Who says they are just "dumb" animals?

Dog performes "Heimlich" on choking owner

Go Toby!! Good boy!!

I really and truly believe that animals understand a whole lot more than we give them credit for.

Wow!!! Great job...This dog deserves a hero medal...

lol i dont know about a dog doing a heimlich,
but i do agree i think animals understand much more then many give them credit for.

Originally Posted by theimp98

lol i dont know about a dog doing a heimlich,
but i do agree i think animals understand much more then many give them credit for.

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Knowing that what he did was the Heimlich? Of course not.
Having an instinctive knowledge that that particular action was needed? Perhaps.
Seeing what his human was trying to accomplish, and setting out to do it himself? I can buy that.

That is amazing

Wow! I gotta teach my cat that.

I just heard on the news this morning that a woman around here (maybe Toronto area) was choking on a piece of an apple, and she was hitting herself in the chest trying to get it out...and just then, her 2 year old golden retreiver Toby pushed her down and started jumping on her chest!!! And he got the apple to come out

What a sweet boy, I bet he will get extra treats tonight

I just read that somewhere too!! What a awesome boy Toby is.

Ohhh good boy Toby! Dogs really can be man's best friend! Animals just have amazing instincts, don't they?

Oops, sorry for double posting It was on the news this morning here, so I thought it was new news.

I thought "dumb" meant "unable to speak."

Amazing story!

way to go Toby

Originally Posted by Rhiannon

I thought "dumb" meant "unable to speak."

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Technically it does, but as that use of the word isn't that common anymore, more people use it in reference to animals being less than intelligent. That's why I put the word in quotes.