When Roland Hendel and his family were forced to flee their Sonoma County, CA, home to escape the wildfires that devastated the area in October 2017, they had to leave behind their dog, Odin, who refused to be parted from the family’s eight goats that he guards from coyotes and mountain lions at night. The next day, Hendel returned to his incinerated home, expecting to find that Odin and the goats had perished, but found that Odin not only survived, but also managed to rescue all eight goats and some baby deer by guiding them to a clearing that was protected from the flames by high rocks. (from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: Beyond the Bizarre)
Sylvia Shults, author 