Bouncer jumps to it and saves his owner

If it was not for her faithful dog Bouncer, Andrea Homer says she would not be alive today.

When the 36-year-old suffered a seizure and fell unconscious, the golden retriever raised the alarm.

Bouncer, who was named after the famous dog on Australian soap Neighbours, woke up Andrea's husband Wayne who was sleeping upstairs, with his howling and pawing. The puppy then led him down to the living room where Andrea was lying unconscious on the floor.

Mother-of-one Andrea, of Rydding Square, West Bromwich, said: "I have no doubt that if Bouncer hadn't of done what he did I wouldn't be here. He was an absolute life saver."

Andrea, who works as an estate manager for Sandwell Homes, is still having tests to find out was caused the seizure. She said she has never had one before.

She was in Sandwell Hospital for two days after it happened on Sunday night and now she is back home, 18 month old Bouncer won't leave her side.

She added: "He is such a lovely loyal dog. When I collapsed he apparently just went berserk. He was barking and howling, then he would run upstairs to my husband and bark at him, then run down stairs again and back up.

"At first Wayne was just telling him to be quiet but then he realised something must have happened and he followed the dog down to me.

"There was no doubt what he was doing, he just sensed something was wrong.

"Wayne was putting our son Braydon to bed at the time and he always falls asleep with him for a while. He would never have known I was unconscious until it was too late."

Andrea said she and 27-year-old driving instructor husband Wayne were "so grateful" to their "hero " pet.

She added the beloved dog was a very brave pet who had endured months of illness and battled serious stomach problems as a puppy and was lucky to survive.

She said: "He's really been through the wars, he's quite a quiet dog usually but luckily he wasn't quiet on Sunday night."