An Indianapolis family may have lost all of their possessions in an early morning house fire, but the family of four is thankful that they are alive and together.
The fire cost about $70,000 in damages. Mom Theresa says that before the fire, they were all prepared for Christmas.
"We lost everything. We had all our Christmas done — we lost that," she said. "I had wrapped all the presents. They were all gone. I mean everything. I don't even have a key to my car."
Bob Gammon sprang out of bed as soon as Theresa's son, Dallas, rushed down yelling "Fire!'" He got water to try to put it out, but the flames were already too big, and were starting to quickly consume the house. So he rushed his family outside: partner Theresa Bailey and her two sons, Dallas and Thaylon — and Shadow, a labrador-terrier mix service dog.
The pup— who happens to be expecting puppies in four weeks— had alerted Dallas of the fire by nudging the boy. One of his blankets had caught fire when a space heater was set too close to the bed, and Shadow was there to alert him of the danger.
Now, Shadow is being called a lifesaver.
“She’s amazing for doing that,” Theresa’s son, Thaylon, said. “Because if she didn’t, we would already be dead.”
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