIS IS A PRETTY OK ARTICLE GOOD JOB WITH THE QUOTES BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE ARTICLE OVERALL.. DIDNT REALLY GRAB MY ATTENTION
i love dogs! they are really smart
You can't just rewrite the same article. Put in some input of your own. I'd say that you should relate it to Parker, but I don't know how you can ><
Haha cool article, maybe add your own remark at the end could add a little zing to it.
It's amazing how dogs could do those kinds of things in despair. On the other side you should try to site the soure of your information.
I love the idea of the article but maybe you could find someone around Jacksonville or even someone at Terry Parker, like one of the officers about how they train dogs to do things like save people's lives.
you should try to relate this to our age group somehow or make it more appealing to readers. Overall, i liked it.
This is rewritten article, so cite your sources. An interview with a policeman about maybe training dogs to save lives would really help this article, too.
well that is awesome once again good article to bad the cops don't come that quick for other emergencys
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