On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:42:48 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote:

I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a
different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the
local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency
services about having a service dog trained to dial 911.

There story on CNN.com says the dog was trained to take the phone of
the hook and push the speed dial button for 911 with her nose, but
there's no mention of the owner having previously notified emergency
services that the dog was trained to do this. OTOH, the owner trained
the dog to do this, with help from people from the Assistance Dog Club
of Puget Sound. It seems reasonable to me that someone somewhere along
the line told the authorities. Kind of like how you can let the fire
department know if you have small children or invalids in your home,
just in case.




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