Dog Survives Swallowing A 12-inch Stick

Vet Amy Gaines with the stick and Sammie the lucky-to-be-alive spaniel. (White Cross Vets via SWNS)

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, England — A springer spaniel needed life-saving surgery after a game of fetch went wrong and a 12-inch stick got lodged in her throat.

Nicola Botham threw sticks for her beloved dog Sammie after forgetting her ball on their walk last month.