Friday, March 13, 2009

Dog Saves 9 People

Kenai woke up her owner after carbon monoxide began building in the New Castle home. (Special to the post  Todd Smarr) Another great rescue story about a very special canine.

A pet's barks and cries alerted the occupants of a Western Slope [Colorado] home to a carbon-monoxide buildup this weekend and saved their lives, a family says.

Kenai, a 14-year-old Bernese mountain dog mix, started "whining and barking" at 4 a.m. Sunday, waking one of three adults sleeping in the basement of the New Castle home, said Kirstin Kraig of Arvada.

"We're sure glad she was there," Kraig said of Kenai, a friend's dog. "I truly believe that if it weren't for Kenai, we wouldn't all be here today."

Kraig and her husband, their two children, five other adults and four dogs were all using the home during a family-and-friends getaway weekend, Kraig said.
> Read the rest of the story here at the Denver Post

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2 comments:

  1. What a great story :-) I have 2 pugs, I think Bailey and Chelsey would try to save us if something happen :-)

    Thanks,
    Giovanna Garcia
    Imperfect Action is better than No Action

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  2. Very cool post... I love stories like this

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