Above and Beyond "stupid pet tricks"

[alfreda89]

Did you know that you can train a dog to sense changes in his owner's breath and body odor -- to be able to tell that a diabetic seizure is immanent, and to dial 911 when the owner collapses?

I'd heard about dogs who can sense a grand mal coming, but this is the first medical assistance dog for diabetics I've heard of.

Wow.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/18/AR2006061800857.html