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Jorge Aguilar

‘He wouldn’t leave’: Florida deputy decides to trust a good dog, and it saves a grandmother’s life

A loyal dog named Eeyore is being hailed as an absolute hero after he led a quick-thinking Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy straight to his “grandmother,” who had taken a nasty tumble and couldn’t get back up during their evening walk. It’s truly a story that proves sometimes heroes come with four legs and a wagging tail, just like the Sheriff’s Office noted themselves, and honestly, you won’t believe how intuitive and fast this dog was when his family needed him most.

The whole thing kicked off when a deputy, identified as Deputy Devon Miller in some reports, got a frantic call from a man in the Shalimar area of the Florida Panhandle. His wife had gone out with the dog, Eeyore, for a quick stroll that usually takes no more than 10 or 15 minutes, but she was now gone for well over an hour, according to ABC Chicago.

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