If I were doing what humans were doing and posting on Facebook what they are thankful for, believe it or not, I would have to admit to being thankful for my Labrador brother, Dash! He did something very amazing and special for our family. You could call it heroic. He is a lifesaver!

No, not that kind of Lifesaver…LOL.
He was hanging out with Mom while I was taking a nap. Suddenly his nose told him that something was very, very wrong! I jumped up but my nose is not the powerhouse that his is. My brother was going nuts trying to get Mom’s attention. He circled her, nudged her and licked her. Mom was lackadaisically brushing him off. Dash looked at me for help but I did not know what was going on. I did not know that there was a scent of terrible danger in the air!
Dash loped into the kitchen. He had a plan. He knew how to get Mom to pay attention – get a brenzel ( soft stick used for alerts: see the camo brenzel below)

Back he raced to Mom as I watched. She looked at him in a dazed fashion.
Without a word to Dad, she got up and wandered out of the room. I decided to herd her to the bedroom. Dash was whopping her with the brenzel and I knew she needed to test. Dash made it clear. Mom picked up her kit and tested. Dash and I were tail wagging happy! Mom got our message!!
She took one look at the meter and was worried. Very worried.

She grabbed the mints she always keeps in her kit and ate them. Then we got treats. Lots of treats!!! Anything below 45-50 can be quite dangerous! Mom dropped so quickly and Dash caught it. He is a true lifesaver! I am proud he is my little brother!

Tomorrow we visit the doctor.

Woofs and wags,

Bella