Slayer Pants into Phone, Police Puzzled

Dogs
are not only good companions, but they serve humanity  in many ways,
from leading the blind to detecting drugs to chasing mechanical rabbits
around oval yards.  Dogs have been
proven a godsend to millions of elderly widows and widowers who find
in them companionship and a reason to go on living. 

Imagine if
those canines
could
be
trained to call 911 in case of an emergency, a sudden heart attack or
stroke, for example. Remember how many times little Timmy got trapped,
stuck, captured or hurt?  Lassie could run away home to get help.
Today’s dogs are trapped in homes and apartments. Think of the lives
that could be saved if they could call for help!

Ah, the theory is good, but the practice is a bitch…

A US woman who ended up with three police cars outside
her home claims she was teaching her dog to dial 911.

Sylvia D’Antonio, 46, of Lake Parsippany, New Jersey, was charged with
disorderly conduct for making three late night 911 calls.

But she insists the calls were made by Slayer, her German shephard, reports
the Asbury Park Press.

A police dispatcher was alarmed because when the calls were picked
up "the
only communication was someone breathing".

The calls were traced and three squad cars raced to D’Antonio’s home
where they found there was no emergency.

D’Antonio claimed she told Slayer how to dial 911 in an emergency and
the dog got the number right.

"She knocks it off the hook and then she steps on it," she said.

from Ananova