{"id":142,"date":"2010-04-27T15:03:37","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T15:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/german-shepherd-saves-his-owner-from-fire.html"},"modified":"2010-04-27T15:03:37","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T15:03:37","slug":"german-shepherd-saves-his-owner-from-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/german-shepherd-saves-his-owner-from-fire.html","title":{"rendered":"German Shepherd Saves His Owner from Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One incredible dog is an uncontested hero for his owner and the state troopers of Anchorage, Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>When 23-year-old Ben Heinrichs was in his workshop fixing his truck, a fire started after a spark ignited the gasoline.&nbsp; His clothes caught on fire and Heinrichs ran outside the workshop to put them out.&nbsp; To contain the fire, Henrichs closed the door to his workshop but then realized Buddy, his 5-year-old German shepherd, was still inside.&nbsp; He ran back to let the dog out and told Buddy they needed help.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Immediately, the dog ran off into the woods until he&nbsp;found&nbsp;a state trooper who had gotten lost trying to find Heinrichs.&nbsp; At the moment the state trooper was about to make a wrong turn, he saw&nbsp;Buddy and immediately knew to follow him&nbsp;when the dog started running.&nbsp; The state trooper recounted, &#8220;I just felt like I was being led &#8230; it&#8217;s just one of those things that we&#8217;re thinking on the same page for that brief moment.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/2010\/04\/24\/2010-04-24_german_shepherd_hailed_as_a_hero_after_leading_state_troopers_to_fire_in_alaska.html\">NYDailyNews.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When the state trooper arrived at Heinrichs&#8217;s home, he was able to direct the firefighters quickly&nbsp;to the scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;The workshop was destroyed&nbsp;and Heinrichs suffered burns to his face and left hand, but there&#8217;s no doubt Buddy saved the main house from burning&nbsp;down.<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, the extraordinary canine hero&nbsp;was given a special&nbsp;hero&#8217;s ceremony by the state troopers.&nbsp;&nbsp;He&nbsp;was honored with a rawhide bone and an engraved, stainless steel bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about&nbsp;Buddy the German shepherd:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/2010\/04\/24\/2010-04-24_german_shepherd_hailed_as_a_hero_after_leading_state_troopers_to_fire_in_alaska.html\">NYDailyNews.com: German Shepherd Hailed as a Hero<\/a>&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One incredible dog is an uncontested hero for his owner and the state troopers of Anchorage, Alaska. 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