• Subscribe
  • Buyer's Guide
  • In Print
  • Advertise
  • Station Design Conference
  • FireFusion
  • Podcasts
    1. Home

    Dog Saves Puppies, Places Them on Chile Fire Truck

    Aug. 11, 2012
    The German Shepherd named Amanda could be seen going back and forth between the house and the fire truck until all of the puppies were brought to safety.
    AP Photo/Jose Monsalve, Diario El Austral de La Araucaria
    A German Shepard named Amanda carries one of her five puppies from the flames that destroyed the house where she lived and places them in a fire truck in Temuco, Chile.
    A German Shepard named Amanda carries one of her five puppies from the flames that destroyed the house where she lived and places them in a fire truck in Temuco, Chile.

    A German Shepherd named Amanda has touched the city of Temuco, Chile after she carried her five 10-day old puppies to safety following a house fire on Thursday.

    According to Soy Temuco, the dog rescued her pups after a car bomb went off by picking them up with her snout and placing them on a fire truck.

    Amanda could be seen going back and forth between the house and the fire truck until all of the puppies were brought to safety.

    All of the animals were transported to a vet where one of the puppies, named Amparo, unfortunately died after suffering severe burns.

    The other four puppies are reportedly in good health.

    Voice Your Opinion!

    To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Firehouse, create an account today!