Dog Named 'Lassie' Rescues 90 Year Old Farmer

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SYDNEY, Australia --In a case of life imitating fiction, a 13-month-old cattle dog named "Lassie" helped to rescue its injured master after he fell from a horse in eastern Australia, a media report said Tuesday.

George Crowther, a 90-year-old farmer from Queensland state, broke his pelvis when he was pitched from a bucking horse and his foot became caught in the reins, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

Crowther's dog, Lassie, came to the rescue, snuggling in next to Crowther to keep him warm.

When darkness fell, Crowther's wife came searching in the woods with a flashlight, but couldn't hear his feeble cries.

"The dog ran to her and she said 'Where's George?" Crowther told the ABC. "And she (Lassie) toddled off, leading my wife to where I was. And the rest, of course, is history."

Crowther was recovering in hospital Tuesday after having 37 screws inserted into his pelvis and hip.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/01/23/lassie_reportedly_helps_rescue_farmer_90?mode=PF