A brave goat-herding dog who refused to abandon his flock amidst the deadly California wildfires miraculously survived the flames that torched the entire property.
Odin is one of two great Pyrenees who take turns guarding the Handel family’s eight goats from coyotes and mountain lions, and he was on duty the night the fires broke out.
As the raging fires encroached upon their home, Roland Handel had to make a split-second decision: try to force his dog Odin into the car, or leave him behind.
“By 11:10 we could see the first of the flames across the valley,” Handel wrote on Facebook. “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. 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. I made a decision to leave him, and I doubt I could have made him come with us if I…
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