Guidedog's amazing rescue
O’Neill the guidedog led his trainers to an amazing escape helping them dodge an out-of-control car.
Training supervisor Todd Jurek and apprentice instructor Danielle Alvarado - who was blindfolded – had taken the 18-month Labrador out to put him through his paces in San Rafael, California, reports the Marin Independent Journal.
Security cameras show a black runaway car heading straight for them only for O’Neill to spot the vehicle, allowing the trainers to run to safety.
"He [the dog] reacted probably two seconds before I did," Jurek told KTVU.
“He turned around saw it, then I turned around saw it.
"The worst could have happened ... It's pretty incredible nobody got hurt," he said.
Reports suggest a 93-year-old was driving the car and police are investigating.
As for O’Neill, he is completing his training and set to be paired with a blind client by the end of the month.
