A pensioner is lucky to be alive after his quick-thinking dog woke him from a potentially fatal diabetic coma.
Chris McCarron, 69, rescued Rottweiler, Jack from the Dogs Trust in West Calder, West Lothian in May 2017.
But Chris, from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, says that Jack has rescued him right back, three times over.
Grandfather Chris' body fell into a hypoglycaemia, more commonly known as a hypo, at around 7am last Monday morning.
He told the Daily Record: "I suffer from type two diabetes.
"A hypo is like a diabetic coma where your organs shut down.
"It happens when your blood sugar levels are too low, it can kill you."
Unable to wake from the coma, Chris didn't get up to take Jack on his morning walk, which is usually at around 7am.
Curious Jack wandered into the bedroom where Chris and his wife Margaret, 56, were sound asleep.
Noticing something was wrong with Chris, the protective pooch nudged his owner's limp arm hanging off the bed till he eventually came round.
"I woke up in a daze to Jack's face," Chris added.
"I tried to go to the toilet and felt as if I was drunk."
Care home worker Margaret, quickly tested her husbands blood sugar levels which were sitting at a dangerous 2.9 and called for an ambulance.
Paramedics raced Chris to Wishaw General Hospital where he stayed for two days.
"Doctors told me that if i had been left much longer I easily could have died.
"Normal blood sugar levels should be around seven so I was dangerously low.
"Thank goodness for Jack."
This isn't the first time the hound has come to the OAP's rescue.
Chris visited the Dog's Trust after his son, Chris Jnr died in 2016 from a heart problem age 44.
Grief-stricken Chris, who was also dealing with the death of his last dog, sold his business and got a divorce.
The retiree, who has three other grown-up children, immediately connected with Jack and brought him home one week later.
"Jack was used as a guard dog for a wealthy man's tennis courts and treated like a commodity before coming to the Dog's Trust," Chris said.
"He didn't know what love was. But now he's the most caring, friendly, lovable pet.
"Fate brought us together, I rescued Jack but really, Jack rescued me."
At the Dog's Trust, Chris bumped into fellow divorcee, Margaret.
They exchanged numbers as she was interested to hear how Jack settled into his new life.
Soon romance blossomed and on June 19 this year the lovebirds tied the knot at Motherwell Civic Centre.
As a fitting tribute to Jack's role in getting the pair together, the pooch was Chris' best man.
"The wedding was amazing, and having Jack there as best man made it even better," Chris added.
"He's part of the family now. When I look back, it's really funny how things work out.
"Some things are just meant to be."
