Dogs

Soldier’s adopted dog finally leaves Iraq for U.S.

An animal rescue group on Sunday picked up a U.S. soldier’s adopted dog from Iraq, ending the soldier’s weeks-long struggle to send the animal to her Minnesota home. Operation Baghdad Pups, which said the U.S. military prevented its first attempt to take Ratchet the dog on October 1, picked up the animal in Baghdad with military clearance and flew it to Kuwait on Sunday. The dog is expected to be flown to Washington on Monday, and if a veterinarian determines it is healthy, sent to Sgt.

Dog calls 911 to help owner having seizure

An assisstance dog calls 911 and saves his owner’s life last week in Scottsdale. A dispatcher with the Scottsdale Police Department took a call from an assistance dog who barked on the other end of the line. The dog was trained to call 911 whenever his owner lays down and is unresponsive. All the buttons on the phone are preprogrammed to dial 911. This isn’t the first time the dog has called 911.