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A young lady just had a seizure in the library. She was here with her service dog, a dachshund named Oliver. Oliver sensed she was GOING to have a

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Aug 11 '22, 16:56

seizure, alerted her, and she got on the ground so she wouldn't fall or hit her head.

He then started barking when the seizure started, alerting library personnel. We then contacted emergency services who took her off to the hospital.

Oliver is amazing to me. He also came up to me, licked my hand when I bent over and demanded a pet. He got one.

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Service dogs can be trained for such wonderful things. -- nm - Meg Aug 11, 17:07
That's absolutely incredible! -- nm - David Aug 11, 17:06
hurray for Oliver -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 11, 17:06
That's cool. You know a protective cat companion would have just knocked her out of the chair without a warning. - Max Aug 11, 17:01 2
- "yeah, I don't feel particularly heroic right now...maybe later" -- nm - service cat Aug 11, 17:08 1
  - And then the cat would have *freaked out* and everyone would be like 'what's up with that cat'. It's an entirely different story, altogether. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 17:09
That's just amazing -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 17:01
Good job, Oliver! I hope the woman is okay. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 17:00 2
- She should be fine. Her conversation to the ambulance attendants as I held the doors open was not about pain, but lack of insurance - crash davis Aug 11, 17:05 1
  - Good and ugh! -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 17:06

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