In middle of night, dog wakes wife to save stricken husband [View all]
WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Bruce Martin was watching movies in the middle of the night when he suffered a massive heart attack. His dog Clyde nudged him and, getting no response, trotted into the bedroom to awaken Bruce's wife,Mitch.
The Martins believe that Clyde, a 5-year-old pit bull/golden retriever mix, saved Bruce's life.
"Clyde's my insomnia buddy. He'd stay up with me while I was watching movies at 3 in the morning," said Martin, still recovering from the Feb. 11 collapse and subsequent bypass surgery. "That particular night I got up to cross the room and had the heart attack. I was unconscious, and when he couldn't get me to respond, he went to get Mitch."
"It took him two tries, but he led me to the living room," Mitch said. "That's where I found Bruce slumped over the back of the couch."
The couple said that shortly before Bruce's heart attack they had lost both a boxer and a cat from heart failure. Clyde, always close to Martin, seemed especially attentive.
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