Meet Edward the wonder dog

Edward the wonder dog saves the life of his owner every time she goes to bed. Wendy Hilling can stop breathing in her sleep because of an extreme skin condition which could suffocate her.

But Edward, a golden retriever, is trained to listen out as she’s sleeping, and he wakes her husband Peter if her breathing pattern changes.

He also lends a paw with the washing and zips up Wendy's coat for her. He can even withdraw money from a cash machine.



Wendy, 59, from West Yelland, Devon, suffers from dystrophic recessive epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic disorder which causes extremely fragile skin.

It also causes rapid blistering inside her throat which could stop her from breathing.

She was born with the condition, but says that since Edward arrived in January 2007, her life has been transformed.