Hero dog, saving the teen

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1 Dogs are incredible. They can be intelligent，insightful， energetic， and real?life heroes！ Today， weare commending a dog named Axel， a hero to his wholefamily.

2 Rescued by the Tanner family in Spring， Axel isabout one year old. On August 26， 2023， Axelawakened his owners， Daines and Amanda Tanner， at 5：00 am. Thinking the dog justwanted out， Daines sleepily opened the door. But Axel had stopped in front of the doorleading to their 17?year?old son's room and wouldn't budge. When Daines opened the doorto check on his son， Gabriel was slurring his speech and having some trouble with feelingon his right side.

3 Jumping into action， they got Gabriel to the hospital. The dog had alerted them thatthe active， athletic teen was having a stroke！ Gabriel was diagnosed at Memorial HermannThe Woodlands Medical Center by Dr Sabih Effendi. Dr Effendi is a neurosurgeon andstroke medical director for the facility. He told the Tanners that Axel's persistence inwaking them made a“ massive” difference in the potential outcome. During an interview，Dr Effendi stated it's very amazing that their dog alerted and started this whole processof getting everyone awake and going downstairs.

4 When a person has a stroke， the earlier he/she receives treatment， the better his/her chances of survival and recovery. The dog's quick action in alerting Gabriels parents toGabriel's stroke means that Gabriel has a better chance of complete recovery. It's been afew months， and Dr Effendi is praising Gabriels progress. Because of the stroke， Gabrielis working with a teacher at home but hopes to return to school soon. Senior year is an import?ant part of a kid's life， and Gabriel doesn't want to miss it！

5 Gabriel is also looking forward to returning to the soccer field. He is still gettingspeech， occupational， and physical therapy as an out?patient but makes daily improvements.Gabriel states，“ I feel like as I was before.” The entire family knows they owe this miracleto Axel. Daines plans to make a small medal of honor for Axel's collar.

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1. What did Axel do on August 26， 2023？

A. Bark loudly. B. Save Gabriel.

C. Open the door. D. Sleep soundly.

2. Why did Axel wake his owners？

A. For a treat.

B. To go outside.

C. To alert them.

D. To play a game.