Dog dying of cancer alerts owner to house fire

This is why they are mans best friend.


Brittney, a nine-year-old bulldog dying from cancer, saved the lives of her owner by barking until he woke up, allowing them to both flee their burning home Saturday.

Scott Seymour of Grand Rapids, Mich., told the Grand Rapids Press that Brittney woke him by barking at his bedside around 5:45 a.m. Seymour woke find the roof of his home being consumed by flames, but he and Brittney escaped unharmed. Smoke detectors did not sound during the fire, according to reports.

Seymour learned May 7 that an ultrasound indicated there were several tumors on Brittney’s stomach. Among the options he was given to consider was putting Brittney to sleep. But Seymour said no. He wanted his dog of nine years to live out the rest of her life.

She ended up saving his.



"She was demanding that I get up. And it saved my life," Seymour told the Grand Rapids Press.



A veterinarian did not think Brittney would survive surgery, and Seymour did not want his dog to endure chemotherapy. Instead, he decided make her final days more comfortable with the help of medication.

Brittney is believed to have only weeks to live.

Seymour is staying at his parent’s house – with Brittney – until he finds a new home. The cause of the fire is believed to be faulty electrical wiring. Seymour’s home may be a total loss, according to reports.

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