“I shouted: “Are you all right love?”
When there was no answer, Brenda shouted: “Fetch! fetch!” and instinctively Penny jumped into the torrent.
Brenda said: “The current was quite fast. It was obvious that the woman was unconscious and myself and the man went to help Penny who had dragged the woman back to the riverbank.
“The woman was unconscious for about five minutes and had injured herself.”
The victim, who had been reported missing from a nearby home, was taken to a hospital for treatment. Owen is proud of her ten-year-old dog.
“Penny is a very obedient dog and we’ve had her since she was a pup. She’s a local dog but this is the first time that she’s saved anybody’s life‘,” added Brenda.”
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Nonetheless, a very cool story. Good girl, Penny!
Why is it that animals always have to do things "instinctively"? Is there a "Put your own life at risk in order to save a human life" gene involved? Are all animals merely robotic automatons?
God forbid anyone suggest otherwise.
Great dog, though.
And what's wrong with saying "instinctively"? Some dogs have that instinct.