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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!

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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.

Lol Mark. It is amazing how many places the US have pinched from us. Places like Oxford and Inverness where I come from can be found in America. It's really ridiculous - there are loads more too such as York, Dallas, London ( ), Birmingham, and I could sit here all night typing 'em all up. Why they couldn't think up their own names I don't know! lol I suppose they miss the mother land.

Ben

I know mark, just trying to tease 'em about that they are not really American - they originate here.

Have you ever tried naming places? You end up with towns and villages with names like Crabbeville, Greentown, Little Whinning, Greater Whinning, East Whinning, West Whinning, Cardiff etc etc.