Barking Poodle Saves Tennessee Family From Their Burning Home
09-27-2004 3:47 PM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A family escaped a fire that destroyed their home
thanks to their toy poodle, Teddy. A member of the family less than a
year, Teddy started barking early Sunday. "He does that occasionally,
so I just hushed him," Michelle Singleton told WBIR-TV.

But Teddy wouldn't stop, and soon she smelled smoke.

She thought it was outdoors coming in through the air conditioner until
her husband Randy Singleton noticed their closet was glowing.

"That's when he realized it was a fire," Michelle Singleton said.

They grabbed their three children and Teddy, and fled.

"We came outside and flames were going through the roof," Randy
Singleton said.



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WBIR-TV, Knoxville, http://www.wbir.com