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“He sounds a little like Janie,” Christy responded to Teddy’s rasp.

“Really?” I said half in disbelief and half hoping maybe we had a diagnosis.

Janie is Christy and her husband Ben’s approximately 5-year-old German Shepard they adopted from the Greene County Animal Control in 2021. The loyal pup’s name honors Christie’s mom, Beverly Jane, and Ben’s mom, Bettie Jane.

This past December, out of nowhere, Janie started hacking, sneezing, almost gasping as if she had something caught in her throat. These episodes started occurring about two to three times a day with each one lasting about 10 seconds.

Christy

COLORADO SPRINGS — “We’re in there initially for the human life,” said Colorado Springs Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Wilch.

Saving people is first priority for firefighters.

When everyone is out the fire often witness panic about pets

“Firefighters, we are trained in our emergency medical skills, EMTs. But we also know we can deliver some of those lifesaving skills to a pet through the oxygen delivery and just through stimulation,” said Wilch.

Pets are often unable to escape a burning structure.

Even calm, well trained dogs get confused and can react unpredictably when there’s a fire.

“They know that

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