Service dogs are trained to fulfill a lot of roles, performing tasks and acting as a companion. In some cases, they even act as a lifesaver. Buddy in Scottsdale, Arizona, ended up coming through for his owner in a big way.

Buddy steps up to the plate

His owner, Joe Stalnaker, is a military veteran who had suffered a head injury during a training exercise decades ago. As a result, he suffers from seizures, which can be life-threatening if not addressed quickly. He got Buddy from Michigan-based Paws with a Cause, which trains service animals for people with disabilities.

Getting the dog at 8-weeks-old, Buddy, now at 18 months has received further training from Stalnaker.

“He’s my world,” Stalnaker told local TV station KTVK about Buddy. “He’s my best friend, no question. He’s always there, and I just hope I can be as good to him as he’s been to me.”

Buddy places a call to 911

One day, Stalnaker started having a seizure. Buddy, acting quickly, was able to get an emergency dispatcher on the phone, dialing 911. As the call went thr4ough, the dispatcher responded as he could hear whimpering in the background.

“Hello, this is 911. Hello … Can you hear me? Is there somebody there you can give the phone to,” the dispatcher asked.

Tracking the call, police arrived 20 minutes later and were able to get Stalnaker the help he needed. Stalnaker spent two days in the hospital but ended up being okay. All thanks to Buddy’s quick thinking.

“It’s pretty incredible,” said Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark. “Even the veteran dispatchers – they haven’t heard of anything like this.”

Other Dogs who have dialed 911 and saved their owner’s life

In another instance, a dog named Yolanda was able to get help for her owner Maria Colon, who is blind, when a fire broke out in her home. Yolanda was able to dial 911, notifying the authorities that something was wrong. Colon, who had been training Yolanda daily, said all it took was for her to give the command “Danger.”

There is also the story about Major, a pit bull-Labrador mix, who called the police when his owner, Marine vet Terry McGlade, had a seizure. The dog even waited on the lawn for the police to arrive after he called.

“He was actually able to get my phone out of my pocket. I don’t have the phone anymore because there are teeth marks on the phone,” McGlade told WSYX.

[H2] Use caution when leaving your phone out

You might want to be careful and not leave your phone out or you could have happen to you what happened to one Minnesota dog owner. The owners two dogs called 911 an astounding 16 times until emergency responders were able to access the home and found out no one needed help.

Here is a video with more on Buddy’s heroic actions to save his owner’s life.

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Source: Associated Press

H/T: People