SAN ANGELO, Texas — Here’s the perfect story behind the expression, “dog is man’s best friend.”
This story started when an 85-year-old rancher was rushed to the emergency room in an ambulance, and his faithful dog Buddy was left behind.
And least that’s what the paramedics thought.
About 20 miles after paramedics drove off with JR Nicholson on board the vehicle, another driver frantically waved them down, the Standard-Times reported.
He said there was a dog riding on a step on the side of the ambulance.
Buddy, a 35-pound Beagle mix, had jumped aboard, paramedics told the newspaper. Somehow he was able to stay in place. The paramedics said they had no choice but to bring the dog inside and continue on to the hospital.
Nicholson, who had been experiencing dizziness, was released later the same day. Buddy was allowed to visit him.
“I was impressed,” said Nicholson, who acquired the dog from a shelter four months ago. “He didn’t have to go to the hospital with me, but he did.”
“He’s now a member of the family.”
