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Kelsey the golden retriever stayed with her owner Bob for nearly 20 hours after he slipped and broke his neck while getting a log for his fire on New Year's Eve.
Bob called for his neighbors, but only Kelsey responded to his call and immediately began to protect her owner from the 24 degree cold.
"Kelsey was licking him and barking at him and pawing at him. I can see marks on his arm from her pawing at him," his daughter said.
Bob's neighbor Rick stopped by to borrow some eggs and discovered Kelsey still protecting his unconscious body.
The temperature dipped to 24 degrees as Bob lay paralyzed in the snow, Kelsey still barking by his side. The dog prevented Bob from falling victim to hypothermia by lying on top of him and licking his face and hands to keep him awake."I don't think he would be living unless the dog were there. The dog kept him warm. The dog kept his extremities warm. He didn't have any frostbite." Bob's doctor said.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/01...hours-after-he-slipped-on-snow/7301484237219/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-keeps-injured-owner-from-freezing-to-death-in-the-snow/
Bob called for his neighbors, but only Kelsey responded to his call and immediately began to protect her owner from the 24 degree cold.
"Kelsey was licking him and barking at him and pawing at him. I can see marks on his arm from her pawing at him," his daughter said.
Bob's neighbor Rick stopped by to borrow some eggs and discovered Kelsey still protecting his unconscious body.
The temperature dipped to 24 degrees as Bob lay paralyzed in the snow, Kelsey still barking by his side. The dog prevented Bob from falling victim to hypothermia by lying on top of him and licking his face and hands to keep him awake."I don't think he would be living unless the dog were there. The dog kept him warm. The dog kept his extremities warm. He didn't have any frostbite." Bob's doctor said.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/01...hours-after-he-slipped-on-snow/7301484237219/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-keeps-injured-owner-from-freezing-to-death-in-the-snow/