Goat-Herding Dog Refused To Abandon Flock Amid Firestorm, Miraculously Survived [View all]
A story of survival, determination and duty out of fire-ravaged California.
"With the deadly flames of the Tubbs Fire bearing down on his property, Roland Tembo Hendel knew it was time to round up his family, dogs and cats flee."
A Great Pyrenees named Odin would not leave the goats he was in charge of and despite the family's efforts to carry him away, the dog stayed with the goat herd. Later the family returned expecting the worst, but...
...We were able to make it back to the smoldering wasteland of our forest,” Hendel wrote on Facebook. “Every structure is in ruins. Trees are still burning.”
But suddenly, the goats appeared and raced toward the family. And there was Odin — fur burned, whiskers melted, limping on his right leg. The battle injuries suffered in his desperate fight with the flames.
During the firestorm Odin not only protected his flock, he also seems to have adopted several baby deer who were huddled around him for safety.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/10/16/odin-would-not-abandon-his-flock-as-firestorm-approach/
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