Sheleagh Shaw and her husband, Ian, have two Leonberger dogs whom they love, Scooby and Jake. The two dogs “love everybody and they are so soft,” according to Sheleagh. After May 25, one of them has a new title in the home. Sheleagh told the Derbyshire Times that now “Scooby is my little hero.”
Sheleagh had an unusual experience after she fell asleep on May 25. In the early hours of May 26, the 55-year-old woman started choking on her own tongue while still asleep. Sheleagh later told the news, “If it had not been for the dog, who knows what could have happened.”
Due to the heat that night, Ian had slept in another room. He woke up to Scooby’s cold nose poking him in the neck. “I woke up,” Ian said. “I could tell [Scooby] was stressed and was telling me to get up. I ran into the other bedroom where Sheleagh was and she was choking on her tongue,” he continued.