At just three weeks old, a puppy should be exploring their new surroundings, and being showered with love. But instead, this 3-week-old Pit Bull named Jake was trapped in his new owner’s backyard shed after it caught on fire.
Luckily for the scared and helpless pup, neighbor and firefighter Bill Lindler spotted the smoke, and immediately ran to put the fire out and save Jake. While Jake was safe, 75 percent of his body had been covered in bad burns.
Jake was brought straight to the vet to treat his burns, but days later when Lindler called to check in on him, he found out that Jake’s owners abandoned him at the vet when they found out how much his care would cost.
Lindler had become attatched to the puppy he rescued, and he and his family knew instantly that they would take him home and give him a family that would never abandon him.
After Jake was able to heal and grow, he was sworn in on December 8th, 2015 by the city of Hanahan to become the mascot for Lindler’s fire department.
While being sworn in, Jake took the K-9 Oath of Office: “I, Jake the Fire Dog, as the Mascot for the City of Hanahan Fire Department, do hereby promise to help make kids smile with my charming personality and help them to learn about fire safety and what to do in an emergency situation. […] No job is too big or too small where kids are concerned.”
Originally Lindler had hoped Jake could become a therapy dog for burned children after he survived such a traumatic burn, but instead, he decided that Jake would be perfect for teaching kids about fire safety and one day work as an arson detection dog.
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After A Fire Left A 3-Week-Old Pup Covered In Burns, His Rescuer Gives Him A New Life is an article from: LifeDaily