A TEIGNBRIDGE boy with a rare and potentially life-threatening heart condition has a unique guardian angel – his pet labrador.

Three-year-old Fudge is able to tell Brad Oliver when problems are imminent and as a result has kept him out of harm's way on countless occasions.

Brad, 11 next Tuesday, runs the risk of cardiac arrest and suffers up to 200 blinding 'ice pick' head pains a day.