Two valiant dogs saved their human on a Keswick Mountain trail in Cumbria, England. According to a report from BBC, one of the rescue workers said the dogs exuded behaviors that he’s only seen dogs “trained for years” do.
These good boys saved their human’s life. He had a seizure on a hike. The lab ran to the last person they past for help. The golden stayed with Dad
@Keswickmtn saved the day(Keswick Mtn Rescue IG) pic.twitter.com/aetIdkvSmo
— Golden Retriever Channel (Beth R) (@GoldretrieverUS) November 3, 2021
While hiking the Brathwaite How trail on Keswick Mountain, the 71-year-old dog parent collapsed and lost consciousness. Reports later said that he’d suffered a seizure.
Luckily, his pups were quick on their feet.
How These Two Dogs Saved Their Human
Remembering a hiker who had recently passed them, one of the pups, a black Labrador, took off down the trail in search of them. The hiker conveyed to rescuers, who arrived later, that the dog barked at her incessantly, “trying to get her to return.”
When she got the hint and turned back, she found the unconscious man with his other friend, a Golden Retriever, watching over him. She immediately called for help.
Quite the team effort!
10-Year Veteran Rescuers Were Shocked
@dog_rates I think that these dogs need your professional rating. https://t.co/doxstrdYHl
Photo Credits: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, Cumbria, England. https://t.co/l9VrQGMTs2 pic.twitter.com/iBkRyIVMJk
— Mark (@mellowmark) October 30, 2021
Rob Grange, one of the rescue officials from Keswick Mountain, was filled in on the events from the hiker who made the call. He told BBC Radio Cumbria that they “spend years training dogs to act like that,” and that he’d never seen one do it “off their own back” before.
“We get the dogs to do exactly the same thing but we spend years training those natural traits to make sure they do it completely reliably,” said Grange.
“It’s not an unusual thing for a dog to do, but it’s just the fact a completely untrained dog decided to do this that is absolutely wonderful.”
Grange further added to his report, that he’d not come across such an occurrence “in ten years of mountain rescue.”
However, for those of us who read dog hero stories daily, we all know that this is exactly the kind of thing that our best friends are known for.
Have you heard any other stories where dogs saved their human? Has your dog ever done something heroic for you like these dogs did? Let us know in the comments below.
