Aired on: 7:30 PM on February 22nd, 2011 - Tuesday
Channel: Channel Five
Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 4
Episode Name: EPISODE: 4
Preview:
In the Canadian province of Manitoba, the National Service Dogs charity trains animals to help people with special needs. In 2004, a Jack Russell terrier named Bingo was given to Dwayne and Mandi Hein by the charity. The Heins’ young son, Cole, was born three months premature. This led to him developing apnoea, a condition in which the sufferer can stop breathing with little or no warning. The fact that their son had to be watched at all times soon proved exhausting for the couple.
“I averaged four hours’ sleep a night,” Mandi says. In desperation, the Heins approached the charity for help. Bingo, an already practiced service dog, was given weeks of intensive training with a CD of Cole’s breathing. From this, she learnt the pattern of the child’s respiration, and now barks when his breathing becomes irregular, warning the family of an oncoming apnoea episode. This security means that the Heins can live a relatively normal life. “She’s one of the family – she’s like one of the children now,” Mandi says proudly.
Extraordinary Dogs Season 1 Episode 4
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