SYDNEY (Reuters) A dog was hailed as a hero on Sunday after it risked its life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire, rescuers said.
In a case which gives the lie to the saying about ‘fighting like cats and dogs’, the terrier cross named Leo had to be revived with oxygen and heart massage after his ordeal. Fire broke out overnight at the house in Australia’s southern city of Melbourne, where he was guarding the kittens.
Fire fighters who revived Leo said he refused to leave the home and was found by them alongside the litter of kittens, despite thick smoke.
“Leo wouldn’t leave the kittens and it nearly cost him his life,” fire service Commander Ken Brown told reporters.
The four kittens also survived the fire and on Sunday Leo, who fire fighters nicknamed ‘Smoky’, was again back at the house.
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Ronnie Gouger takes beagles Missy and Nickie out to chase some rabbits as they prepare for upcoming field trials. For more on this story visit http://www.poconorecord.com/hunting.
A dog falls through the ice at Cleveland’s Edgewater park on Lake Erie in March of ’07. I happen to be out there taking a break when I kept seeing a news helicopter circling overhead, and a few police cars come through there. So I grabbed my digital camera and followed the action. What’s interesting is the story about how the Cleveland Police Department responded to the call about the dog.
A dog falls through the ice at Cleveland’s Edgewater park on Lake Erie in March of ’07. I happen to be out there taking a break when I kept seeing a news helicopter circling overhead, and a few police cars come through there. So I grabbed my digital camera and followed the action. What’s interesting is the story about how the Cleveland Police Department responded to the call about the dog.
Spectacular!!
My TV news package for WJET-TV about a dog who swam out on an icy covered lake and could not return to shore. Firefighters mount a rescue operation to save the dog.
