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Trainer Revive Dog with CPR (video)

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A well-known Tacoma area dog trainer and instructor Ron Pace didn’t just give a 4-year-old Boxer named Sugar an obedience lesson but he also brought the dog back to life.

Saturday, during obedience class at Canyon Crest K-9 Training Center Sugar suffered a seizure. Her owner cried hysterically as her four-year-old dog lay motionless on the grass. The dog trainer, Ron Pace doesn't know dog CPR but when he saw Sugar wasn't breathing, his instincts kicked in and started chest compressions. Applying some pressure trying to give the dog a chance to breathe like what we do on a human. After two minutes of CPR the dog came back frightened but conscious.

Pace has been training dogs for almost four decades, yet admitted that he didn't know how to properly perform CPR. “It may not have been the correct way to do it and the way that they teach. It's the outcome that's what was important,” Pace said.

Mark Zuckerberg's Pet: Beast

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Recently, Zuckerberg and long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan welcomed Beast, a fluffy, white Puli hailing from Grants Pass, Oregon, into their Palo Alto home. The Dog is a type of Hungarian sheepdog also known as Komodor whose personal interest are cuddling, eating and loving, and it is so cute and adorable as posted in his Facbook fan page.

Oh yes, Beast have his own Facebook account made by his ower (the man behind Facebook). Zuckerberg created a fan page to introduce his new puppy to the Facebook world. Beast account reveals his own history, interest and some pampering pictures with his new family.

Within a few hours of Beast's arrival on Facebook his page had well over 1,000 fans, and has already attracted over 4, 700 fans. It also received lots of comments mostly from happy Hungarian users.

Some call Beast as luckiest puppy on earth, and is pretty much assures that he is going to be pampered to the fullest because of Zuckerberg's status as a billionaire.

The Puli is a unique variety of sheepdog that is originally indigenous to the Hungarian plains. As a breed, these dogs are notable for being energetic and playful, simultaneously enjoying and needing exercise in order to accommodate for their high energy level. They are also excellent house pets, and noted for the protective role they take on once integrated into a family.

Dog dies after Army handler is killed

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An inseparable pair was proven till the end when Lance Corporal Liam Tasker of The Royal Army Veterinary Corps killed in a firefight with the Taliban.

A 26-year-old soldier, Liam Tasker and 22-month-old springer spaniel cross, Theo spent 15 weeks on a handlers course where they learned to work as a team and developed their bond. The two developed a different relationship and treated each other as a companion.

Because of their good team up, the pair had uncovered 14 home-made bombs and hoards of weapons in just five months, and with that success saved many lives. Lance Corporal Tasker loves working with Theo because of it's great character. Theo never tires and can't wait to get out and do his job and will stop at nothing. Liam was very professional, brave and dedicated that made Theo such an amazing dog.

On Tuesday they took part in a mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand, a hotbed of the insurgency. Theo’s task was to be the ‘front man’, sniffing out any hidden IEDs, weapons and bomb-making equipment when they were engaged by small arms fire. Liam received injuries from the said attack and died. Theo survived being fired repeatedly but then died shortly after returning to the camp. He was traumatised by the gunfire so the seizure could have been brought on by that.

The two died as a hero, saving many lives. Among many tributes, Liam Fox, the defence secretary, said: "From the accounts made by his military colleagues and his family, I understand that he was a dedicated and highly capable soldier, whose skills in handling dogs were second to none. He and his dog Theo had saved lives and for this, we will be eternally grateful."