The April 4th
2010 began as a normal day for Ben. He was working in the workshop near their
house.
Unfortunately while he was working, a heater touched off chemicals in
the shop and instantly caused a fire. In order to confine the flames, Ben
slammed the door of the shop. However soon after that he realized that Buddy is
still in the shop and Ben went back to try to rescue the dog. He succeeded to
take the dog outside from the burning shop. They needed help…
Buddy
quickly run off from the place where they were standing and Ben thought that
the dog is trying to find a place to hide.
Neighbors of the Heinrichs’ family saw the fire and immediately called the police. The
first trooper dispatched to check the case was Terrence Shanigan. However the
GPS in the car froze up while he was driving. He got lost in the rural roads.
When he was about to take another turn in a wrong direction he noticed a dog on
the road. This was Buddy! When Buddy saw the vehicle he begun running in front
of it, showing the right direction. He was constantly looking over his shoulder
to assure that the car is following him. Soon after that Shanigan saw the
burning shop. When he reached his destination Buddy followed him to the house
to be sure that he will find the way. The local medias report that immediately
after that Buddy returned on the road to guide the fire trucks to the burning
house. The Alaska State Police Director Col. Audie Holloway said: "Buddy's
valiant actions saved Trooper Shanigan valuable time in responding to the fire. Buddy's pluckiness is a
bright spot among an otherwise tragic event for the Heinrichs family."
Buddy was
honored for his heroism by the state police headquarters in Anchorage.
Source: Today
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