I’m a medical alert dog for a 9-year-old – I know her blood sugar’s dropping before her monitor, I’m such a good girl
A LITTLE girl's dog is more than just her best friend - she also has a sixth sense for detecting when her blood sugar is dropping.
The pooch can even notify her in advance of her life-saving device.
In a now-viral video, the TikToker behind (@theboggs_family) has shared how the family's dog has become vital to her daughter's health and safety.
"This yellow lab is an angel in disguise. She will always be watching her girl's back!" she said.
She playfully narrated the video from the pooch's perspective.
"My name is Spy and I'm a trained medical alert dog for my girl Raelynn," she said.
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The dog "explained" how the child suffers from type one diabetes and is trained to "sniff out" her high and low blood sugars.
Wherever they might go, such as in the store shown in the video, the dog demonstrates how she tries her doggone best to alert her when her blood sugar is beginning to get too low with some jumping.
"Usually I can smell it way before her Dexcom," she said.
To prove her point, the monitor didn't begin beeping until after the girl had already treated the problem.
"I am such a good girl," she said.
"The nose always knows, and I can smell it."
She took her job to ensure the girl stayed safe seriously - and it showed.
The child ate some sugar-filled Nerds to combat the issue, with the canine staying by her side the whole time.
"I really love working and I love going everywhere with her."
Spy especially appreciated receiving her treats as a reward for utilizing her senses.
The best part for her, however, is being told that she is the girl's "best friend" on a regular basis.
Even as the girl and her sister meander around the store, the pooch stays perfectly and patiently in place so as not ever "let her out of my sight."
She is also well aware that the girl's mother is right behind her, standing guard over both of them until the girls come back.
All the while, she knows to "keep her nose in check," to ensure everything is going well.
And it's a good thing she was there because it didn't take long to realize that her sugars were leveling off again.
This time, she made sure to alert her sister before "telling" the girl herself so that she knew it was time to eat something else.
This dog-turned-doctor didn't "trust" that her sugars were rising fast enough, and got back to work - aka jumping up and down on her.
The signal was immediately understood, and the girl knew what she had to do.
The canine got another well-deserved treat as a form of compensation.
"I should be being paid for my job, you know," she said.
Despite her best efforts, she could tell her human still wasn't feeling great.
She was well-aware that the insulin was hitting her hard and making her legs shaky.
To make her feel better, she sat next to her so that she could monitor the situation carefully until things started to improve.
"I don't ever want to leave her side," she said.
Even though instances like this "stress her out," she takes comfort in knowing that eventually she'll get back to herself.
Her job is to make sure she knows that isn't going anywhere until she's stabilized - after all, she's her life-saving friend.
As a reminder to stay vigilant of the situation, she gives her another reminder - aka her paw - until the girl feels well enough to go to the checkout and exit the store.
She also makes sure her mom's mom is paying attention when things like this happen.
Others also shared how in awe they were of Spy's senses.
"Diabetic alert dogs are incredible. I’m a vet tech, and one time we had a client’s diabetic alert dog begin to alert on another dog," said a watcher.
"I just adore these videos! I've always been amazed by service dogs and their abilities! I also have a lab that I just adore! Spy, you're a good girl," another commented.
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"Every time I see a video about service dogs, it ends with me in tears thinking 'how did we survive without these animals,'" a viewer chimed in.
"Service dogs will never cease to amaze me. My brain always goes straight to 'this isn’t real' obviously I know it is. It’s just so dang impressive," a watcher remarked.