Man-Animal War: Dog Saves Hostage (or Care) Taker

A Calvert, MD woman reported last Friday that her two-year-old Golden Retriever successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on her after she got a piece of apple lodged in her throat. Read the All Headline News article here.

In the ongoing war between man and animal, this is clearly a tragic case of a POW displaying Stockholm Syndrome, the psychological condition whereby a hostage feels loyalty and even sympathy for the hostage taker. Unfortunately, it seems as though dogs are very susceptible to this condition.

After getting the piece of the forbidden fruit stuck in her throat, owner Debbie Parkhurst tried frantically to perform the Heimlich on herself unsuccessfully. The act caught the dog's attention, who then (and this is my favorite part) "pushed her to the ground and began jumping up and down on her chest." Given this fact, I won't immediately accuse the dog of giving aid to the enemy, because, for all I know, he was trying to kill her.

In any event, at least he got to knock her ass to the ground, even if ended up saving her life. If a two-year-old Golden Retriever can knock an adult woman over, then at least we know it is a fair fight.