Hero_NN1 Pet_NN1 of_IO the_AT Year_NNT1 Horse_NN1 Sense_NN1 Since_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 little_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, Chloe-Jeane_JJ Wendell_NP1 has_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 special_JJ rapport_NN1 with_IW animals_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT two_MC years_NNT2 since_CS her_APPGE family_NN1 brought_VVD Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 home_RL to_II their_APPGE farm_NN1 in_II Vivian_NP1 ,_, Louisiana_NP1 ,_, the_AT 16-year-old_JJ high_JJ school_NN1 junior_NN1 has_VHZ bonded_VVN more_RGR closely_RR with_IW her_APPGE palomino_NN1 quarter_NN1 horse_NN1 than_CSN anyone_PN1 expected_VVD ._. 
Hit_VV0 ,_, possibly_RR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 colt_NN1 years_NNT2 before_RT ,_, Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 was_VBDZ spooked_VVN by_II almost_RR any_DD human_JJ contact_NN1 ._. 
"_" No_PN121 one_PN122 could_VM catch_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Chloe-Jeane_NN1 's_GE dad_NN1 ,_, Mark_NP1 ,_, "_" but_CCB my_APPGE daughter_NN1 had_VHD an_AT1 immediate_JJ calming_JJ effect_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 that_CST allowed_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO saddle_VVI him_PPHO1 up_RP for_IF a_AT1 ride_NN1 ._. "_" 
Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 and_CC Chloe-Jeane_NN1 quickly_RR became_VVD inseparable_JJ ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sweet_JJ guy_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ affectionately_RR ._. 
At_II the_AT local_JJ Redbud_NN1 Festival_NN1 parade_NN1 in_II March_NPM1 2008_MC ,_, the_AT whole_JJ Wendell_NN1 family_NN1 --_NN1 Mark_NP1 and_CC wife_NN1 Bobbi_NP1 Jo_NP1 ,_, Chloe-Jeane_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE younger_JJR sister_NN1 ,_, Kristen_NP1 ,_, 15_MC --_NN1 decked_VVD themselves_PPX2 out_RP in_II Western_JJ gear_NN1 and_CC trotted_VVN on_II their_APPGE horses_NN2 behind_II the_AT Vivian_NP1 sheriff_NN1 's_GE contingent_NN1 ._. 
Chloe-Jeane_NN1 rode_VVD Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 ;_; Kristen_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II her_APPGE filly_NN1 ,_, Angel_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 blocks_NN2 into_II the_AT parade_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 75-pound_JJ pit_NN1 bull_NN1 shot_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT crowd_NN1 right_NN1 at_II Angel_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO attack_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
When_CS Angel_NP1 kicked_VVD back_RP ,_, Kristen_NP1 jumped_VVD off_RP to_TO avoid_VVI being_VBG thrown_VVN ._. 
The_AT snarling_JJ dog_NN1 then_RT turned_VVN on_II the_AT girl_NN1 ._. 
Chloe-Jeane_NN1 dismounted_VVD to_TO protect_VVI her_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 watched_VVD in_II horror_NN1 ,_, "_" recalls_VVZ Mark_NP1 ._. 
When_CS Chloe-Jeane_NN1 let_VV0 go_NN1 of_IO the_AT reins_NN2 ,_, Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 started_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO run_VVI off_RP ._. 
But_CCB as_CSA the_AT pit_NN1 bull_NN1 whipped_VVD around_RP to_TO pounce_VVI on_II Chloe-Jeane_NN1 ,_, all_DB 1,200_MC pounds_NN2 of_IO Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 stopped_VVD short_JJ and_CC jumped_VVD between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 astonished_VVD everyone_PN1 by_II squaring_VVG off_RP and_CC kicking_VVG the_AT dog_NN1 hard_RR in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ shocked_JJ ,_, "_" says_VVZ Chloe-Jeane_NN1 ._. 
"_" Usually_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 avoids_VVZ other_JJ animals_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT tenacious_JJ dog_NN1 flipped_VVD around_RP and_CC began_VVD tearing_VVG gashes_NN2 in_II the_AT legs_NN2 of_IO Mark_NP1 's_GE horse_NN1 ._. 
Animal_NN1 control_NN1 officials_NN2 moved_VVD in_RP and_CC finally_RR captured_VVD the_AT dog_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ later_RRR euthanized_VVN ._. 
Chloe-Jeane_NN1 's_GE friends_NN2 clustered_VVD around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, saying_VVG ,_, "_" Your_APPGE horse_NN1 saved_VVD you_PPY !_! "_" 
Indeed_RR ,_, the_AT behavior_NN1 was_VBDZ highly_RR unusual_JJ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN around_II horses_NN2 all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 and_CC have_VH0 not_XX seen_VVN one_MC1 take_VV0 on_RP another_DD1 animal_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Mark_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, Chloe-Jeane_NN1 visited_VVD Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 out_RP in_II the_AT pasture_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 treats_NN2 and_CC told_VVD him_PPHO1 how_RGQ thankful_JJ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 protected_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 already_RR knew_VVD how_RRQ I_PPIS1 felt_VVD ._. "_" 
Sunny_JJ Boy_NN1 will_VM likely_RR remain_VVI a_AT1 hero_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT Wendells_NP2 plan_VV0 to_TO have_VHI him_PPHO1 participate_VV0 in_II an_AT1 equine-assisted_JJ therapy_NN1 program_NN1 for_IF troubled_JJ youths_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Right_JJ Dog_NN1 for_IF the_AT Job_NN1 After_II their_APPGE 15-year-old_JJ schnauzer-poodle_JJ mix_NN1 ,_, Bailey_NP1 ,_, died_VVD ,_, in_II 2007_MC ,_, Ron_NP1 Gillette_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Ann_NP1 ,_, looked_VVN for_IF months_NNT2 to_TO find_VVI the_AT right_JJ new_JJ pet_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 love_VV0 dogs_NN2 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Gillette_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 maintenance_NN1 worker_NN1 at_II a_AT1 health_NN1 club_NN1 in_II Waukesha_NP1 ,_, Wisconsin_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI not_XX having_VHG one_PN1 ._. "_" 
Finally_RR ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 spotted_VVD a_AT1 young_JJ Yorkshire_NP1 terrier_NN1 -_- poodle_NN1 mix_NN1 at_II the_AT Humane_JJ Society_NN1 in_II Milwaukee_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ Oscar_NP1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ incredibly_RR appealing_JJ ,_, "_" says_VVZ Gillette_NP1 ,_, 65_MC ._. 
Oscar_NP1 quickly_RR made_VVD himself_PPX1 at_II home_NN1 ,_, sleeping_VVG on_II his_APPGE new_JJ owners_NN2 '_GE bed_NN1 at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 diabetic_NN1 for_IF 25_MC years_NNT2 ,_, Gillette_NP1 faithfully_RR took_VVD his_APPGE insulin_NN1 four_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC generally_RR had_VHD no_AT problems_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB on_II March_NPM1 17_MC ,_, at_II about_RG 3_MC a.m._RA ,_, he_PPHS1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 to_TO use_VVI the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 must_VM have_VHI taken_VVN the_AT wrong_JJ dose_NN1 of_IO insulin_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II sleep_NN1 because_CS my_APPGE blood_NN1 sugar_NN1 was_VBDZ dangerously_RR low_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
Suddenly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 slumped_VVD to_II the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, landing_VVG awkwardly_RR between_II a_AT1 standing_NN1 scale_NN1 and_CC the_AT commode_NN1 ._. 
"_" Normally_RR ,_, Oscar_NP1 gives_VVZ little_JJ woofs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ very_RG quiet_JJ and_CC well-behaved_JJ ,_, "_" says_VVZ Gillette_NP1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB when_RRQ I_PPIS1 hit_VVD the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 let_VVD out_RP sounds_VVZ like_II a_AT1 wild_JJ animal_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Honestly_RR ,_, it_PPH1 sounded_VVD like_II the_AT dog_NN1 from_II hell_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Ann_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ awakened_VVN by_II the_AT yowling_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT sound_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 saw_VVD my_APPGE husband_NN1 lying_VVG on_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ out_RP cold_JJ ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 ran_VVD for_IF the_AT phone_NN1 and_CC called_VVN an_AT1 ambulance_NN1 ._. 
Gillette_NP1 spent_VVD several_DA2 hours_NNT2 in_II the_AT hospital_NN1 ._. 
By_II 6:30_MC a.m._RA ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD stabilized_VVN enough_RR to_TO go_VVI home_RL ._. 
"_" You_PPY would_VM never_RR suspect_VVI Oscar_NN1 of_IO any_DD heroism_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ his_APPGE grateful_JJ owner_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 mellow_JJ little_JJ guy_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 can_VM walk_VVI him_PPHO1 on_II our_APPGE block_NN1 ,_, unleashed_VVD ,_, without_IW any_DD problems_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO confidence_NN1 now_RT ._. 
And_CC everyone_PN1 wants_VVZ to_TO pet_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
Even_RR before_II Oscar_NP1 's_GE enhanced_JJ reputation_NN1 ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN their_APPGE pet_NN1 a_AT1 new_JJ nickname_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 felt_VVD the_AT name_NN1 Oscar_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX regal_JJ enough_RR ,_, "_" says_VVZ Gillette_NP1 ,_, "_" so_RR sometimes_RT we_PPIS2 call_VV0 him_PPHO1 Eduardo_NP1 "_" --_NN1 more_RRR befitting_VVG ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 think_VV0 ,_, for_IF an_AT1 animal_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE stature_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 Bird_NN1 's_GE Way_NN1 with_IW Words_NN2 Like_II many_DA2 other_JJ parrots_NN2 ,_, Willie_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 fine_JJ mimic_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 kiss_NN1 ,_, "_" "_" Come_VV0 here_RL ,_, "_" and_CC ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 out_RP ._. "_" 
But_CCB unlike_II most_DAT parrots_NN2 ,_, Willie_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 truly_RR remarkable_JJ tale_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 spontaneously_RR added_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ word_NN1 to_II his_APPGE repertoire_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saved_VVD a_AT1 life_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD November_NPM1 ,_, 19-year-old_JJ Meagan_NP1 Howard_NP1 volunteered_VVD to_TO watch_VVI her_APPGE roommate_NN1 Samantha_NP1 Kuusk_NP1 's_GE two-year-old_JJ daughter_NN1 ,_, Hannah_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 suggested_VVD she_PPHS1 stay_VV0 with_IW me_PPIO1 instead_II21 of_II22 going_VVG to_II day_NNT1 care_NN1 because_CS she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD cranky_JJ ,_, "_" Howard_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
The_AT apartment_NN1 in_II Denver_NP1 ,_, Colorado_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ warm_JJ and_CC bright_JJ ,_, and_CC Howard_NP1 's_GE 11-month-old_JJ Quaker_JJ parrot_NN1 ,_, Willie_NP1 ,_, kept_VVD up_RP a_AT1 genial_JJ patter_NN1 from_II his_APPGE cage_NN1 in_II a_AT1 corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT living_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
Kuusk_VV0 ,_, 27_MC ,_, left_VVN for_IF a_AT1 morning_NNT1 class_NN1 at_II a_AT1 nearby_JJ veterinary_JJ college_NN1 ._. 
Howard_NP1 toasted_VVD a_AT1 Pop-Tart_NN1 for_IF Hannah_NP1 and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 on_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG hot_JJ to_TO eat_VVI ,_, so_CS the_AT child_NN1 toddled_VVD into_II the_AT living_NN1 room_NN1 to_TO watch_VVI television_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD content_NN1 ,_, so_CS Howard_NP1 dashed_VVD to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
Seconds_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Willie_NP1 began_VVD "_" freaking_VVG out_RP in_II his_APPGE cage_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalls_VVZ ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ flapping_VVG his_APPGE wings_NN2 ,_, screeching_VVG ,_, 'Mama_NN1 ,_, baby_NN1 !_! 
Mama_NN1 ,_, baby_NN1 !_! '_" 
"_" Howard_NP1 rushed_VVD into_II the_AT room_NN1 to_TO see_VVI Hannah_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 turning_VVG blue_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 choked_VVD on_II her_APPGE food_NN1 ._. 
Willie_NP1 kept_VVD crying_NN1 ,_, "_" Mama_NN1 ,_, baby_NN1 !_! "_" 
Howard_NP1 performed_VVD the_AT Heimlich_NN1 maneuver_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT food_NN1 dislodged_VVN from_II Hannah_NP1 's_GE throat_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT minute_NNT1 I_PPIS1 took_VVD charge_NN1 ,_, Willie_NP1 quit_VVD squawking_VVG ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD things_NN2 were_VBDR under_II control_NN1 ,_, "_" Howard_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 calls_VVZ me_PPIO1 Mama_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR trying_VVG to_TO get_VVI my_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ loud_JJ and_CC talkative_JJ ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ really_RR amazes_VVZ me_PPIO1 is_VBZ that_CST he_PPHS1 added_VVD the_AT word_NN1 baby_NN1 on_II his_APPGE own_DA ._. "_" 
Arriving_VVG home_RL shortly_RR after_II the_AT incident_NN1 ,_, Kuusk_NP1 found_VVD her_APPGE daughter_NN1 playing_VVG happily_RR ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR want_VVI to_TO think_VVI what_DDQ would_VM have_VHI happened_VVN without_IW Willie_NP1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
Now_RT Hannah_NP1 lavishes_VVZ the_AT bird_NN1 with_IW attention_NN1 ._. 
"_" First_MD thing_NN1 in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 wants_VVZ his_APPGE cage_NN1 uncovered_VVD ,_, "_" says_VVZ her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC when_RRQ she_PPHS1 gets_VVZ home_RL in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 runs_VVZ to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ 'Willie_NN1 ,_, Willie'_VV0 everything_PN1 ._. "_" 
A_AT1 Clever_JJ Kitty_NP1 Most_DAT hours_NNT2 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, Winnie_NP1 ,_, 14_MC ,_, can_VM be_VBI found_VVN curled_VVD up_RP on_II a_AT1 windowsill_NN1 in_II the_AT Keesling_JJ master_NN1 bedroom_NN1 ,_, fast_RR asleep_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 March_NPM1 night_NNT1 ,_, her_APPGE favorite_JJ tradition_NN1 proved_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 saving_NN1 grace_NN1 ._. 
Earlier_RRR that_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT New_JJ Castle_NN1 ,_, Indiana_NP1 ,_, family_NN1 borrowed_VVD a_AT1 gas-powered_JJ water_NN1 pump_NN1 for_IF the_AT basement_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE ranch_NN1 home_RL to_II suction_NN1 out_RP water_NN1 after_II a_AT1 flood_NN1 ._. 
By_II nightfall_NNT1 ,_, outside_JJ temperatures_NN2 were_VBDR below_RG freezing_JJ ,_, so_RR every_AT1 window_NN1 in_II the_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ closed_VVN except_II21 for_II22 Winnie_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Cathy_NP1 Keesling_NP1 turned_VVD off_II the_AT gas_NN1 pump_NN1 ,_, and_CC by_II the_AT time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II bed_NN1 ,_, around_II midnight_NNT1 ,_, her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Eric_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ already_RR asleep_JJ ._. 
The_AT couple_NN1 's_GE 14-year-old_JJ son_NN1 ,_, Michael_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 down_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
None_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 could_VM know_VVI that_DD1 carbon_NN1 monoxide_NN1 from_II the_AT pump_NN1 had_VHD built_VVN up_RP in_II their_APPGE basement_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC that_CST when_CS the_AT home_NN1 's_GE hot-air_JJ heating_NN1 system_NN1 switched_VVD on_RP ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM begin_VVI pushing_VVG the_AT toxic_JJ gas_NN1 throughout_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT family_NN1 slept_VVD on_RP ._. 
"_" But_CCB Winnie_NP1 jumped_VVD from_II her_APPGE window_NN1 perch_VV0 right_RR onto_II me_PPIO1 ,_, meowing_VVG like_II crazy_JJ and_CC scratching_VVG at_II my_APPGE hair_NN1 and_CC face_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Cathy_NP1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR acted_VVN like_II this_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, There_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW this_DD1 cat_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT moment_NN1 I_PPIS1 sat_VVD up_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 felt_VVD like_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN hit_VVN with_IW a_AT1 two-by-four_MC ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 got_VVD dizzy_JJ ._. "_" 
After_CS Cathy_NP1 fell_VVD back_RP onto_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, the_AT cat_NN1 "_" started_VVD carrying_VVG on_RP again_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX leave_VVI me_PPIO1 alone_JJ ._. "_" 
Fighting_VVG grogginess_NN1 ,_, Cathy_NP1 unsuccessfully_RR tried_VVD to_TO rouse_VVI Eric_NP1 ._. 
Weak_JJ and_CC nauseated_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD the_AT bedroom_NN1 phone_NN1 and_CC staggered_VVN into_II the_AT hallway_NN1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 found_VVD her_APPGE son_NN1 sprawled_VVN on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, facedown_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 dialed_VVD 911_MC ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 seemed_VVD like_II just_JJ seconds_NNT2 later_RRR that_CST people_NN were_VBDR pounding_VVG on_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. "_" 
Emergency_NN1 workers_NN2 carried_VVD her_PPHO1 out_RP onto_II the_AT front_JJ porch_NN1 and_CC went_VVD back_RP in_RP for_IF the_AT others_NN2 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 moment_NN1 too_RG soon_RR ._. 
All_DB three_MC were_VBDR hospitalized_VVN overnight_RT for_IF severe_JJ carbon_NN1 monoxide_NN1 poisoning_NN1 ._. 
"_" One_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE rescuers_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 deputy_NN1 sheriff_NN1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN dead_JJ in_II five_MC more_DAR minutes_NNT2 ,_, "_" Cathy_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
Winnie_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 abandoned_JJ farm_NN1 kitten_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, when_CS Cathy_NP1 found_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 fed_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW an_AT1 eyedropper_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 wonder_NN1 cat_NN1 ._. "_" 
Little_DA1 Champ_NN1 At_II 13_MC pounds_NN2 ,_, ChiChi_NP1 might_VM be_VBI most_RRT at_II home_NN1 in_II a_AT1 handbag_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG tiny_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM scoop_VVI him_PPHO1 up_RP with_IW one_MC1 hand_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Mary_NP1 Lane_NNL1 of_IO her_APPGE energetic_JJ pet_NN1 ._. 
"_" Most_DAT people_NN see_VV0 him_PPHO1 and_CC think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ useless_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB last_MD October_NPM1 ,_, the_AT Chihuahua_NP1 mix_NN1 proved_VVD to_TO be_VBI more_DAR than_CSN just_RR a_AT1 pretty_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Rick_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR relaxing_VVG on_II the_AT beach_NN1 one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 while_CS on_II vacation_NN1 in_II North_ND1 Carolina_NP1 's_GE Outer_JJ Banks_NN2 ._. 
As_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, ChiChi_NP1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG on_II his_APPGE blanket_NN1 in_II his_APPGE own_DA little_JJ beach_NN1 chair_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD our_APPGE noses_NN2 buried_VVN in_II books_NN2 ,_, "_" recalls_VVZ Rick_NP1 ,_, "_" when_CS suddenly_RR the_AT dog_NN1 became_VVD extremely_RR agitated_VVN ._. 
His_APPGE bark_NN1 was_VBDZ different_JJ from_II anything_PN1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD heard_VVN before_RT ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX let_VVI us_PPIO2 ignore_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
ChiChi_NN2 ran_VVD back_RP and_CC forth_RR in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, straining_VVG at_II his_APPGE leash_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO run_VVI down_RP the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Lanes_NN2 sat_VVD up_RP to_TO see_VVI two_MC elderly_JJ women_NN2 in_II the_AT ocean_NN1 ,_, about_RG 100_MC yards_NN2 down_II the_AT beach_NN1 and_CC 10_MC feet_NN2 offshore_RL ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ on_II her_PPHO1 back_RP ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 tipping_VVG under_II the_AT waves_NN2 ._. 
The_AT other_NN1 was_VBDZ frantically_RR trying_VVG to_TO keep_VVI her_APPGE friend_NN1 's_GE head_NN1 above_II the_AT surface_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Lanes_NN2 rushed_VVN across_II the_AT sand_NN1 and_CC into_II the_AT surf_NN1 ._. 
Rick_NP1 waded_VVD to_II the_AT woman_NN1 in_II danger_NN1 of_IO drowning_NN1 ,_, while_CS Mary_NP1 held_VVD fast_RR to_II the_AT other_JJ one_PN1 and_CC pulled_VVD her_PPHO1 up_RP on_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
"_" Then_RT I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP to_TO help_VVI Rick_NP1 ,_, "_" Mary_NP1 recounts_VVZ ._. 
"_" The_AT sand_NN1 dropped_VVD off_RP steeply_RR ,_, and_CC a_AT1 riptide_NN1 was_VBDZ sucking_VVG the_AT woman_NN1 un-der_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ completely_RR disoriented_JJ ._. "_" 
Still_RR recuperating_VVG from_II recent_JJ knee_NN1 surgery_NN1 ,_, the_AT woman_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN unable_JK to_TO turn_VVI over_RP or_CC push_VVI herself_PPX1 up_RP ._. 
"_" Her_APPGE friend_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II danger_NN1 too_RR ,_, "_" Mary_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" The_AT waves_NN2 were_VBDR pushing_VVG her_PPHO1 around_RP ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI held_VVN on_II much_RR longer_RRR ._. "_" 
The_AT women_NN2 had_VHD n't_XX called_VVN out_RP for_IF help_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR struggling_VVG so_RG hard_RR ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT time_NNT1 for_IF screaming_VVG ,_, "_" Mary_NP1 recalls_VVZ ._. 
But_CCB ChiChi_NP1 had_VHD sensed_VVN danger_NN1 nonetheless_RR ._. 
"_" The_AT dog_NN1 knew_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 puzzled_VVN and_CC puzzled_VVN over_RP how_RRQ ._. "_" 
Duty_NN1 done_VDN ,_, ChiChi_NP1 was_VBDZ back_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, asleep_JJ ,_, by_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT two_MC women_NN2 were_VBDR on_II dry_JJ ground_NN1 and_CC the_AT Lanes_NN2 had_VHD returned_VVN to_II their_APPGE blankets_NN2 ._. 
The_AT women_NN2 were_VBDR shaken_VVN but_CCB okay_JJ ,_, and_CC after_CS the_AT Lanes_NN2 delivered_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II their_APPGE condo_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 all_DB said_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VM see_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 again_RT during_II the_AT week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT Lanes_NN2 never_RR did_VDD get_VVI their_APPGE names_NN2 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 ChiChi_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 celebrity_NN1 back_RP home_RL in_II Greensboro_NP1 ,_, North_ND1 Carolina_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE veterinarian_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 local_JJ newspaper_NN1 clipping_NN1 hanging_VVG in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 about_II ChiChi_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Lanes_NN2 have_VH0 ordered_VVN a_AT1 special_JJ collar_NN1 with_IW the_AT words_NN2 "_" Hero_NN1 Dog_NN1 "_" embroidered_VVN on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 hope_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM bring_VVI a_AT1 modicum_NN1 of_IO respect_NN1 to_II Chihuahuas_NN2 everywhere_RL ._. 
