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 Dogs
have a great sense of smell. In fact,
a dog’s sense of smell can be 100 times better than ours! That is
why some dogs are used to find drugs or explosives in airports. Surprisingly, a Labrador
living in England can even smell her owner’s blood sugar levels!
The amazing dog’s name is Shirley. She was trained for over a year
to help her owner Rebecca Farrar, who is suffering from diabetes. The seven-year-old
girl’s condition is very serious. If her blood sugar
levels change, she can fall into a coma.
However, Rebecca is safe because Shirley is always with her. The dog
watches her young owner all the time. When the dog notices a change in Rebecca’s
blood sugar levels, she continuously licks the young girl as a
warning.
Rebecca has to rely on her dog’s excellent
sense of smell because she cannot tell when her blood sugar levels
are becoming too high or low.
 If Rebecca
doesn’t recognize Shirley’s sign,
the amazing dog goes and fetches medicine for her owner.
If Shirley senses Rebecca’s blood sugar levels going low during the
night, she tries her hardest to wake Rebecca up by licking her legs
and feet. If Shirley can’t wake her up, she goes into Rebecca’s mom’s
bedroom and wakes her up. Isn’t she amazing? |
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