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Dog dials 911 on owner's smartphone
When emergency dispatchers in Sarpy County picked up a recent call, all they heard were the sounds of breathing and scratching
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When emergency dispatchers in Sarpy County picked up a recent call, all they heard were the sounds of breathing and scratching.
Dispatchers were worried ' until they learned the noises were coming from a dog who dialed 911.
Sarpy County 911 Assistant Director Marilyn Gable tells Omaha television station KETV that it is the first time a dog has called the emergency center.
The dog's owner, Melissa Acosta, says she thought her 1 kg Chin, Sophie, was trying to curl up next to her on the couch, when she realized Sophie was scratching at Acosta's smartphone with her paw.
Then Acosta heard a voice from the phone asking for an 'address of the emergency'. Acosta says the whole thing was 'a little embarrassing'.
