Toby the Golden Retriever was honored by the ASPCA has the "Dog of the Year" for performing the Heimlich Maneuver on his owner, saving her life.

When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the morsel to pop out of her throat.

Parkhurst, chalked it up to divine intervention, perhaps suggesting that God send down a grace of intelligence into Toby, landing down on his owner's chest, similar to what Hulk Hogan might do in a professional wrestling match.

You can read more about Toby's heroics on CNN...
http://us.cnn.com/2007/US/11/02/animal.heroes.ap/index.html

Labels: Golden Retrievers, Strange Stuff