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<P>This article is not about a guide dog, but it serves<BR>as a great reminder
on thinking ahead when it comes to<BR>the things we keep around and which our
dogs might<BR>play with. It also is an encouragement for us to<BR>become aware
of how to help our dogs in an emergency<BR>situation.
<BR><BR>Cincinnati.Com<BR>The Enquirer<BR>Last Updated: 7:57 pm | Wednesday,
March 21, 2007<BR>Quick-thinking owner saves dog<BR>BY JENNIFER BAKER |<BR><A
href="mailto:JBAKER%40ENQUIRER.COM">JBAKER@ENQUIRER.<WBR>COM</A><BR><BR>WEST
CHESTER TWP - Luc Bedard knew just what to do<BR>when his dog, Mandi, rolled
onto her back and choked<BR>on a small ball as they romped in the
backyard.<BR><BR>Bedard, who has been taking CPR classes since he was<BR>12 at
the urging of his mother, a nurse, tried to give<BR>Mandi the Heimlich
Maneuver.<BR><BR>But the 160-pound dog was too big for that to work.<BR>She was
frantic, literally choking to death, and<BR>wouldn’t stay still.<BR><BR>Then,
the English Mastiff passed out from lack of air.<BR><BR>Desperate to save her,
he thrust his hand down her<BR>throat to try to pull the tennis-sized ball up
while<BR>also pushing it up from the outside.<BR><BR>The ball popped out, and he
blew air into her lungs by<BR>placing his mouth over her nose.<BR><BR>She
revived and is fine.<BR><BR>"It was just so scary," the 41-year-old tattoo
artist<BR>said today in an interview from his West Chester home<BR>as he
recounted Sunday's ordeal.<BR><BR>"You are in a situation where you know the
animal is<BR>panicking because they can't breathe. Any of us know<BR>what it's
like when you can't breathe. It's the<BR>worst situation."<BR><BR>He wasn't
squeamish about covering his dog's nose with<BR>his mouth.<BR><BR>"It didn't
matter," he said. "It was no different than<BR>me putting my hand down her
throat. I was trying to<BR>help. It's just like a member of your family.<BR>You
do what you can to help them."<BR><BR>Bedard and his wife have only had Mandi
and her<BR>brother, Bear, about three months.<BR><BR>The dogs are part of the
family, which includes their<BR>3 1/2 year-old son, Eli, and two other dogs, Rue
and<BR>Ben.<BR><BR>The couple is throwing out all small toys.<BR><BR>"All toys
are going to be the size of her head so it's<BR>guaranteed she won't swallow
them," Bedard said.<BR><BR><A
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