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Firefighter saves dog with “mouth-to-snout” resuscitation

The Associated Press

SALEM, Mass. — A Salem firefighter administers mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to save a dog caught in a fire.

Pixie, a 12-pound terrier crossbreed, was not breathing yesterday when firefighters pulled her from a home filled with smoke and flames.

Firefighter Richard LeBlanc put his mouth on the dog’s mouth in attempt to breath for the dog and revive it. After another firefighter gave Pixie oxygen, the dog was taken to a local veterinary clinic, where a doctor said she was doing well.

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