Good NewsTerrier presses panic alarm, summoning help after owner collapses in the shower
Victoria Shaw, 58, slipped getting out the shower on Sunday, hitting her head, breaking her glasses, and twisting her leg. Fortunately, her 9-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Louis, knew what to do: he hit the panic alarm, summoning help.
"He's just a pet but I've been training him to hit the button just in case," Shaw told The Telegraph. "But it's always been just a bit of a game. This is the first time he's done it for real."
Shaw suffers from glaucoma and arthritis. Because of this, the north Wales woman registered with Wrexham Council's Telecare service and has panic buttons installed in her home to ensure help is nearby should she need it.
When Louis pressed the button, his barking over the Telecare line indicated to operators that something was wrong.
Shaw, who had been knocked out in the fall, awoke to the voice of a Telecare operative coming from a wall intercom.
Paramedics arrived at the home soon after, where they found Louis at Shaw's side.
"He was right beside me, right in my face, he wouldn't leave me," Shaw said.
Shaw had no serious injuries from her fall.
"Louis was a great asset to Mrs. Shaw in this incident and together we were able to assist her during this vulnerable time," said ChesterCare Telecare operative Saran Mcloughlin.
