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Dog's Life Saved by Alert Intern

The dog was about to be put to sleep when an intern decided to make one last check.

Talk about the nick of time.

KPTV reports that an alert intern at Dove Lewis saved a dog's life by deciding to make one last check before the beloved pet was put to sleep.

The station reports that the owners of Ollie the Collie had brought him in to be euthanized after it didn't seem he would be able to recover from a mysterious paralysis.

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The intern decided to make one last check and discovered the cause of the paralysis - a tick behind his ear.

Ollie is now home with his family.

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