Dog Blog

On being "licked"

Arthur Silber linked to this wonderful story about a dog named Libby, who kept her master alive for six days:

[Bruce] Ashworth, a retired engineer who now uses a wheelchair, could not reach the safety handles in the bath to rescue himself.

His specially-trained Labrador dog, Libby, retrieved his phone so he could call for aid, but it had no power.

After the phone failed to work, Libby kept Ashworth from falling asleep or drowning by licking him and making noise. Finally, Libby barked loudly enough to alert a bus driver.

That is loyalty.