A dashcam video from the Alaska State Troopers shows a dog leading them through winding back roads to a blazing fire at his owners’ property.
The video on the troopers’ website shows the German shepherd running to meet the trooper’s vehicle, then racing to the house on Caswell Lakes on April 4.
Troopers say Buddy and his owner, 23-year-old Ben Heinrichs, were in the family workshop when a heater ignited chemicals. Heinrichs told Buddy: “We need to get help.”
The dog eventually found a trooper responding to a call about the fire.
Dogs have been aiding rescue and security work for years and can help in everything from finding survivors to locating bombs. And all this makes me wonder if canines, more so than technology, are the answer for better security in airports and providing an invaluable resource for disaster first responders. (At least the good doggies that study up and pass their tests.)
Technology is great and all, but I’m not sure it will ever be able to do this.