Dr. Dog - safing sensor capture

Dogs have long been considered man's best friend - but over the years they have really proved how adept they can be.

Recently there has been also focusing on dogs, which seem to have an unusual ability to detect when people with epilepsy are about to have a seizure - even when the person has no idea about themselves.

Sally Burton epilepsy began in childhood and affects every aspect of her life from an early age.

"I could never be left alone," she says. "I had to be home teaching and making friends or meeting new people was difficult. I often felt very lonely."

Thirteen years ago, she got her first anxiety attack dog star.

"Seizure Alert dog instantly made my life livable," explains Sally.

A woman walking with her support dogImage copyrightAmyLaw
Image captionRobbie warns Sally when she was going to have a seizure
"One of the first things I did when I was the first time the star had to make a cup of tea, something I could not do in 30 years because of the risks associated with seizures during the boiling water. Then I went to the city on its own - again the life time of the first. "

It is still not known how the dogs can feel the attack. It has been suggested that the slightest change in human gestures or posturing could guard dog, but people also thought that the odor or auditory cue may also be involved.

After the star died, Sally has teamed up with his second dog Robbie. As a star, he was trained in the British charity, support dogs.

Charity has shown that they are able to train the dogs, which are able to provide signals, such as aggressively pushing someone's leg, from 15 to 45 minutes before its owner had a fit.

Although there is still little other published data to back up their effectiveness, anecdotal evidence about dogs seizures, Robbie strong.

"When I'm out it reassuring to know that Robbie would give me 100% reliable warning 50 minutes before each oncoming seizure I have - so much time to get to a safe place," says Sally.