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shanam · Jun 11th, 2009, 11:37 PM

Oh, this is so sad it made me cry.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/...ze-159051.html

PIQUA — Glenda Moss saved Jeter after an early life of abuse.
Jeter paid her back Thursday, June 11.
The five-year-old great pyrenees is credited with saving the lives of Moss and her son David, 19, by alerting them to an early morning fire at their Harney Street home on Piqua’s west side.
Smelling smoke and hearing the crackle of fire, mother and son fled the house around 6 a.m. with Jeter following. For an unknown reason, the 120-pound dog went back into the house and perished.
Glenda Moss was sleeping in a recliner in the living room when Jeter, who usually slept in the bay window nearby, “was right up in my face, all over me,” she said. “I tried to shove him away, then I smelled the smoke.”
Moss ran down the hall to wake up David before they fled through the front door.
“For some reason, (Jeter) turned around and went back in the house,” Glenda said.
She went back in to find him. “I couldn’t see him. It was so smoky, I couldn’t find him, so I had to come back out.”
Piqua firefighters said the blaze appears to have started in the garage, then spread to the house. The fire caused heavy damage to the structure, a car in the garage and another car in the driveway with loss estimated at $90,000. The cause is under investigation.
“They got lucky,” Mike Rindler, assistant fire chief, said. He said there were no smoke detectors in the house, and the smoke likely would have been deadly if not for the dog alerting his owners.
Glenda Moss said Jeter came to the family from the humane society in Shelby County about three years ago. The wife of her boss, knowing the family had lost another pet pyrenees to illness, brought him to Glenda.
“He’d had such a tough time. He’d been starved, beaten and abused,” Glenda Moss said, sobbing as friends and neighbors stopped by after hearing of the fire. “My dog was just amazing.”

ILoveMyBug · Jun 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM

What a bittersweet story, I wonder why Jeter went back into the house?

RIP Jeter

Sweetpea83 · Jun 12th, 2009, 10:51 AM

Jahpson · Jun 12th, 2009, 11:06 AM

What a hero, with such a big heart.

He probably went back to fetch something important for the owners. RIP

twilight_sky · Jun 12th, 2009, 11:56 AM

he was a hero, but so sad

Belle49 · Jun 12th, 2009, 01:08 PM

meela188 · Jun 13th, 2009, 10:07 AM

that is so sad, i love dogs, they are the best

lmkhlh2006 · Jun 14th, 2009, 09:40 PM

Heartbreaking, animals are amazing creatures.

Green Zebra · Jun 14th, 2009, 09:44 PM

_bebee · Jun 14th, 2009, 10:38 PM

awww this is sad

Veelyn · Jun 15th, 2009, 11:36 AM

So Sad! RIP Jeter. Im going to go home and give my doggy a kiss tonight!

shy*violet · Jun 15th, 2009, 01:08 PM

stories like this always melt my heart!

There was a story in CNN.com about a month ago about a husband and wife who were hiking in the woods with their dog, and their small dog (I think it was a smaller mixed breed?) pretty much fought off a Cougar.

The dog had some pretty severe injuries but lived, and he saved the life of his owners.

They are loyal little creatures

twin53 · Jun 16th, 2009, 12:50 PM

RIP man's best friend

Panda1 · Jun 16th, 2009, 03:22 PM

That dog is a real hero better than a lot of people out there. Say no to animal experiments which is where many homeless animals end up.

poshgal78 · Jun 24th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Stories like this break my heart--he's now in dog heaven **sniff***

Jun 11th, 2009, 11:37 PM	#1
shanam OP 60 is the new 40 LOL Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,568	Dog alerts local family to fire, dies in blaze Oh, this is so sad it made me cry. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/...ze-159051.html PIQUA — Glenda Moss saved Jeter after an early life of abuse. Jeter paid her back Thursday, June 11. The five-year-old great pyrenees is credited with saving the lives of Moss and her son David, 19, by alerting them to an early morning fire at their Harney Street home on Piqua’s west side. Smelling smoke and hearing the crackle of fire, mother and son fled the house around 6 a.m. with Jeter following. For an unknown reason, the 120-pound dog went back into the house and perished. Glenda Moss was sleeping in a recliner in the living room when Jeter, who usually slept in the bay window nearby, “was right up in my face, all over me,” she said. “I tried to shove him away, then I smelled the smoke.” Moss ran down the hall to wake up David before they fled through the front door. “For some reason, (Jeter) turned around and went back in the house,” Glenda said. She went back in to find him. “I couldn’t see him. It was so smoky, I couldn’t find him, so I had to come back out.” Piqua firefighters said the blaze appears to have started in the garage, then spread to the house. The fire caused heavy damage to the structure, a car in the garage and another car in the driveway with loss estimated at $90,000. The cause is under investigation. “They got lucky,” Mike Rindler, assistant fire chief, said. He said there were no smoke detectors in the house, and the smoke likely would have been deadly if not for the dog alerting his owners. Glenda Moss said Jeter came to the family from the humane society in Shelby County about three years ago. The wife of her boss, knowing the family had lost another pet pyrenees to illness, brought him to Glenda. “He’d had such a tough time. He’d been starved, beaten and abused,” Glenda Moss said, sobbing as friends and neighbors stopped by after hearing of the fire. “My dog was just amazing.”
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Jun 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#2
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Jun 12th, 2009, 10:51 AM	#3
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Jun 12th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#4
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Jun 12th, 2009, 11:56 AM	#5
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Jun 13th, 2009, 10:07 AM	#7
meela188 Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,708	that is so sad, i love dogs, they are the best
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Jun 14th, 2009, 09:40 PM	#8
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Jun 14th, 2009, 10:38 PM	#10
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Jun 15th, 2009, 11:36 AM	#11
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Jun 15th, 2009, 01:08 PM	#12
shy*violet I heart PINK! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,287	stories like this always melt my heart! There was a story in CNN.com about a month ago about a husband and wife who were hiking in the woods with their dog, and their small dog (I think it was a smaller mixed breed?) pretty much fought off a Cougar. The dog had some pretty severe injuries but lived, and he saved the life of his owners. They are loyal little creatures
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Jun 16th, 2009, 12:50 PM	#13
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Jun 16th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#14
Panda1 Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 260	That dog is a real hero better than a lot of people out there. Say no to animal experiments which is where many homeless animals end up.
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Jun 24th, 2009, 04:02 PM	#15
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