The Bravest Dog

For my blog, I read a story from 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' called The Bravest Dog by Sherry Cremona-Van Der Elst. This story is about a man named Mike who set off into the woords by his house to take a walk with his 2-year old English setter Sadie. On the way, Mike recalls feeling "an excruciating pain slamming into his chest as though he'd been hit with an avil". He collapsed to the ground gasping for air realizing Sadie was his only chance of survival. Sadie, sensing that Mike was in trouble, allowed him to grab on to her collar while the 45 pound dog dragged 180 pound Mike half a mile through the woods to the nearest house. When she arrived at the house, she barked constantly until someone came outside to help Mike and call 911. When he was taken to the hospital, doctors told him he had suffered a massive heart attack and had to undergo emergency triple-bypass surgery. I think it is amazing that dogs' instincts can be so strong, and that she could pull a person 4 times her weight to safety.