Service dog throws self in bus' path to protect blind owner

"The dog took a lot of the blow," Brewster Police Chief John Del Gardo said. "And he did not want to leave her side. He stood right with her. He was there to save her."

, --June 10, 2015

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BREWSTER, N.Y. – A service dog threw himself in front of a mini school bus to try to protect his blind owner and stayed by her side as emergency responders tended to the injured pair, authorities said.
Both Figo, the golden retriever, and his owner, Audrey Stone, were on the mend Tuesday, a day after the collision with the mini school bus in Brewster. Police photos of Monday's crash showed fur stuck to the bus' front wheel, according to the Journal News ([url=http://lohud.us/1drjicn]http://lohud.us/1drjicn[/url] ). Fox News...

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