  Belle used her teeth to bite the 9-key on a cell phone, which dials 9-1-1.
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Dog Receiving Award For Dialing 911 To Save Owner's Life
Posted: 11:13 am EDT June 19, 2006
OCOEE, Fla. -- A dog from Ocoee will receive a one-of-a-kind award Monday night. That's because the 2-year-old beagle dialed 9-1-1 and saved her owner's life.Kevin Weaver went into a diabetic seizure in February. His dog Belle is trained to recognize that, so she used her teeth to bite the 9-key on a cell phone, which dials 9-1-1.Emergency crews quickly arrived and saved Weaver.Belle will get the Vita Wireless Samaritan Award in Washington DC.
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