Chagrin Valley Dispatcher Credited With Saving Choking Dog's Life

Solon OH

01 March, 2021

6:03 PM

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SOLON, OH — Marra Wargo may have never anticipated that her prior experience working at a veterinarian clinic would pay dividends in her current role as a Chagrin Valley dispatcher. But it's not every day that a local resident calls 911 saying that her dog is having difficulty breathing after choking on a bone. Enter Wargo, who was lauded by Chagrin County officials for her quick thinking and for going beyond the call of duty for her assistance in helping the woman who called seeking help for her dog last month. Wargo walked the caller through the procedure of how to administer the Heimlich maneuver on her dog and, according to a post on the Chagrin Valley Dispatch's Facebook page, the dog was back to breathing on his own after a few minutes and was "back to his normal self." "Dispatcher Marra went above and beyond the everyday call of duty for a dispatcher, and truly did what she could to help the caller," the post read. "While dispatchers are trained to handle human emergencies, most are not trained to handle animal emergencies. On that day, the caller reached just the right dispatcher." To mark the occasion, Wargo was presented with a gold paw print pin to honor her accomplishment of helping the caller with their pet emergency.