Owner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich'


	Owner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich'

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3-28-2007 5:15 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ba97a99b-38fc-4828-ba0e-495d2ad3909e/A6560921-DA0B-4624-B5E5-69D2E318F6BB/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF" style="font-size: 11px;">news.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.yahoo.com/img/C998896D-7891-4EF2-BBB6-319A17C9C4C0" alt="Debbie Parkhurst  poses with her dog, Toby, in Calvert, Md., Monday, March 26, 2007. Parker claims the 2-year-old golden retriever saved her life Friday by performing a doggy version of the Heimlich maneuver, knocking her to the ground and jumping on her chest to dislodge a piece of apple stuck in her windpipe. (AP Photo/Cecil Whig, Adelma Gregory-Bunnell)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF"><P>CALVERT, Md. - Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest. The dog's owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF">she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. 
She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn't work. 
After she began beating on her chest, she said Toby noticed and got involved.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF"><P>"The next think I know, Toby's up on his hind feet and he's got his front paws on my shoulders," she recalled. "He pushed me to the ground, and once I was on my back, he began jumping up and down on my chest."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF"><P>That's when the apple dislodged and Toby started licking her face to keep her from passing out, she said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF"><P>"I literally have pawprint-shaped bruises on my chest. I'm still a little hoarse, but otherwise, I'm OK," Parkhurst said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_fe_st/heimlich_hound;_ylt=Ap8rwelESr0gZdpqIQ5QJ_MDW7oF">The doctor said I probably wouldnt be here without Toby</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A6560921-DA0B-4624-B5E5-69D2E318F6BB/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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