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10-26-00, 12:24 AM 10-26-00
Hero Dog Prevents Suicide
" FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A dog has won a German government award for helping police to persuade a woman not to commit suicide.
Purzel, a four-year-old shaggy mongrel, received a bone from the interior minister of the state of Thuringia, a ministry spokeswoman said.
Police trying to save the 39-year woman, a patient in a psychiatric clinic who had locked herself in a toilet with a knife, enlisted Purzel's services when they were told the woman was a dog lover.
They chose Purzel from a line-up in a nearby dogs' home because he had the cutest face.
The strategy worked. As soon as the woman spotted Purzel sniffing though a crack in the door she dropped the knife and picked him up.
``He stopped her committing suicide,'' the spokeswoman said. ''We had the minister here yesterday and he handed over the bone.''
Purzel has yet to find a new owner and is still in the dog's home. "
I am looking for his pic. Will post it here if i can find it. http://petshub.com/ubb/smile.gif
" FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A dog has won a German government award for helping police to persuade a woman not to commit suicide.
Purzel, a four-year-old shaggy mongrel, received a bone from the interior minister of the state of Thuringia, a ministry spokeswoman said.
Police trying to save the 39-year woman, a patient in a psychiatric clinic who had locked herself in a toilet with a knife, enlisted Purzel's services when they were told the woman was a dog lover.
They chose Purzel from a line-up in a nearby dogs' home because he had the cutest face.
The strategy worked. As soon as the woman spotted Purzel sniffing though a crack in the door she dropped the knife and picked him up.
``He stopped her committing suicide,'' the spokeswoman said. ''We had the minister here yesterday and he handed over the bone.''
Purzel has yet to find a new owner and is still in the dog's home. "
I am looking for his pic. Will post it here if i can find it. http://petshub.com/ubb/smile.gif