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    Rescued from Afghanistan, Meatball returns the favor

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-- history gotta -- a dog rescued from a war zone is returning the favor meatball there's really look at people shortly.

Right there was found by a soldier in Afghanistan and adopted by the McCartney family and August.

And two weeks ago the dog raise the alert after Joseph McCarty suffered a seizure.

-- I have men's B ball is also joining us right now with they're amazing story and Joseph and Kim and meet -- people.

It's precious stones this.

We saw actually saved you -- during a grand malls feature yet.

What happened.

I had I -- not to bad there.

And -- in a firefighter -- sleeps in the basement because he's always kept.

Funky hours and I get up 6 o'clock in the morning for work so fast I would not too bad and I keep the baby monitor our -- I can hear what's going on.

And it's.

About 25 minutes after Arafat -- not people started barking its incessant.

My panic panic bark enough to make you get a little thing he has going on won't let me -- and I ran downstairs in my accident that these Bowden sat.

-- -- -- beautiful blend grandma seizure in -- is perched on top of him.

Peoples not affectionate whereas he -- your face that kind of thing but he was in the -- And he.

Would not lead to inside until -- about it seizure until -- you know thought she eighteen and just.

You know everything was done and then afterwards he curled up next to -- and just would not move from -- side so that.

Joseph did you go to the hospital after that to get checked with the doctor -- and what did the doctors say about you what what what happened that particular evening.

That episode it is.

-- -- -- From heading view that I get.

They don't really consider -- -- Think consider -- shaking and I get from all the pain they don't go on through.

Yeah I should point out that show is Kim undergoing or -- had six strokes is that correct.

And as a result of that he's having these seizures.

So actually your dog meat -- saved him for perhaps harming himself.

Yes absolutely if I -- when Joseph has one -- these these Pakistan's these seizures I need to given medication in the and me being asleep but I would never married had me a lot -- feel -- Said mom need to come down here quick or this -- must feel really good to both of you right now because it really helped savior.

-- your husband for further injury.

What people a fifth of what people fail to realize is that when you go third -- seizure my mother used to go to them.

You can actually fall you can hurt yourself -- that can cause other injuries.

God forbid if you behind the wheel of the -- -- -- program -- because and you can have an accident so having this kind of relationship with your dog.

-- and for all the pet lovers out there this past -- mean so much.

Absolutely it makes me feel I'm a little award means that knowing they -- -- seventeen with Jim's health.

That you know finding any other part of the house that you know -- -- it you know mommy to come and -- -- While dogs really do help us and you adopted meatball -- who was in Afghanistan.

Found by military member who apparently brought him over here where -- yes there was a litter of six puppies and he contacting -- I'm the puppy rescue mission and fast -- legacy.

To have them all six of them brought the seats.

And we were we were very lucky to get me so what he's -- this Christmas season very -- very polite very fast and very very fortunate Joseph.

Very very -- people can hear -- book.

But the people was only nine months old so what do.

He's very playful -- and next time I just hope that you don't have to go through this again is that.

That you do you -- was there to help you thank you are right thank Joakim McCarty and meet ball we thank you so much.

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