This story isn’t especially unusual. Dogs do these sorts of things all the time…all kinds of dogs do them. Ann Hawes of Kokomo, Indiana told her story on Steve Dale’s Pet World.

I had brought, Adie, my 3-year old granddaughter to my home for the weekend, and during the drive I heard her sniffling and coughing. I figured she was getting a cold.  As we drove, we spoke about decorating the Christmas tree, and she was excited about that. But when we got to the house and went inside, Adie said she didn't feel good and didn't want to work on the tree. She wanted to take a nap.

I checked on her a couple of times and she appeared to be sleeping. She had her back to me, but seemed fine. So, I went back to the living room and got busy with the tree.

A little bit later, two of our dogs, Grizz-Bang and Abby, came running from the bedroom. I thought they wanted to go out, so I turned to go toward the door. That's when Grizz-Bang grabbed the sleeve of my sweater. He'd never done anything like that before, and I'm sure I gave him a stern look and turned away from him. But he was insistent, and I mean positively determined. He now grabbed my wrist, biting down hard enough to pull me with him toward the bedroom.

I raced with her to the hospital, and was told she was suffering a severe asthma attack. She'd never had one before, so I didn't understand that what I'd been seeing earlier was the beginning of one. But the dogs knew! I don't know what the outcome would have been if Grizz-Bang hadn't insisted that I come - NOW.  The doctors, in fact, said it’s a good thing I noticed Adie when I did.