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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/toddler-dies-spokane-fire-dog-huddled-side-42987801
A toddler who died in a house fire was found with his dog and teddy bear next to him and authorities believe the dog tried to protect the boy.

Spokane Fire Department spokesman Brian Schaeffer says the dog also died in the fire that broke out at about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Schaeffer says three other children and an adult escaped from the blaze.
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Schaeffer says it appears that the dog stayed behind in an attempt to protect the boy and that the fire was very intense in the part of the house where they were found.

The battery in the house's smoke detector had been removed and it was not working.

[...] police are investigating the child's death
 
Dog was prob just used to sleeping with him, prob all it was trying to do. Smoke prob got it before it had any idea there was trouble. Nitwits will look for heartwarming bullshit anywhere.
 
Dog was prob just used to sleeping with him, prob all it was trying to do. Smoke prob got it before it had any idea there was trouble. Nitwits will look for heartwarming bullshit anywhere.


^^ Jack's dog would probably START a fire in his bedroom!
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hell of a thing losing a loved to a fire.
that will be some premium guilt forever.
 
Dog was prob just used to sleeping with him, prob all it was trying to do. Smoke prob got it before it had any idea there was trouble. Nitwits will look for heartwarming bullshit anywhere.

I was a vol. FF/EMT for almost a decade, in my experience as such, most pets wake at the smell of fire and run to their usual escape route, usually the front or back door. Cats will claw at windows, and some dogs will try to jump through a closed window if it's low enough for them to get to. Many times, they even find a way out of the home, to everyone's amazement, and we don't always figure out how they managed their escape.
My point being that nearly all animals instinctively know that fire is deadly, even if they don't feel the heat, they understand the smoke is interfering with their ability to breathe - all creatures, including humans, have a primal urge to fight for air - if in doubt, try drowning yourself in a bucket of water.
Damn near impossible without assistance, or by passing out and just happening to land head first in said bucket.
When overcome by smoke inhalation while asleep, both cats and dogs will be found in their usual sleeping area. If trapped and alerted to the danger, cats will often be found dead afterwards in a favored hiding spot, but dogs are found either trying to get out if alone, or usually with a family member who is also trapped in the dwelling.
Are they with the family member for protection from the fire, or are they trying to protect their loved one?
If the family member is older, and someone who feeds, waters, and walks them - then it's probably for protection - when the family member is a small child, who is a beloved playmate and in their minds a member of the pack, they are usually there to protect. Sometimes, regardless of whom is trapped with them, it's simply both.
Every breed of dog was created by humans: we crossed intellect with whatever other variables we desired and somehow infused both a fierce loyalty instinct into their psyche and an impressive language center into the creatures' brain. The loyalty can be argued as to being a form of preservation, becoming dependent on us for food and comforts, but the language center can not, as they all are derived from wolves, and wolves have behavioral communication, but no language.
This make us uniquely bonded to each other, people and dogs, whether we think they're family, or they think we're a pack - the love and loyalty go both ways equally.
HTH
 
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