Dangerous dog Ben rescues his owner
Published: June 6, 2006
A DOG under warning of destruction has saved its owner from a diabetic coma.
Alsatian Ben has to be muzzled and fenced in after biting a neighbour earlier this year but the rogue mutt turned hero as his owner Sue Grimes lay unconscious on the bathroom floor.
Her husband Kenneth Grimes says he was sleeping upstairs in the early hours of Sunday, May 30, when he woke to four-year-old Ben barking and tugging at the duvet with his teeth.
The dog returned to Sue and licked her face as Kenneth gave her a glucose drink and she regained consciousness.
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“I remember coming round in the bathroom and Ben was licking my face” said 53-year-old Sue.
“Last time I went into a diabetic coma I suffered a mini stroke I don’t like to think what would have happened if Ben hadn’t woken Kenneth up I could have died.
“He saved my life.”
Sue suffered an injured shoulder in the fall and has since further modified her diet in a bid to prevent a relapse.
The couple, from Foxcroft Drive in Wimborne, claim they were devastated last year when Ben attacked a neighbour.
East Dorset Council’s dog warden suggested the dog should be castrated.
Magistrates ordered it must be muzzled.
They also ordered Mr and Mrs Grimes to erect a six-foot fence around their property to keep their dog in and warned Ben could face destruction if further complaints are made.
But this week they’re keen to restore some of his good character and have hailed him a hero.
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