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They Thought Their Dog Died in a Wildfire … But Then a Miracle Happened

Published

7 years ago

October 16, 2017

PETS+ Staff

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PETS Izzy Katherine Weaver had no choice but to flee her neighborhood in Santa Rosa, CA, as a wildfire began to consume it. And she had no intention of leaving her Bernese mountain dog, Izzy, behind.

But as she and her husband started to get into their car, Izzy leapt from her arms and ran into the night, Inside Edition reports. The couple barely escaped the neighborhood as flames reached 30 feet into the air.

Weaver became distraught thinking the dog had died.

But the story has a happy ending. The next day, Weaver’s son, Jack Weaver, went to check on the house. When he called the dog’s name, she came running.

The scene was captured on a video that has gone viral on Facebook.

Take a look:

Read more at Inside Edition

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