From The Brisbane Times (Australia): Three-legged dog saves family from fire.

A three-legged dog has saved the lives of a family of three, waking them in just enough time to escape a fire that destroyed their home last night.

The fire broke out above a wood heater shortly after 11pm last night at the family’s property on the outskirts of Dalby, west of Brisbane.

The family dog Jack - a blue heeler cross who lost his front left leg when he fell from the back of a ute five years ago - began to bark loudly shortly after the fire broke out.

It was enough to wake mother Samantha Simmich, who in turn was able to get herself, her four-year-old daughter, two-year-old son and Jack safely out of the house.

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Husband Michael Simmich, who had been working in Bowen when the fire broke out, was awoken in the early hours of this morning with the devastating news.

After driving most of the night, he was expected to arrive back in Dalby this afternoon.

Speaking to brisbanetimes.com.au on his mobile phone as he drove to be with his family, Mr Simmich said he was happy his family escaped unharmed - and proud that his faithful dog, who had been his companion for 10 years, had saved their lives.

And on the other hand, from Fox News: Woman Killed by Her Own Pet Dog.

A one-year-old chow mix apparently turned on its owner, killing her with bites to her throat and arm, authorities said.

Phyllis G. Carroll, 63, was mauled by one of her two black chow mix dogs around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, said Fayette County Coroner Joe Todd.

Both dogs were seized and will be destroyed at the request of the victim’s family, he said.

Carroll kept the dogs, a male and female from the same litter, in a yard behind her home in Connersville. There were no witnesses, but Todd said authorities believed the male dog, which was the larger of the two, attacked Carroll.

The dog bit Carroll in the arm as she carried treats out from the house, then bit her throat after she fell to the ground. Eight sets of bite marks were found on Carroll, Todd said.

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