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  Dog saves owner in 'Lassie' rescue
Updated 30 October 2004, 13.39
Faith acted like Lassie the wonder dog!
A plucky pooch has saved her owner by telephoning an ambulance.

Faith leapt into action when her owner, Ms Beasley, had a seizure and fell out of her wheelchair in the States.

Like something straight out of Lassie, Faith knocked off the receiver, pressed speed dial and barked constantly to let the operator know something was wrong.

An ambulance crew raced over and helped Ms Beasley, who's now feeling better. Faith is a specially-trained dog, but she's still one clever canine!

The emergency operator who answered the call, Jenny Buchanan, said: "I sensed there was a problem. The dog was too persistent in barking directly into the phone receiver. I knew she was trying to tell me something."

Faith, a four-year-old Rottweiler, is trained to look after her owner - she's a bit like a guide dog but with some different skills.

She knows first aid and is trained to move her owner, Ms Beasley, from Washington, into a special position when she has a seizure, to keep her safe.

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