Woman whispered just three words to her dogs after collapsing from a stroke — then, the surveillance camera caught them doing the unthinkable
A woman felt blessed to have her two dogs by her side during a critical situation. Sadie and Bella, two Labrador siblings, made headlines for their prompt response when their owner suffered a stroke. Maureen Hatcher had no other choice but to ask her furry babies for help, and they made sure she received it. The dog owner was eternally grateful for the pups who ran out of the house to do the unthinkable, and fortunately, the surveillance camera caught the dogs in their life-saving act.
Hatcher had collapsed from a stroke in her home in St. Augustine, Florida. She could not move. Her dogs found her in this compromising state and sensed something was wrong with her. All the owner had to do was say three words, “Mommy needs help.” Hatcher added, “I’m in trouble here, I can’t move, and they were gone.” The surveillance footage was recovered to showcase the dogs’ loyalty to their owner, per a YouTube interview on Inside Edition (@InsideEdition). The Labradors were seen running out of the house to alert her neighbor, Alexandra Mass Pelini.
The neighbor lived across the street from Hatcher’s house and did not waste a second to check in on her. She entered the house with the door ajar and discovered Hatcher lying almost paralyzed from her stroke. “She needs an ambulance. I saw her dog outside. I talked to her and she cannot talk to me,” the neighbor said in the 911 call. Moments later, paramedics arrived on the scene and took the owner to the hospital on a stretcher. Doctors discovered a blood clot in her brain, which had caused the sudden stroke.
Thankfully, Hatcher recovered and was back on her feet in no time. However, she remained indebted to her loyal dogs and the kind neighbor who collectively saved her life just in time. Now, Sadie and Bella are being marked as “real-life Lassies” from the popular TV show, Lassie, a Collie who beats the odds to reunite with her beloved owner. The comments section applauded the two Labradors as people admired their brave feat. “Heroes with four legs! Big applause!” said @AzlianaLyana, and @mayamccreary9407 noted, “When a dog really cares about you, they will do anything for you.” “Truly a woman’s best friend! What a remarkable story, good dogs!” wrote @juanakravtiz3024.
It is impressive how Sadie and Bella understood their owner’s words to run for help. According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, dogs can process vocabulary regardless of intonation, using the left hemisphere of the brain like humans. "This shows … that dogs not only separate what we say from how we say it, but also that they can combine the two for a correct interpretation of what those words really meant," explained Attila Andics of Eötvös Loránd University, who led a study on dogs comprehending human speech.
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