Hero police dog saves owner's life after he spots her strange reaction A retired police dog that spent her career tracking down baddies has been praised for saving her handler's life.
“Especially when I’d come downstairs to go to work dressed in black, she’d think, ‘Dad’s dressed in black, that means we’re off to work’,” says Michael from his home in Barnsley.
Copper Michael Greaves, 50, couldn't face never seeing Jooba the Belgian Malinois again after she was retired from South Yorkshire Police in 2022, so decided to take her in as a family pet.
At first Jooba, now nine, struggled to transition to life off the beat, finding it hard to adapt to civilian life.
But clever Jooba showed her instincts were just as sharp as ever in October last year when Michael started experiencing pain.
