It was a quiet Sunday morning when Officer Janet and her K9 partner, Max, arrived at the airport for a routine patrol.
They didn’t expect to encounter any critical situations, as the day was just beginning.
There weren’t many people around, but suddenly, Officer Janet and her K9 dog heard a child crying.When she looked around, she saw a little boy, no more than five years old, standing by the door, confused and scared.It wasn’t a scene Janet expected to see, so she knew immediately that the little boy was in trouble, even before she approached him.
“Hi, honey, are you okay?” he asked softly.
At first, the boy refused to respond. Then, he whispered something in such a low, soft voice that she couldn’t understand what he was trying to say.
What was evident was that the child was alone, with no adult in sight.
Max, trained in search and rescue, remained alert. He didn’t usually get along with children, but this time he started walking around the little boy before pressing his nose against his hand.
Max could sense something wasn’t right. He knew the boy was distressed and tried to calm him by sitting beside him and gently nudging him with his muzzle.It wasn’t long before Max started barking, as if trying to tell his companion to make the boy talk.
— Honey, you can tell me what’s wrong. My friend Max and I are here to help you, Janet said sweetly.
The boy began to cry even louder and said,“My mom wouldn’t wake up. I called her name, but she wouldn’t wake up…”
Officer Janet begged the boy to take her home, asking him if he knew where he lived.
The little boy nodded and started walking, with Janet and Max following him. Meanwhile, she radioed for backup, reporting a possible emergency.
When the three arrived at the boy’s house, which wasn’t far away, they found his mother unconscious in bed. Fortunately, she was still breathing, albeit faintly.
The doctors arrived just in time to treat him. They said a delay of even a few minutes could have cost him his life.
It turned out that he had suffered a diabetic crisis while he was sleeping.
While Janet thought the boy was lost, Max knew there was more to the story. He sensed the urgency and recognized the signs of panic that led to saving a life that day.