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81-year-old Derek Ramsden suffered bruising to his back, but believes that Toby saved his life by alerting others and leading them back to the scene of Ramsden's fall. photo via telegraph.co.uk Remember when Lassie would go to get help because Timmy was in trouble? She'd run to house and bark until someone followed her back to the scene of the accident. Well, apparently, that's not just TV magic because a little Lhasa Apso named Toby performed just such a heroic feat when his elderly owner was. . .https://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02351/DerekRamsden_2351254b.jpg