Superdog Maisey comes to rescue
Published: August 24, 2007
A HELPFUL little dog came to the rescue of an elderly neighbour who had fallen in her garden.
West Highland terrier Maisey sensed all was not as it should be as she was playing in her owner’s garden in Wootton Bassett.
Owner Ann West always knew the four-year-old was clever, but Maisey got a chance to prove it about three weeks ago.
Ann first noticed the dog becoming agitated when she started barking and pawing late in the afternoon.
“Maisey kept scratching my leg. She kept pawing me to the point where I got annoyed with her. I thought she was playing up. She kept persisting even though I told her to be quiet, which isn’t like her,” said the 53-year-old.
Ann became concerned by Maisey’s turmoil and switched off the radio, which allowed her to hear her next-door neighbour calling for help.
advertisement
She rushed to the aid of Betty Stevens, who is in her 80s, and found her lying in the garden distressed.
“She was shaken after the fall and was worried no one would hear her and she would be lying there for a long time,” said Ann.
“I helped her back into the house and she was fine. I told her about Maisey alerting me and she said I love your little doggy and I am so proud of her’.”
Ann always believed Maisey to be inquisitive, but was still surprised by her sensitivity in picking up on her neighbour’s predicament. “She is a bright and active little dog,” said Ann.
“She is quite sensitive to things like the telephone ringing or the mobile phone running out of charge.”
Maisey shares quite an adventurous life with fellow pet terrier Teasel.
Both dogs have taken to the sky in their owner’s plane, which is flown by Ann’s partner John Pasternak.
The normally self-assured dog only loses her bearings when she is about 3,000ft off the ground.
“Maisey is an inquisitive little dog - she knows where she is all the time, but gets confused and excited when we go flying when she sees the birds,” said Ann.
If you enjoyed this good news Subscribe to Good News Blog
If you like this, you'll love Good Animal News:
Share this
To share this simply copy and paste one of the below URL's: