When he stopped breathing and Ron handed his assistant his iPhone with the video playing, he said he was capturing this so the vet could see what had happened. At that point he told the coach to wave his hand so I could tell if he was breathing and she said no.
Ron immediately applied CPR. Sugar stopped breathing for two minutes. He finally regained consciousness. After the dog was resuscitated, the owner took him to the vet. It was later discovered that Sugar had cardiomyopathy. We think it’s no coincidence that this dog’s name was Drunk and it saved his life.
Ron Pace has been dedicated to training diabetic alert dogs to alert their owners to dangerous blood sugar levels.
