HEROIC DOG FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE AFTER TRYING TO SAVE OWNER FROM FATAL HOUSE FIRE

Firefighters burst down the door of a burning home to find owner Ben Ledford on the floor with his boxer dog Carmen trying to shelter him

A heroic "pooch" who tried to save her owner from a fatal house fire is now fighting for her own life.
Firefighters burst down the door of a burning home to find owner Ben Ledford on the floor with his boxer dog Carmen lying over his face.

They believe this was an attempt from the 9-year-old to shelter him from the shroud of smoke and save his life.

Neighbour Ron Mitchell told WCPO: "When the fire department did get to Ben, his dog was laying over his face protecting him."

Sadly Mr Ledford, from Ohio, died a short time after being taken to hospital but Carmen has been placed on a ventilator and is battling for survival.


 

Fighting for her life: Carmen is hooked up to a ventilator

Dr Daniel Carey said: "All things considered she's doing quite well.

Another vet Dr. Marlo Anderson said: "She is definitely still considered very critical but she is certainly in better condition than she was before we put her on the ventilator."

"Had we not been able to put her on this (ventilator), I definitely think she would have passed away.
"We do have about a 50 percent on average success rate once they go on the ventilator for something like this that they'll be able to come off the ventilator."

Dr Anderson believes Carmen is still alive today because of her protective instinct and the fact she tried to take care of her owner.

He added: "A lot of dogs instinctively know when there's a crisis going on and so a lot of them do go to try to protect their owners, so she very well may have been trying to protect him.

"She seems to be very social, so anytime we are over here with her she's kind of up and trying to interact with us as best she can."

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