Saving Frodo

An English fireman saved his sniffer dog Frodo by giving him the kiss of life. The Press Association reports that the man Steve Tugwell, 42, leapt into action when he saw the Welsh springer spaniel lying unconscious after a bout of playfighting with a fellow sniffer dog called Patch. Patch's jaws got tangled up in Frodo's collar and choked him leaving him looking limp and lifeless. It was then that quick-thinking Steve intervened. He cut off the collar with a knife then moved Frodo's tongue, which had turned purple, aside, formed a cone with his hands, and blew three times down the dog's throat.
"He looked a goner," Steve said afterwards. "I blew three times down the cone and to my amazement I saw Frodo's rib cage started to move." Unsurprisingly, it's not an experience Steve is in a hurry to repeat. "It wasn't pleasant - Frodo's mouth was horribly smelly - but it saved his life and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again." The two-year-old was rushed to a vet, made a full recovery and was back on duty two weeks later.