cattle dogs are SO clever

Teka, an Australian cattle dog in central Queensland jumped up and down on her owner's chest after he suffered a massive heart attack and may have saved his life. Owner Jim Touzeau's heart stopped and he collapsed unconscious when Teka climbed onto his chest and began to jump repeatedly with all four paws. Teka also barked in his face, rousing him enough to raise the alarm with his son, and ran outside and barked to attract attention.

Medical experts have been unable to say whether the canine CPR had any medical impact but say Mr Touzeau would not be alive today if not for Teka's efforts. Mr Touzeau said he remembered nothing of the heart attack, but recalled waking up to Teka on his chest.

"I got Teka three years ago and she's a terrific companion. She just never leaves my side. Because it's just the two of us, I rely on her and she relies on me .... She was really thumping my chest with her two front feet,'' he said. "It was out of the blue [behaviour] for her ... She must have been thinking 'I better wake this fella up or I won't get any dinner' ... I don't know if she actually kick-started my heart. But the doctors said that if I hadn't come to and called for help the chances are I would be dead ... My heart had definitely stopped." Mr Touzeau said.
Teka has been awarded an animal achievement award. RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty said Teka had shown incredible intuition.
"This award isn't given away lightly. If she hadn't been there he probably would not have woken up."

The pic below is my Dad's cattle dog giving me CPR a year ago (and my shirt was on inside out), and he's also saved me from a snake or 2. Yes, they're smart animals...........