Teka jumped up and down on her owner's chest after he collapsed in a glass factory and saved his life in the process.
By Sarah Beldo
http://www.guideposts.com
One dog went above and beyond the call of duty after she witnessed her owner collapse at work.
Jim Touzeau was in his glass factory in Tinana, Australia, when he
suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the floor. Upon seeing this,
his cattle dog Teka ran over to him and began to jump up and down on
his chest with her two front paws.
She also reportedly barked in his face, which caused Touzeau to wake up.
In recognition of Teka's real life story of heroism, the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) will bestow
upon the canine its animal achievement award.
"I'm sure, as Jim says, he doesn't know for certain and neither [do]
the doctors, whether or not Teka jumping up and down on his chest
actually kick-started his chest," said RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty.
"But if he had not woken up, he would have been dead."
Beatty added that Teka's award will come with a "very impressive bone."