14 DAY TRIAL // CCTV footage shot in San Rafael, California shows the moment in which a guide dog pulls its trainers to safety after noticing a rogue driver heading for them at maximum speed.
According to the NY Daily News, trainer Todd Jurek had his colleague Daniella Alvarado blindfolded in a bid to teach an 18-month-old Labrador how to react when guiding a person with vision deficiency.
He didn't notice when a car pulled up behind them as they were walking on the sidewalk. The driver had lost control of the vehicle and it would have run them over in instants, had the dog not reacted.
He turned around and grabbed Jurek's attention, who then pulled Alvarado out of the car's way. Fortunately, the driver also made it out after the crash with minor injuries.
"I think the dog looked before I did. [...] I don't know what it would have done if I were not there, so you never know," Jurek says.