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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

‘Good girl and true hero’: dog saves owner by leading US officer to her home

Gita the dog saved her injured owner’s life in part by sitting in the middle of a road until a Washington state sheriff’s deputy stopped, authorities say.
Gita the dog saved her injured owner’s life in part by sitting in the middle of a road until a Washington state sheriff’s deputy stopped, authorities say. Photograph: Stevens county, Washington, sheriff's office

A dog saved her owner – who hurt his leg at home in rural Washington state, fell and couldn’t get up for hours – by walking to a road, sitting in the middle of it until a local sheriff’s deputy stopped, and leading the officer to him, according to authorities.

Gita’s ability to be “a good girl and true hero” in her 84-year-old owner’s moment of need after his injury at their cabin on 25 September led to her “saving his life that day”, the Stevens county sheriff’s office said in a statement.

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