Goat herding dog burned to death protecting flock in CA wildfire (graphic video)
 

Ooops, burned but not dead!

Goat-Herding Dog Refused To Abandon Flock Amid Firestorm, Miraculously Survived « CBS San Francisco

SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) ? With the deadly flames of the Tubbs Fire bearing down on his property, Roland Tembo Hendel knew it was time to round up his family, dogs and cats flee.

But there simply was no room for the family?s flock of goats.

?By 11:10 we could see the first of the flames across the valley,? he wrote on his Facebook page. ?By 11:15 they were growing larger and the winds went mad. We had loaded up the dogs and cats, but Odin, our stubborn and fearless Great Pyrenees would not leave the goats.?

Odin ? living up to the Norse god he is named after ? would not abandon the flock.

So the family reluctantly and with heavy hearts, watched Odin was they were departing, hoping they would see him again but knowing it was likely he would not survive.

?Even under the best of circumstances it is nearly impossible to separate Odin from the goats after nightfall when he takes over the close watch from his sister Tessa,? Hendel wrote. ?I made a decision to leave him, and I doubt I could have made him come with us if I tried.?

The escape proved harrowing as the fire erupted along Mark West Springs Road. The journey through the flames would prove deadly for one of Hendel?s neighbors ? Lynne Powell ? but his family finally reached safety.

?Cars behind us on Mark West Springs Road were pouring flames out of the windows as they roared down the road,? he wrote on Facebook. ?Later that morning when we had outrun the fires I cried, sure that I had sentenced Odie to death, along with our precious family of bottle-raised goats.?

I would of made Odin get in the fucking car. He is a dog.

Awee! But he's a LSG dog, not a herding dog. He lives with and protects the animals from ANY harm. Will kill a dog or coyote if it comes into it's herd.

Herding dogs, just go out and herd when it's time to work. =) LSG dogs live with the herd. :)

Great dog. Had to protect his flock, that's what his breed does. Stronger bond with his goats than humans

You're on fire today, Bladewire ...

Now that's what you call dedication to duty.

Seriously bladewire? I live right here and it was on local news last night. He is not dead, did not get burned badly at all, he actually brought a group of baby deer back with him and all 9 goats too. What an idiot you are with your title which is blatantly a lie to get people to click LOL. Idiot.