Teens Quick Thinking Save Family Dogs from Blaze
By Amy Sinatra Ayres | vetstreet.com
Between classes at their high school in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, Sydney Davis ran across the street to her house with her friend, Amanda Burtin, to get some tea. But when they arrived, they could see thick black fog through the window, and they were hit with a big blast of smoke as they opened the door.
"The first thing that came to my mind was saving my dogs," Davis said. The dogs, Sam and Dave, were trapped inside in their cages. They called 911 and threw a rock through the glass door to shatter it. "We were just calling them and calling them and we didn't hear a thing," Davis said.
"I just jumped inside and looked for their cage." But the teens couldn't breathe and knew they had to get out of the house. Firefighters arrived just in time to free the dogs, with the girls' guidance. The Wheaten Terrier and Australian Shepherd were immediately put on oxygen and survived thanks to the teens' lucky timing and quick thinking. - Watch it at NBC Washington
