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During an early-morning response to a house fire, firefighters were
amazed as a mother dog risked her life to save her puppies. |
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The mother dog, Amanda, raced back and forth from the house,
putting her 10-day-old puppies in the safest place she could find: a
fire truck. An onlooker photographed it with his cell phone after she
already had a few in one of the truck's equipment compartments. |
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She didn't stop racing back into the smoke and fire until all of
her puppies were safely away from the fire. The firemen on scene could
not believe their eyes. Most people have never seen a dog this smart or
this brave! |
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Bringing each one out, six trips into the fire, and no one could
stop her. All the fireman could do was to try to keep a little water
spray on her to keep from singeing as she kept making trips running back
through the open door into the fire. You can see some of the singed
hair on her back end, forehead and lower legs. |
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After rescuing all of her pups from the blaze, Amanda sat down next
to them to nurse, 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 is alive and well. |