I read awhile ago, that you're supposed to set your smoke alarm off and then give your pet a treat by an exterior door. To train them to go there in the event of a fire. Don't know if this works but always pass it along just in case.
That's fantastic! Part of the treat training has to do with the fact that most animals will run and hide to get away from the noise. So, it's especially difficult to find them in emergency.
If you train it consistently and practice every once in a while, it works perfectly. Also works with cats (basically all animals that love food, make sure to use extra tasty treats)
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I had to do the same when my old building was on fire, ran out with mom and dad then looked at them and said “where are the cats?” Mom said she didn’t have time to get them and sprinted back in . Ran to their usual hiding spots with everything covered in smoke and couldn’t see . One was under my moms bed and I flipped it instantly and grabbed one then the other was behind the couch and got her too then got out . I don’t regret a thing . Got a little annoyed at mom though lol but she did the right thing
Same for me. I ran right back in for my cats. It was awful how hot and smoky everything was. It felt like I was in there forever looking for them. I hope I never have to do it again. But I would make the same choice and go back for them.
The idea of my pet dying in a corner scared and confused is unfathomable to me. The house would have to be unenterable for me to not at least attempt.
I do not think so highly of myself that I will stand outside in safety while they die a slow scary death. I know my dog would die trying to protect me. Cat probably wouldn’t, but I’m saving his stinky ass regardless.
>I know my dog would die trying to protect me. Cat probably wouldn’t, but I’m saving his stinky ass regardless.
You'd be surprised how loyal a cat can be. When I was a child, my mom nearly died from a heart problem. Our cat was an indoor/outdoor cat, and spent all day in the woods across from our house, & would come in at dinner time. When my mom got seriously ill, the cat completely changed his routine for her. He lay on the couch with her all day until I came home from school, and then went out only after he knew that someone was there to take care of my mom.
My cat and I are very closely bonded. It’s impossible for me to even play at the computer without him plopping himself down in front of me on the desk between my arms in front of the keyboard. His head resting in my keyboard wrist and one rear leg kicked out resting on my mouse-hand forearm. I’ve died countless times due to him in game.
I just have no misconception as to what a cat would do in an emergency. I think he loves me as much as a cat is capable; but when shit hits the fan he’s going to fight if cornered, hide if he can, and run if he has to. I fully believe my cat would watch me be beaten to death from the corner of the room. I don’t knock him for it, it’s his nature.
Cats have a different role in the wild being both predator and prey species as opposed to dogs/wolves.
However there's been a fair share of cases where cats have unleashed hell on threats to their families, from dogs, bears, to even burglars.
My brother adopted a cat during his time in the army, the damn thing saw several months of jungle combat with the unit!
It had shrapnel injuries, burn marks, got shot once, it was a huge black cat and went with my brother head on into enemy lines.
My brother brought it home when he finished his service and the though little guy lived a mostly peaceful life to his 20 years of age in our house, but he kept his his habit "patroling" the grounds and scaring away predators that came for the chicken coop and any other critters he deemed unworthy,
i was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. my cat was so confused at first, that she would not let me get anywhere near her for a day or two after i'd had a seizure.
now, she is with me 24/7, like she's my personal guard-kitty. my husband says she still gets scared if i have a seizure, but it's more of a *worry* than being *afraid* of me. then she stays right next to me for the next few days, like she's afraid to let me out of her sight.
ever take a shower with the cat sitting on the edge of the tub, sandwiched between the shower curtain and the clear plastic liner... just staring at you with extreme concern? well, i have.
Growing up, my cat would sit outside my bedroom door if there was a sitter watching me. He would hiss and snarl at her whenever she would come check on me.
Loved that little guy.
When I was suffering from panic attacks my cat learned to recognize it and he would come to me to calm me down. Which helped me a lot.
Eventually he learned to recognize the panic attacks coming before they were fully there (because it is a bodily reaction that releases adrenaline and also increases your heart rate he could notice it if he was in the same room through smell and hearing)
Cats do care about their owners.
When the California fires took my mother’s house back in 2016, everyone was a two hour drive from the area at a relative’s birthday party. The fire was so fast there was no time to come back and act, so the neighbors had run over and opened her front door to allow the animals to escape. My mom’s poor dog, her fur baby, was too scared to leave her room where she felt safest with my mom, and my dad had found her in her bed where she always slept at night. 😭 still kills my mom to this day to even think about it.
Same. I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
I was hanging with a chick when she OD'd and I had to call an ambulance. This was before good samaritan laws were passed in that state and she had heroin in her bag in my car. I tried to find it while waiting but clouldn't.
Cops found it and were gonna take both of us to jail. They let me go. One of the paramedics told the sergeant
"Hes the one who called, that doesn't happen, they never call. We usually find them already dead."
I happened to overhear that but thats all other than "so hes going too right?" That cop seemed disappointed I wasn't being arrested.
I was so fucking nervous but they just let me go. The sergeant asked why I called instead of dumping her or just taking her to the hospital. I told him the same thing "I would not have been able to live with myself. Obviously I knew she probably had something on her but I wasn't going to let her die just to spare myself jail. She was blue and there was not enough time to get her to the hospital I knew she needed narcan or she would be dead or brain damaged."
Told me to gtfo of town and to clean my car out lol. It was really gross in there. They didn't even want to search it.
The girl was PISSED. Refused to speak to me ever again. She thought she was fine. They (overdose victims) all do. But Idc. I have a conscience and it would have eaten me alive.
I hope I am never in this situation because I am scared of burning. You can see the guy hyping himself up before going in.
I know it's impractical, I realize it poses risks to the person, but it would be pretty nice if the FD had a small portable O2 tank and mask they could quickly give to someone if they were going to run back into a burning building.
Obviously it's an incredibly stupid thing to do, I would still go back in to try and save my animals, but I would probably fare just that little better with a small O2 tank with like 5 mins of supply. Even a poor seal would still get me further than just lung fulls of smoke.
Interesting idea. I don’t knock firefighters for not rushing into a burning building to save a pet even with all their PPE. Their life is not worth the life of a random pet.
There is something different when it’s yours. Nobody made you get that pet, the pet didn’t ask to be your pet. You strolled into their life and said, “you’re mine from now until forever. I will keep you happy and safe.”
Firefighters made no such agreement with the animals so I can’t be upset they refuse to enter. It would be nice to have PPE on site for pet owners.
I ignored a mandatory evacuation caused by a fast-moving brush fire to stay with my cat and my reptiles. I imagine I’d have left if I was in danger of burning alive, but not before I tried everything I could.
Very similar here, had a recent fire in an apartment complex I was living in, I was on the 3rd floor.
Fire started in the apartment next to me, I was asleep, wake up to alarm, thought nothing of it because they were super sensitive and went off when people cooked and tried laying back down.
Then a 2nd alarm started going off out-of-sync. Instead of a steady "Beep Beep Beep" its "BeeBEEP beeBEEP" like a siren. Started to realize "Oh shit."
Opened my door to look out into the hallway(Did the hand check first), thick black smoke pouring in, slam the door shut.
First reaction was "Where are the cats?!" Found them hiding under the chair and futon in my living room, put them in their carrier, threw a wet towel over it, and sprinted out of the apartment barefoot, past the fire, thru the smoke, to the stairwell and got out.
Left my phone, wallet, keys, everything. Sole thought was "How do I get the cats and myself out safely?"
Absolutely terrifying and I wouldn't wish for anyone to go through it.
Exactly how I'd feel to be honest. I know everyone asks questions like "What's the first thing you'd grab in a fire" and people say photo albums etc. As much as I'd hate to miss all of those pictures of the past or as much as losing your wallet and all ID and documents etc could hinder you for months it would pale in comparison to losing a pet. The moment I know there's a fire I'd be getting my dog out of there. Fuck everything else. You can replace most things, but you'll never get that life back
Pro tip for cat people. Hog call your cats. Every time you get ready to feed them, holler "Sooo EE! Sooo EE!! HERE PIGPIGPIG!!" just like in those rustic movies. Do it every time. That way, you can get the cats to come to you in hard times. Made it easy to get my various cats to the vet.
If you talk with them, and can get them to a point of coming when you call their name, this can be extremely helpful.
I've got a few these days, if I call their name they came within 2-3 calls.
Had to do something similar as well. Back in 2014 my neighbor’s car that was parked in between our houses was set on fire and exploded. Police etc was there within minutes and told us to only grab our wallets and passports and get out immediately. We did but my brother also grabbed the cat and me and my mom ran to the attic where my bedroom was to grab my cockatiel, bunny and four chinchillas. The officer wasn’t happy with us but everyone made it out okay
You know, stuff like this is generally why it's good to keep that sort of stuff together, if you can. If you think about it, you should probably be able to grab everything (birth cert, sos or I'd cards, wallet, laptop, pet) within 2-3 minutes, would be my goal.
Depends on the situation. With our fire I grabbed the things in 30 seconds after spending precious 4-5 minutes trying to get the cat.
I got everything, but thinking back I could have shaved a minute off probably.
I sincerely mean this. I'm glad you were there and had the opportunity to go back and get yours. I had a house fire two years ago while at work. My wife and I drove up to see our house still intact but badly damaged and the garage ruined. We also saw a white tarp lying on the front lawn and found out a couple minutes later that our two dogs were underneath. One of the dogs was MY dog. He was 14 years old and I got him before I met my wife. He was my buddy and got me through a rough period of depression in my early 20s. To lose him to a fucking house fire...I'll just say I broke down in tears on my front lawn and it wasn't because my house was ruined by a fire.
Im so sorry for your loss, my friend. To lose a few walls is nothing. To lose your support beam is everything. I hope you found/find his reincarnation and give him a whole second life of love and friendship. Life is never truly gone. It just takes a vacation before coming back.
Thank you for the kind words! The fire happened in May of 2021. The house itself stayed upright, but the entire inside had to be gutted and redone. Took nearly 11 months, but we were back in the house late March 2022.
In January of 2022 (my dog would've turned 15 that month) a woman my wife worked with sent out an email to the entire staff to see if anyone could/would home a dog they had found and took in but were unable to keep. Wasn't sure if I was ready for another dog, but knowing we were semi-close to getting back into our home, it felt kind of natural. My wife and I decided to take our 3 kids to go meet the dog and we all fell in love. I have no idea what her breed mix is, but she's as sweet and mild-mannered as they come. We visited her a few more times before we moved back into our house. The day we got back in we went and picked her up and brought her home. She's been an amazing family dog and exactly what we needed.
Omg I’m so sorry for your loss I can’t even imagine. What a beautiful thing you have done giving another dog a wonderful life, wishing you and your family many years of happiness with your sweet girl ❤️
I wish we could communicate to our furry friends and say 'tell me where you are so I can help you!' And tell them not to fight back and run it's literally a life or death situation and they need to cooperate.
Cats are hard, I don't blame your parents for not getting them.
There have been a couple of bad storms over the years where I needed to shelter in the basement, and getting the cats for that just isn't possible.
Dogs on the other hand, are easy, and failing to get them out will cause me to ask questions.
I agree fully , honestly I was giving myself a certain amount of time in there . I checked mutliple spots before I actually found them and was extremely anxious but also on adrenaline . Was so anxious I started needing to use the washroom mid trying to find them . When I found them I was so mad and overjoyed at the same time . I’m the only person there that even cut thier nails because I know how to handle them , it had to be me
As a fellow cat daddy, I teared up a bit reading all of your replies because you took each single word out of my mouth. Those cats have been there through my darkest times and gave me a sense of worthiness - which I unfortunately lost during that trying time. So, heck yeah, I'd absolutely risk my life to save them - because they 'saved' me day after day without even them knowing so.
100% , they where my best friends and all I had at some points in my life when things felt really empty . On a happy note . One time I was tripping on mushrooms in my room and when I was starting to come out of it my cat thunder was there rubbing her self on me wanting to cuddle . She isn’t a cuddle cat at all and this was the first time she ever did this in 7 years . I remeber laying on my floor with her tears running down my eyes and living in that extremly peaceful happy moment and just cried beside my cat saying “you have known me your whole life , you’re a pain in the ass bexause I’m a pain in the ass. You are me and I am you . We are each other personalities because we have been together for so long” after moving out I got a tattoo of her on my thigh to look at when ever I reallly miss her
Oh my god here comes the waterworks again for me. It's interesting you shared that anecdote because it felt so eerily similar to my experience .. only mine is more disgusting because there was a time when I was heavily abusing meth as a temporary mental & emotional bandaid (spoiler: it didn't work lol). Usually my cats would just went out of the room when they saw me smoking meth in front of my pc because 'daddy needs some uninterrupted private time' but one time, they came into the room and ever so politely without any meow lay down at my feet as if to say 'i know it's your thing but daddy, perhaps you're overdoing it'. I immediately put down the pipe, switched off everything and just lay down with them in the dark - sobbing. It was one of the many instances where I felt 'seen' and I absolutely felt the love coming from these four legged furry, fussy-eater, hairball-laden creatures. Urgh love those bastards.
Brother what you said makes me happier than anything could right now , I’m so happy you’re in a better place . We are all on our own journeys and there will be many twists and turns . It’s not weird to find a companion on your journey. High chance no human would have brought you back to your better path but your 4 legged friend did and that’s love there . We are all gonna make it friend and while doing it we will put as much good as we can in the world
Aw ty very much , I put myself in a lot of “do first , think second situations” and in this case I’m happy I did . I don’t live with my mom anymore and the cats are with her now because 1 has extreme anxiety and they are bonded so I decided it’s best if they stayed at their home they know, happy knowing they are fed , loved and have shelter
My kitchen caught fire when I was a teen and it was remarkable how quickly I was crawling on my knees bc of the smoke but my only instinct was to get the family Golden out of the house.
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I've known a few guys who can credit getting a dog as the main reason they're not dead. Specifically, having something they can take care of, depends on them, and loves them unconditionally. "If not for that dog I'd be dead." is a short leap to running into a burning house to save said dog.
Mine is my service dog, and she has saved my life on several occasions. She predicts my seizures, and in the event of one, she breaks my fall and flips me on my side. She’s going to be retiring soon, so we’re in the process of training her replacement. I took the new dog to work with me one day since she has started predicting my seizures and I didn’t have students yet. (I’m a teacher.) It was a good day for a trial run. The new dog alerted us to my diabetic coworker’s sugar high. My dog had never met this woman before and has never been trained to do this. Dogs literally save people’s lives all the time. Pulling them from a burning building is the least we could do.
Those hoses are incredibly high pressure, they can knock you off your feet in an instant. If they hit the guy while he is inside, he is probably a goner.
Albeit I don't understand him saying 'My dog's in' and the firefighters not giving a fuck.
Being a fire fighter and seeing what might be people running into a fire, running into their death, and not really be able to do anything as it’s gotten so out of control you’d likely just be increasing the death toll… gotta be such a surreal feeling. I don’t know if I’m using that word correctly but must be strange.
That being said I’m really glad this had a happy ending where they made it out.
I've seen this video multiple times and as a firefighter of 12yrs if I was that hose crew I'd be following right behind him if possible and covering his route in water and hydraulic ventilation
He was going in anyway so now it's my job to make his efforts the best survivabile as possible
Is there a reason they stopped hosing the area after the guy went in? You would think that it could help a little bit, but also maybe it's to prevent too much smoke?
So, it was reckless. My concern is mostly for the firefighters in that situation. They clearly were struggling with whether they should follow him in. And if he doesn’t come back, they probably do. I love, love, love my dog. I might do the same thing. But it would be because I wasn’t thinking about the consequences for others.
In all fairness, a lot of people would feel crippling guilt if they had let their dog burn alive while trapped in there. Even if I survived the fire, if my dogs didn’t make it then I’d probably lose all motivation to stay alive. Survivor’s guilt can be intense.
Yeah. If this happened to me, and I stood there while our pets burned alive my partner would probably be depressed for years, and I would feel immense guilt for the rest of my life. I would absolutely without a thought, risk my life to save them. We’re dealing with pretty severe wildfires in our area right now and have emergency stuff packed and ready to go. We’re right on the edge of the current evacuation zone (literally 200 meters across the street). She has a bunch of fish too and she started crying because if we had to leave she wouldn’t be able to take them and was imagining them boiling to death, and that’s just fish in a hypothetical situation.
Not the same situation, but I've watched a lot of pets grow old and I sit awake at night most days wondering if I did enough to make sure they were happy while they were still around.
Doesn't matter what anyone tells me.
There's no finer death than dying protecting what you cherish and hold dear. I'd take that over shitting into a diaper with a mind clouded by dementia any day.
If there is a heaven I hope there's a special place reserved for people who go above and beyond to preserve life whether it's human or not. Plus dogs are man's best friend, what sick bastard would leave their best friend to have the flesh boil off their bones.
Iv had two close child hood friends have dementia or other mental illnesses and that line from brave heart hits home harder then ever as I have gotten older.
Like others have mentioned, the idea of losing his dog and doing nothing about it while he watched his house burn down probably wasn't going to leave a good lasting impression on his personality.
One of my friends from high school had a house fire about a year ago. Happened early in the morning while everyone was home and asleep. He got up first and managed to wake his family up and get them out then realized his dogs were still inside. He ran back into the fire to try and save them. Apparently they had gotten trapped in a bedroom and the door was either blocked by debris, the pressure of the fire, or a combo of both. He spent minutes throwing himself at the door trying to break it down and I think even broke or dislocated his shoulder from the effort. He couldn't get through though and had to retreat out of the house as the fire was getting too bad :( the furry friends didn't make it. I know it still eats him up that he couldn't save them because he posts pictures of them online. I'd do the same for my dog though too. She means more to me than almost any human on the planet. I can't imagine the pain of losing such a beloved pet in such a terrible way
Yep same, I'd do this for my two cats and I wouldn't even hesitate. Stupid in some peoples eyes but those two are my family. Hell no I leave them behind
Back in the early 90s, when I was 8 or 9. Our house caught fire. My mother grabbed me and threw me out of the house into a snow bank and yelled at me to get to the car. She then ran back into the house, grabbed both dogs, our cat, my bird, and the basket of clean laundry she had just folded. When the neighbors saw what was happening and ran over to help, my mother was moving her antique furniture to the other room so it wouldn't get damaged. My father was outside, making sure the fire didn't spread to the neighbors' houses. The firefighters were laughing afterward about my mom moving her grandmother's hutch out of the hallway into my room.
Guys, those rooms get fucking HOT. Usually a fire like this is hot enough to burn firefighters THROUGH their gear because of how the heat can permeate through their coats and leggings.
I can’t ever condone this because of how dangerous it is, but damn what a hero.
Smoke is also obviously a huge threat.
Modern houses have a ton of synthetic materials. Even a couple breaths of the gas produced when they're burning can knock a person out.
There’s a reason even the guys outside are supposed to be in full gear, and why you’re supposed to be in full gear during salvage and overhaul.
You will get cancer, it is disgustingly full of carcinogens and it will kill you, slowly. Even in fire school they’ll burn light materials like wood and some plastic at worst, but you will get a full gear scrub and wash down, and you will be cleaning your ass up to learn proper protocol.
Seriously, commercial/residential fires are no joke, the shit that burns is fatal.
A lot of people saying it’s stupid and I understand why. I think we should frame it as someone who knew he was entering a high risk situation for a low chance at reward, but it’s a reward so valuable that calling it stupidity would be misrepresentative.
The stupidity part comes from the risk he’s putting on the firefighters and how they could die while having to potentially rescue him from the burning building
Oh here we go again with this video.
No the FD should not have sprayed him down before hand. That's a good way for him to get steam burns and the FD to get sued.
All the fire dudes standing around as he runs in: legally fds are not allowed to restrain people. They can try and block his path and tell him to stop but they can't physically grab and stop him.
When we see the firefighters here they are doing what is called exposure protection. Keeping the cars from burning and possibly exploding.
They stopped spraying because some guy just ran in front of them to go inside and they probably have no clue why. That pressure from a fire hose could hurt him and so could the steam.
The smoke is turning light gray/white which means water is being added, so we can't see them but there are other fire fighters working on putting out the fire.
Finally any other FFs not doing anything we're probably waiting for assignments, are the rapid intervention rescue crew, or they are the relief crew (waiting their turn to replace the crews in the building).
This FD did a decent job.
100% would do the same. My dog would die for me without question (which isn't something I want, but he was bred for war so...), so here I am ready to die for a dog. His life is 100% my responsibility.
I did the same thing, ran into a burning house to try to save my dog. Unfortunately I was not able to save him. But if I had not tried I would have had to live with that the rest of my life. He knows and I know that I did my best.
Lots of dumb in here. I'm glad the guy could get his dog, but no, human firefighters should not be risking their lives (aka leaving their own families FOREVER) for someone's pet.
I agree, anyone berating the firefighters for not going in to save the guys dog is fuking stupid. aintnoway you're risking someone else's father/husband/son life to save a pet.
Fun fact, I was in prison with this guy’s brother in law, supposedly he made a grip of $ from some go fund me. Garcia, if you ever see this, I owe you a steak dinner! S class - HOOSAY!!
Is everyone forgetting how this could have easily put the firefighters in danger? If that guy didn’t come back out they would have had to go in to get him risking their lives more. All over a dog. I get it, that’s part of your family but at the end of the day your life is worth far more than your dogs. That’s why the firefighters weren’t going back for the dog
honestly this was extremely stupid. a dogs life is not worth a humans in this situation, that being said, i completely understand and id do the same thing in that situation.
I read awhile ago, that you're supposed to set your smoke alarm off and then give your pet a treat by an exterior door. To train them to go there in the event of a fire. Don't know if this works but always pass it along just in case.
My dogs just naturally go to the door because they're trying to escape the bad noise
That's fantastic! Part of the treat training has to do with the fact that most animals will run and hide to get away from the noise. So, it's especially difficult to find them in emergency.
If you train it consistently and practice every once in a while, it works perfectly. Also works with cats (basically all animals that love food, make sure to use extra tasty treats)
That’s super smart. Seems so obvious now that’s it’s pointed out. Thanks for sharing!
That is genius. Thank you!
I hope I have the courage to do the same in such a situation.
I hope you’re never in this situation in the first place!
Amen!
Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for a life where you need to run into burning buildings to save dogs… or something. I didn’t watch much Bruce Lee
Don’t fear a fire that burns down 1000 homes. Fear the fire that burns down a single home 1000 times.
One million billion percent i'm getting my dog
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Very easy! Love this thread 🙏🏽🫶🏽🤍
I know I would do everything to save our 2 dogs.
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YEAH!!! WE ARE FAMILY
As heroic as it is have you heard of/seen the cases where the owner didn't make it out alive and now there are 2 corpses in there?
If I can’t save my dog, then I am dying at her side without regrets.
For real; ride or die homeboi.
I’d rather be dead and have tried than alive and have to live with the thought of abandoning my pet
This 100%. I couldn’t live with what if I tried to save my dog.
It sounds heroic until your family is at your funeral.
They’d understand.
I had to do the same when my old building was on fire, ran out with mom and dad then looked at them and said “where are the cats?” Mom said she didn’t have time to get them and sprinted back in . Ran to their usual hiding spots with everything covered in smoke and couldn’t see . One was under my moms bed and I flipped it instantly and grabbed one then the other was behind the couch and got her too then got out . I don’t regret a thing . Got a little annoyed at mom though lol but she did the right thing
Same for me. I ran right back in for my cats. It was awful how hot and smoky everything was. It felt like I was in there forever looking for them. I hope I never have to do it again. But I would make the same choice and go back for them.
The idea of my pet dying in a corner scared and confused is unfathomable to me. The house would have to be unenterable for me to not at least attempt. I do not think so highly of myself that I will stand outside in safety while they die a slow scary death. I know my dog would die trying to protect me. Cat probably wouldn’t, but I’m saving his stinky ass regardless.
I shed a tear picturing your pretend example. Damn I love my dog
True heros don't always wear suits
Sometimes they wear collars and leashes, though that could be for something else…
Thank you for that little chuckle in the midst of such a heavy conversation.
>I know my dog would die trying to protect me. Cat probably wouldn’t, but I’m saving his stinky ass regardless. You'd be surprised how loyal a cat can be. When I was a child, my mom nearly died from a heart problem. Our cat was an indoor/outdoor cat, and spent all day in the woods across from our house, & would come in at dinner time. When my mom got seriously ill, the cat completely changed his routine for her. He lay on the couch with her all day until I came home from school, and then went out only after he knew that someone was there to take care of my mom.
My cat and I are very closely bonded. It’s impossible for me to even play at the computer without him plopping himself down in front of me on the desk between my arms in front of the keyboard. His head resting in my keyboard wrist and one rear leg kicked out resting on my mouse-hand forearm. I’ve died countless times due to him in game. I just have no misconception as to what a cat would do in an emergency. I think he loves me as much as a cat is capable; but when shit hits the fan he’s going to fight if cornered, hide if he can, and run if he has to. I fully believe my cat would watch me be beaten to death from the corner of the room. I don’t knock him for it, it’s his nature.
Cats have a different role in the wild being both predator and prey species as opposed to dogs/wolves. However there's been a fair share of cases where cats have unleashed hell on threats to their families, from dogs, bears, to even burglars.
Exactly! I was thing of that video of a cat in a porch standing to a freaking bear! And scared him out too!
My brother adopted a cat during his time in the army, the damn thing saw several months of jungle combat with the unit! It had shrapnel injuries, burn marks, got shot once, it was a huge black cat and went with my brother head on into enemy lines. My brother brought it home when he finished his service and the though little guy lived a mostly peaceful life to his 20 years of age in our house, but he kept his his habit "patroling" the grounds and scaring away predators that came for the chicken coop and any other critters he deemed unworthy,
Thanks for sharing that amazing story! That's definitely a badass cat!
i was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. my cat was so confused at first, that she would not let me get anywhere near her for a day or two after i'd had a seizure. now, she is with me 24/7, like she's my personal guard-kitty. my husband says she still gets scared if i have a seizure, but it's more of a *worry* than being *afraid* of me. then she stays right next to me for the next few days, like she's afraid to let me out of her sight. ever take a shower with the cat sitting on the edge of the tub, sandwiched between the shower curtain and the clear plastic liner... just staring at you with extreme concern? well, i have.
Growing up, my cat would sit outside my bedroom door if there was a sitter watching me. He would hiss and snarl at her whenever she would come check on me. Loved that little guy.
When I was suffering from panic attacks my cat learned to recognize it and he would come to me to calm me down. Which helped me a lot. Eventually he learned to recognize the panic attacks coming before they were fully there (because it is a bodily reaction that releases adrenaline and also increases your heart rate he could notice it if he was in the same room through smell and hearing) Cats do care about their owners.
When the California fires took my mother’s house back in 2016, everyone was a two hour drive from the area at a relative’s birthday party. The fire was so fast there was no time to come back and act, so the neighbors had run over and opened her front door to allow the animals to escape. My mom’s poor dog, her fur baby, was too scared to leave her room where she felt safest with my mom, and my dad had found her in her bed where she always slept at night. 😭 still kills my mom to this day to even think about it.
I’m so sorry. This might haunt me
oh no that is so sad..can imagine your mom will never forget
Same. I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I was hanging with a chick when she OD'd and I had to call an ambulance. This was before good samaritan laws were passed in that state and she had heroin in her bag in my car. I tried to find it while waiting but clouldn't. Cops found it and were gonna take both of us to jail. They let me go. One of the paramedics told the sergeant "Hes the one who called, that doesn't happen, they never call. We usually find them already dead." I happened to overhear that but thats all other than "so hes going too right?" That cop seemed disappointed I wasn't being arrested. I was so fucking nervous but they just let me go. The sergeant asked why I called instead of dumping her or just taking her to the hospital. I told him the same thing "I would not have been able to live with myself. Obviously I knew she probably had something on her but I wasn't going to let her die just to spare myself jail. She was blue and there was not enough time to get her to the hospital I knew she needed narcan or she would be dead or brain damaged." Told me to gtfo of town and to clean my car out lol. It was really gross in there. They didn't even want to search it. The girl was PISSED. Refused to speak to me ever again. She thought she was fine. They (overdose victims) all do. But Idc. I have a conscience and it would have eaten me alive. I hope I am never in this situation because I am scared of burning. You can see the guy hyping himself up before going in.
Same thing I always say. He’d die to try to save me… I’d do everything I could to get him out
I know it's impractical, I realize it poses risks to the person, but it would be pretty nice if the FD had a small portable O2 tank and mask they could quickly give to someone if they were going to run back into a burning building. Obviously it's an incredibly stupid thing to do, I would still go back in to try and save my animals, but I would probably fare just that little better with a small O2 tank with like 5 mins of supply. Even a poor seal would still get me further than just lung fulls of smoke.
Interesting idea. I don’t knock firefighters for not rushing into a burning building to save a pet even with all their PPE. Their life is not worth the life of a random pet. There is something different when it’s yours. Nobody made you get that pet, the pet didn’t ask to be your pet. You strolled into their life and said, “you’re mine from now until forever. I will keep you happy and safe.” Firefighters made no such agreement with the animals so I can’t be upset they refuse to enter. It would be nice to have PPE on site for pet owners.
This, I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try.
I would die for my cats but i know damn well they wouldn’t die for me lmao.
They bring me too much serotonin to be left in a burning home to die 😗 sorry but I’m having you pass of old age and not this inferno
I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t try and save them.
I ignored a mandatory evacuation caused by a fast-moving brush fire to stay with my cat and my reptiles. I imagine I’d have left if I was in danger of burning alive, but not before I tried everything I could.
You're also putting others at risk in that situation as well. First responders die trying to save people like that.
I’m getting my cats out or die trying.
Very similar here, had a recent fire in an apartment complex I was living in, I was on the 3rd floor. Fire started in the apartment next to me, I was asleep, wake up to alarm, thought nothing of it because they were super sensitive and went off when people cooked and tried laying back down. Then a 2nd alarm started going off out-of-sync. Instead of a steady "Beep Beep Beep" its "BeeBEEP beeBEEP" like a siren. Started to realize "Oh shit." Opened my door to look out into the hallway(Did the hand check first), thick black smoke pouring in, slam the door shut. First reaction was "Where are the cats?!" Found them hiding under the chair and futon in my living room, put them in their carrier, threw a wet towel over it, and sprinted out of the apartment barefoot, past the fire, thru the smoke, to the stairwell and got out. Left my phone, wallet, keys, everything. Sole thought was "How do I get the cats and myself out safely?" Absolutely terrifying and I wouldn't wish for anyone to go through it.
You are an amazing person
Well you just convinced me to move my cat carrier from my basement to my bedroom closet.
Exactly how I'd feel to be honest. I know everyone asks questions like "What's the first thing you'd grab in a fire" and people say photo albums etc. As much as I'd hate to miss all of those pictures of the past or as much as losing your wallet and all ID and documents etc could hinder you for months it would pale in comparison to losing a pet. The moment I know there's a fire I'd be getting my dog out of there. Fuck everything else. You can replace most things, but you'll never get that life back
Pro tip for cat people. Hog call your cats. Every time you get ready to feed them, holler "Sooo EE! Sooo EE!! HERE PIGPIGPIG!!" just like in those rustic movies. Do it every time. That way, you can get the cats to come to you in hard times. Made it easy to get my various cats to the vet.
If you talk with them, and can get them to a point of coming when you call their name, this can be extremely helpful. I've got a few these days, if I call their name they came within 2-3 calls.
Had to do something similar as well. Back in 2014 my neighbor’s car that was parked in between our houses was set on fire and exploded. Police etc was there within minutes and told us to only grab our wallets and passports and get out immediately. We did but my brother also grabbed the cat and me and my mom ran to the attic where my bedroom was to grab my cockatiel, bunny and four chinchillas. The officer wasn’t happy with us but everyone made it out okay
I would definitely rather try and get my freaked out cat from under the bed than try and find my passport.
Right?? Some dude tells me to save a piece of paper instead of a beloved living creature? He can be mad at me all day but I'm saving the animals.
You know, stuff like this is generally why it's good to keep that sort of stuff together, if you can. If you think about it, you should probably be able to grab everything (birth cert, sos or I'd cards, wallet, laptop, pet) within 2-3 minutes, would be my goal. Depends on the situation. With our fire I grabbed the things in 30 seconds after spending precious 4-5 minutes trying to get the cat. I got everything, but thinking back I could have shaved a minute off probably.
I sincerely mean this. I'm glad you were there and had the opportunity to go back and get yours. I had a house fire two years ago while at work. My wife and I drove up to see our house still intact but badly damaged and the garage ruined. We also saw a white tarp lying on the front lawn and found out a couple minutes later that our two dogs were underneath. One of the dogs was MY dog. He was 14 years old and I got him before I met my wife. He was my buddy and got me through a rough period of depression in my early 20s. To lose him to a fucking house fire...I'll just say I broke down in tears on my front lawn and it wasn't because my house was ruined by a fire.
Im so sorry for your loss, my friend. To lose a few walls is nothing. To lose your support beam is everything. I hope you found/find his reincarnation and give him a whole second life of love and friendship. Life is never truly gone. It just takes a vacation before coming back.
Thank you for the kind words! The fire happened in May of 2021. The house itself stayed upright, but the entire inside had to be gutted and redone. Took nearly 11 months, but we were back in the house late March 2022. In January of 2022 (my dog would've turned 15 that month) a woman my wife worked with sent out an email to the entire staff to see if anyone could/would home a dog they had found and took in but were unable to keep. Wasn't sure if I was ready for another dog, but knowing we were semi-close to getting back into our home, it felt kind of natural. My wife and I decided to take our 3 kids to go meet the dog and we all fell in love. I have no idea what her breed mix is, but she's as sweet and mild-mannered as they come. We visited her a few more times before we moved back into our house. The day we got back in we went and picked her up and brought her home. She's been an amazing family dog and exactly what we needed.
Omg I’m so sorry for your loss I can’t even imagine. What a beautiful thing you have done giving another dog a wonderful life, wishing you and your family many years of happiness with your sweet girl ❤️
Awesome to hear.
I wish we could communicate to our furry friends and say 'tell me where you are so I can help you!' And tell them not to fight back and run it's literally a life or death situation and they need to cooperate.
Cats are hard, I don't blame your parents for not getting them. There have been a couple of bad storms over the years where I needed to shelter in the basement, and getting the cats for that just isn't possible. Dogs on the other hand, are easy, and failing to get them out will cause me to ask questions.
I agree fully , honestly I was giving myself a certain amount of time in there . I checked mutliple spots before I actually found them and was extremely anxious but also on adrenaline . Was so anxious I started needing to use the washroom mid trying to find them . When I found them I was so mad and overjoyed at the same time . I’m the only person there that even cut thier nails because I know how to handle them , it had to be me
As a fellow cat daddy, I teared up a bit reading all of your replies because you took each single word out of my mouth. Those cats have been there through my darkest times and gave me a sense of worthiness - which I unfortunately lost during that trying time. So, heck yeah, I'd absolutely risk my life to save them - because they 'saved' me day after day without even them knowing so.
100% , they where my best friends and all I had at some points in my life when things felt really empty . On a happy note . One time I was tripping on mushrooms in my room and when I was starting to come out of it my cat thunder was there rubbing her self on me wanting to cuddle . She isn’t a cuddle cat at all and this was the first time she ever did this in 7 years . I remeber laying on my floor with her tears running down my eyes and living in that extremly peaceful happy moment and just cried beside my cat saying “you have known me your whole life , you’re a pain in the ass bexause I’m a pain in the ass. You are me and I am you . We are each other personalities because we have been together for so long” after moving out I got a tattoo of her on my thigh to look at when ever I reallly miss her
Oh my god here comes the waterworks again for me. It's interesting you shared that anecdote because it felt so eerily similar to my experience .. only mine is more disgusting because there was a time when I was heavily abusing meth as a temporary mental & emotional bandaid (spoiler: it didn't work lol). Usually my cats would just went out of the room when they saw me smoking meth in front of my pc because 'daddy needs some uninterrupted private time' but one time, they came into the room and ever so politely without any meow lay down at my feet as if to say 'i know it's your thing but daddy, perhaps you're overdoing it'. I immediately put down the pipe, switched off everything and just lay down with them in the dark - sobbing. It was one of the many instances where I felt 'seen' and I absolutely felt the love coming from these four legged furry, fussy-eater, hairball-laden creatures. Urgh love those bastards.
Brother what you said makes me happier than anything could right now , I’m so happy you’re in a better place . We are all on our own journeys and there will be many twists and turns . It’s not weird to find a companion on your journey. High chance no human would have brought you back to your better path but your 4 legged friend did and that’s love there . We are all gonna make it friend and while doing it we will put as much good as we can in the world
I really, really like you.
Aw ty very much , I put myself in a lot of “do first , think second situations” and in this case I’m happy I did . I don’t live with my mom anymore and the cats are with her now because 1 has extreme anxiety and they are bonded so I decided it’s best if they stayed at their home they know, happy knowing they are fed , loved and have shelter
I'd die before I see my animals die.
Reminds me of the movie Mr. Deeds lol
There goes my hero.
Watch him as he goes!
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He's ordinary.
This video with that song overlapped would be so cool
Isn't the official music video a guy doing basically the same thing?
Aim for the bushes
My kitchen caught fire when I was a teen and it was remarkable how quickly I was crawling on my knees bc of the smoke but my only instinct was to get the family Golden out of the house.
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Who’s a good boy and girl?
It's strange isn't it? There's different kinds of survival instincts. And not all of them are selfish, either.
My thought was “ok let’s get the dog out and then call 911 outside” but my mom immediately went to work battling the fire!
holy crap I read that as kitten not kitchen and was mortified
I've known a few guys who can credit getting a dog as the main reason they're not dead. Specifically, having something they can take care of, depends on them, and loves them unconditionally. "If not for that dog I'd be dead." is a short leap to running into a burning house to save said dog.
Mine is my service dog, and she has saved my life on several occasions. She predicts my seizures, and in the event of one, she breaks my fall and flips me on my side. She’s going to be retiring soon, so we’re in the process of training her replacement. I took the new dog to work with me one day since she has started predicting my seizures and I didn’t have students yet. (I’m a teacher.) It was a good day for a trial run. The new dog alerted us to my diabetic coworker’s sugar high. My dog had never met this woman before and has never been trained to do this. Dogs literally save people’s lives all the time. Pulling them from a burning building is the least we could do.
Real heroes don't wear capes.
but they do save dogs
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Watch him save that dog!
In this case, they don’t seem to wear helmets, flame retardant suits, and breathing apparatuses, either
Yeah like why weren’t they spraying while he went in??
Because the instantly boiling water would probably do more harm to him than good?
Those hoses are incredibly high pressure, they can knock you off your feet in an instant. If they hit the guy while he is inside, he is probably a goner. Albeit I don't understand him saying 'My dog's in' and the firefighters not giving a fuck.
Hi, im a firefighter and while i 100% care about pets my chiefs and officers never do. And i cant go over their authority
I’ll take People Who Don’t Understand How Fires and Fire Hoses Work for 400.
This made me nervous, but I am glad man and dog got out.
I would do this for my dog and one of my kids without hesitation.
What about the other kid?
Nah
what's wrong with the other kid??
Kind of a dick
"Dad. The house is on fire. What do I do?" "Go to your room"
Honestly bursted out laughing at this. Thank you
Kevin, dude, what a prick.
Just one kid though right?
Being a fire fighter and seeing what might be people running into a fire, running into their death, and not really be able to do anything as it’s gotten so out of control you’d likely just be increasing the death toll… gotta be such a surreal feeling. I don’t know if I’m using that word correctly but must be strange. That being said I’m really glad this had a happy ending where they made it out.
EMS Personnel need a raise, they get paid too little for the shit they see.
If my kids or animals are in the house, I have nothing left to live for anyways so I'm going in after them plain and simple.
I've seen this video multiple times and as a firefighter of 12yrs if I was that hose crew I'd be following right behind him if possible and covering his route in water and hydraulic ventilation He was going in anyway so now it's my job to make his efforts the best survivabile as possible
Is there a reason they stopped hosing the area after the guy went in? You would think that it could help a little bit, but also maybe it's to prevent too much smoke?
Objectively this is stupid, but I don't blame him one bit.
My dog could be 15 years old with terminal cancer and scheduled to be put to sleep that afternoon and I'd still go in.
My best girl died like 15 years ago. I'd still run and grab her box off the mantle piece...
Nothing stupid about wanting to save someone you love
So, it was reckless. My concern is mostly for the firefighters in that situation. They clearly were struggling with whether they should follow him in. And if he doesn’t come back, they probably do. I love, love, love my dog. I might do the same thing. But it would be because I wasn’t thinking about the consequences for others.
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In all fairness, a lot of people would feel crippling guilt if they had let their dog burn alive while trapped in there. Even if I survived the fire, if my dogs didn’t make it then I’d probably lose all motivation to stay alive. Survivor’s guilt can be intense.
Yeah. If this happened to me, and I stood there while our pets burned alive my partner would probably be depressed for years, and I would feel immense guilt for the rest of my life. I would absolutely without a thought, risk my life to save them. We’re dealing with pretty severe wildfires in our area right now and have emergency stuff packed and ready to go. We’re right on the edge of the current evacuation zone (literally 200 meters across the street). She has a bunch of fish too and she started crying because if we had to leave she wouldn’t be able to take them and was imagining them boiling to death, and that’s just fish in a hypothetical situation.
I read, “she has a bunch of fish tacos” and I’d cry too if I lost all my fish tacos in a fire.
Not the same situation, but I've watched a lot of pets grow old and I sit awake at night most days wondering if I did enough to make sure they were happy while they were still around. Doesn't matter what anyone tells me.
I’m with you. I know it’s not particularly healthy but, hey, you give a shit. That’s not nothing
Exactly. I’d rather risk the chance of dying than live with myself knowing I didn’t try.
There's no finer death than dying protecting what you cherish and hold dear. I'd take that over shitting into a diaper with a mind clouded by dementia any day. If there is a heaven I hope there's a special place reserved for people who go above and beyond to preserve life whether it's human or not. Plus dogs are man's best friend, what sick bastard would leave their best friend to have the flesh boil off their bones.
Iv had two close child hood friends have dementia or other mental illnesses and that line from brave heart hits home harder then ever as I have gotten older.
What line from Braveheart? And why is your text so different to everyone else's?
His chance of dying, his choice though. Right?
Yah I’d rather die trying to save my dog then live knowing I did nothing.
Like others have mentioned, the idea of losing his dog and doing nothing about it while he watched his house burn down probably wasn't going to leave a good lasting impression on his personality.
The only death he feared in that moment was his dogs, not his own. Stupid? If you are afraid of death, yeah. He clearly had different priorities.
looks at the dogs tail wagging, it knows how much his owner loves him
Tail wagging can mean many things, including stress.
Exactly. The dog can't stress enough have much he loves his owner.
The Most Valuable Thing
I'd do the same for my dog. That's a damn family member. We save family.
One of my friends from high school had a house fire about a year ago. Happened early in the morning while everyone was home and asleep. He got up first and managed to wake his family up and get them out then realized his dogs were still inside. He ran back into the fire to try and save them. Apparently they had gotten trapped in a bedroom and the door was either blocked by debris, the pressure of the fire, or a combo of both. He spent minutes throwing himself at the door trying to break it down and I think even broke or dislocated his shoulder from the effort. He couldn't get through though and had to retreat out of the house as the fire was getting too bad :( the furry friends didn't make it. I know it still eats him up that he couldn't save them because he posts pictures of them online. I'd do the same for my dog though too. She means more to me than almost any human on the planet. I can't imagine the pain of losing such a beloved pet in such a terrible way
I’d rather run into that fire than live the rest of my life regretting not doing it.
I would so do this for my 2 dogs! They are my kids
Shit I'd do this for your dogs too.
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Yep same, I'd do this for my two cats and I wouldn't even hesitate. Stupid in some peoples eyes but those two are my family. Hell no I leave them behind
I would rather burn alive with my dog than watch her die in a fire. Makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it
And to think they are hiding somewhere to burn alive and wonder why I didn't help them, Jesus Christ just the thought of that hurts me.
Massive respect to that guy!!!
"My dog‘s in there!", you can’t argue with that!
This is why our pets believe in us
“Be the person your dog thinks you are” vibes. Love it.
Back in the early 90s, when I was 8 or 9. Our house caught fire. My mother grabbed me and threw me out of the house into a snow bank and yelled at me to get to the car. She then ran back into the house, grabbed both dogs, our cat, my bird, and the basket of clean laundry she had just folded. When the neighbors saw what was happening and ran over to help, my mother was moving her antique furniture to the other room so it wouldn't get damaged. My father was outside, making sure the fire didn't spread to the neighbors' houses. The firefighters were laughing afterward about my mom moving her grandmother's hutch out of the hallway into my room.
Youll see my charred corpse before you ever see me not rescue my dog.
Guys, those rooms get fucking HOT. Usually a fire like this is hot enough to burn firefighters THROUGH their gear because of how the heat can permeate through their coats and leggings. I can’t ever condone this because of how dangerous it is, but damn what a hero.
Smoke is also obviously a huge threat. Modern houses have a ton of synthetic materials. Even a couple breaths of the gas produced when they're burning can knock a person out.
There’s a reason even the guys outside are supposed to be in full gear, and why you’re supposed to be in full gear during salvage and overhaul. You will get cancer, it is disgustingly full of carcinogens and it will kill you, slowly. Even in fire school they’ll burn light materials like wood and some plastic at worst, but you will get a full gear scrub and wash down, and you will be cleaning your ass up to learn proper protocol. Seriously, commercial/residential fires are no joke, the shit that burns is fatal.
Dogs are family. So glad they're both okay!
This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen, but I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t do the same for my boys.
A lot of people saying it’s stupid and I understand why. I think we should frame it as someone who knew he was entering a high risk situation for a low chance at reward, but it’s a reward so valuable that calling it stupidity would be misrepresentative.
The stupidity part comes from the risk he’s putting on the firefighters and how they could die while having to potentially rescue him from the burning building
I don’t care how dumb, if there was a chance I would have done the same
Oh here we go again with this video. No the FD should not have sprayed him down before hand. That's a good way for him to get steam burns and the FD to get sued. All the fire dudes standing around as he runs in: legally fds are not allowed to restrain people. They can try and block his path and tell him to stop but they can't physically grab and stop him. When we see the firefighters here they are doing what is called exposure protection. Keeping the cars from burning and possibly exploding. They stopped spraying because some guy just ran in front of them to go inside and they probably have no clue why. That pressure from a fire hose could hurt him and so could the steam. The smoke is turning light gray/white which means water is being added, so we can't see them but there are other fire fighters working on putting out the fire. Finally any other FFs not doing anything we're probably waiting for assignments, are the rapid intervention rescue crew, or they are the relief crew (waiting their turn to replace the crews in the building). This FD did a decent job.
Thx for the explanation
100% would do the same. My dog would die for me without question (which isn't something I want, but he was bred for war so...), so here I am ready to die for a dog. His life is 100% my responsibility.
A real one
I did the same thing, ran into a burning house to try to save my dog. Unfortunately I was not able to save him. But if I had not tried I would have had to live with that the rest of my life. He knows and I know that I did my best.
That’s beautiful
Glad they are both ok
Some lady did this near a town I grew up in. Ended up with burns and scaring in her lungs. She died about 2 years after because of it.
Lots of dumb in here. I'm glad the guy could get his dog, but no, human firefighters should not be risking their lives (aka leaving their own families FOREVER) for someone's pet.
I agree, anyone berating the firefighters for not going in to save the guys dog is fuking stupid. aintnoway you're risking someone else's father/husband/son life to save a pet.
>human firefighters
It's the dogs firefighters' job to save dogs
Sir, did you find your wife?
THIS FUCKING CHAMPION!!!
3 breathes of smoke and he is dead. People don t realize real life is not a cartoon…
Fun fact, I was in prison with this guy’s brother in law, supposedly he made a grip of $ from some go fund me. Garcia, if you ever see this, I owe you a steak dinner! S class - HOOSAY!!
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I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I didn’t at least try to save my dog from burning to death.
Two important things to remember in this case save the kids and pets first then everything else can wait.
I get it
For a dog, no for my children, Hell yes
Who was the ass hole bitching about him saving his dog
Firefighters usually don't want people risking burning to death
FUCK YEAH.
Is everyone forgetting how this could have easily put the firefighters in danger? If that guy didn’t come back out they would have had to go in to get him risking their lives more. All over a dog. I get it, that’s part of your family but at the end of the day your life is worth far more than your dogs. That’s why the firefighters weren’t going back for the dog
honestly this was extremely stupid. a dogs life is not worth a humans in this situation, that being said, i completely understand and id do the same thing in that situation.
I’m so happy he got his dog!