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04-28-2016, 11:10 PM
'Hero' dog senses 4-year-old's blood sugar drop from miles away
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Hero the diabetic alert dog sensed something was wrong with her 4-year-old human friend Sadie and did what she's trained to do: alert Sadie's parents.*
The catch: Sadie — a Type 1 diabetic — was more than five miles away at school, reports KUTV (http://kutv.com/news/local/diabetic-alert-dog-senses-blood-sugar-drop-miles-away).
While Sadie's parents k**w it's highly unlikely that Hero could detect their daughter's blood sugar levels from so far away, they remain amazed by their labrador retriever's intuition.
SEE ALSO: 25 dogs who clearly love hugs (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/do-dogs-love-hugs/)
Hero's shining moment came back in December 2015, while Sadie was off at school in Cedar Hills, Utah. Though her mother Michelle says Hero rarely acts up, she says the dog began to whine. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/hero-diabetic-dog-sadie/)
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Hero the diabetic alert dog sensed something was wrong with her 4-year-old human friend Sadie and did what she's trained to do: alert Sadie's parents.*
The catch: Sadie — a Type 1 diabetic — was more than five miles away at school, reports KUTV (http://kutv.com/news/local/diabetic-alert-dog-senses-blood-sugar-drop-miles-away).
While Sadie's parents k**w it's highly unlikely that Hero could detect their daughter's blood sugar levels from so far away, they remain amazed by their labrador retriever's intuition.
SEE ALSO: 25 dogs who clearly love hugs (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/do-dogs-love-hugs/)
Hero's shining moment came back in December 2015, while Sadie was off at school in Cedar Hills, Utah. Though her mother Michelle says Hero rarely acts up, she says the dog began to whine. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/hero-diabetic-dog-sadie/)
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