Hero pet performs ‘dog Heimlich maneuvre’ to save owner from death by pickled onion

UKMikey · 02/04/15 - 16:38

http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/01/dog-saves-owners-life-after-he-nearly-chokes-to-death-on-a-pickled-onion-5130627/

Metro wrote:

Lexi the dog is most definitely her owner’s best friend after saving him from choking to death on a pickled onion.

The 18-month-old Labrador performed a canine version of the Heimlich maneuvre – jumping on 67-year-old Alan Spencer’s back – to free his airwaves after minutes of agony.

Mr Spencer, from Withernsea in East Yorkshire, who lives alone had been tucking into a dinner of crisp breads gherkin and picked onions when the worst happened.

MORE: Naked man being chased by a dog spotted running through Morecambe

He said of his ordeal: ‘I felt myself going completely. I felt the life going out of me.

‘I couldn’t get a breathe in. It was scary – it had been maybe I guess three or four minutes without a breathe.

‘I fell to the floor and I was fighting and fighting for air and to get to the door.’

The former Club entertainer described how Lexi saved the day: ‘All of a sudden out of the blue I felt this almighty crash on my back and it was Lexi.

‘She had just jumped straight up in the air and landed right in the middle of my back.

‘All of a sudden the piece of onion shot out of my mouth and I could breathe again.’

Mr Spencer admitted to suffering from a bad back and pain in his throat for a few days but was left otherwise unharmed.

One unexpected result of his pickled incident was that whenever he makes a ‘slight cough now Lexi turns her head quickly.’

The question is now – would a pet cat do the same for its owner?

Assuming this isn't an April Fools' story it sounds remarkably similar to something that happened eight years ago in Maryland when a golden retriever jumped on his owner to dislodge a piece of apple she was choking on.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17819432/ns/health-pet_health/t/dog-saves-owner-modified-heimlich/#.VR1iB_ldV8E

annette kurten · 02/04/15 - 16:44

i`d like to know more about the naked man being chased by a dog running through morecambe.

UKMikey · 02/04/15 - 17:00

annette kurten wrote: »

i`d like to know more about the naked man being chased by a dog running through morecambe.

I just cut and pasted the article, thought I'd deleted that line.

Here is the story if you're interested:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/01/naked-man-being-chased-by-a-dog-spotted-running-through-morecambe-5130564/

annette kurten · 02/04/15 - 17:05

UKMikey wrote: »

I just cut and pasted the article, thought I'd deleted that line.

Here is the story if you're interested:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/01/naked-man-being-chased-by-a-dog-spotted-running-through-morecambe-5130564/

thanks for that

it lead also to "Naked man gyrates in front of speed camera, because, you know, why not" and "Woman caught peeing in mother-in-law’s tea… she’d been doing it for a year".

WinterLily · 02/04/15 - 20:12

annette kurten wrote: »

thanks for that it lead also to "Naked man gyrates in front of speed camera, because, you know, why not" and "Woman caught peeing in mother-in-law’s tea… she’d been doing it for a year".

Is all this happening in Morecambe??:o I thought it was a little seaside town famous only for 'our Eric' & fish - or is that Fleetwood? (the fish I mean).

annette kurten · 02/04/15 - 20:14

WinterLily wrote: »

Is all this happening in Morecambe??:o I thought it was a little seaside town famous only for 'our Eric' & fish - or is that Fleetwood? (the fish I mean).

no speedcam man is in australia and teapot tilly is in india.

Ænima · 02/04/15 - 20:19

April fool

degsyhufc · 02/04/15 - 20:25

More impressed that a 67 year old man can hold his breath for 4 minutes.

Hey there!

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