This Golden Retriever Performed The Heimlich Maneuver
Golden retrievers are known for their sweet family-friendly personalities but one Maryland pup proved that they’re pretty darn smart too! Debbie Parkhurst was sitting at home reading her newspaper and snacking on an apple when disaster struck. A large piece of the fruit was lodged in her throat and her breath was quickly cutting out. Toby, her 2-year-old pooch came to her rescue by performing a dog-version of the Heimlich maneuver on her until the apple dislodged itself. He repeatedly jumped up and down on her chest until she successfully spit it out. Debbie said she even had paw print bruises on her chest from the rescue.
