Speaking of dogs who are heroes...

One of my long time clients had a golden retriever named Theo.  One night there was a fire in the house and the smoke detectors weren't working. Theo ran into the bedrooms, barking and jumping on them, and they all got out. I have always wondered if my dogs would be similarly heroic.

Well, here is another example of a dog who took the whole 'man's best friend' concept to a whole new level. Dogs can be completely amazing sometimes.

When dogs do amazing things.

This one is pretty cool. Got this in an email. I stripped out most of the overwrought narrative.

During an early morning response, to a house-fire in Santa Rosa de Temuco, Chile ,

firefighters witnessed the unbelievable. A mother dog risked her life to save her

puppies from the fire surrounding the burning house, which started because of

a car bomb. 

The mother dog, Amanda, raced back and forth between the house, putting

her 10 day old puppies in the safest place she could find - a fire truck!

She didn't stop racing back into the fire until all of her puppies were safely away

from the fire.

After rescuing all of her pups from the blaze, Amanda sat down next to them,

protecting them with her body. Onlookers called an emergency veterinary

service, and she and her pups were rushed to the hospital. Aside from one

puppy being treated for serious burns, the entire family are alive and well

- thanks to the bravery of Amanda!

Not a lot of dogs would have done that. The coolest dog I ever met was one who woke up his family when the smoke detector failed and there was a fire. His name was Theo. Everyone was fine. The cynical could say that the dog was just saving his own skin but I prefer to give him more credit. I miss Theo.