George The Dog Strangled by Phone Cord Saves His Own Life by Dialing Emergency Number

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Lydia Brown and her Basset Hound, George; the dog’s call to emergency services saved his life

George, a 2-year-old Basset Hound from South Heindley, West Yorkshire, U.K., was strangled by a phone cord — and miraculously saved his own life by calling 999, the British equivalent of 911, reports The Sun.

George knocked over a heavy-duty, old-fashioned phone in owner Steve Brown’s home; he became tangled in the cord and wound up with it wrapped around his neck. Somehow, George — in the midst of choking — managed to dial 999 with his paw.

The emergency operator heard heavy breathing and gasping on the other end and alerted the authorities, who entered the house with the help of a neighbor, Paul Walker, who had a key.

Walker saw the dog choking and ripped the cord free from the phone to save him.

He told The Sun: "Incredibly you could see where his paw print was on the phone to ring 999 — he literally saved his own life."

Lydia Brown, the daughter of George's owner, expressed equal amazement at the Basset's lifesaving feat, telling The Sun, "He's really dopey and just likes to chew socks."
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Choking dog dials 911, saves his own life

Whether a sign of genius, resourcefulness, or just plain chance, George is one lucky dog.
George, a 2-year-old Basset Hound from West Yorkshire, England, was home alone when he had somehow gotten himself tangled up in a phone cord. The cord wrapped itself around George’s neck so tightly that the poor pooch was almost unable to breathe.

So George the canine did what any human would do in a life or death situation: he pawed at the phone and, amazingly, called up emergency services.
In a panic, the Basset Hound had dialed “999,” the British equivalent of “911” here in the United States.
When emergency dispatchers picked up the call, they heard heavy, labored breathing. The operator on the line asked several questions, and upon receiving no answer apart from what sounded like someone struggling to take a breath, sent emergency responders to the scene.
When paramedics arrived moments later, and the house where the call had originated appeared empty. Right as the responders were preparing to break down the front door, neighbor Paul Walker ran up with a key to the house.
The group ran through the house, expecting to find a human in distress; instead, they found a choking Basset Hound, phone cord cinched tightly around his throat, next to the very phone the dog had used to call for help.
“He was absolutely terrified and could not free himself,” Walker said, describing George’s predicament.
Rushing to the panicking dog’s aid, Walker removed the cord, saving George.

“Incredibly you could see where his paw print was on the phone to ring 999 – he literally saved his own life,” Walker told The Sun.

George’s owners, Steve Brown and his daughter, Lydia, are relieved that their best friend is safe and sound, but also stunned by George’s quick thinking in a crisis. “We still don’t know how he managed it,” Lydia Brown said. “It’s one of those old-fashioned phones with the dialing ring.”
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God bless him.

[brokenandtwisted]

Trayvon Martin didn't even have the opportunity to do this...fuckin' whites. Treating a dog better than a black since the 1500s.

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Trayvon Martin didn't even have the opportunity to do this...fuckin' whites. Treating a dog better than a black since the 1500s.

(Am I doing it right?)

Your as fucking pastey white as I am (I think)