Hero dog who saved couple from burning home now needs help herself
Precious was severely injured not long after fire
Precious was severely injured not long after fire
Precious was severely injured not long after fire
Last month, News9 told you about a deaf dog who alerted her owners that their Barnstead home was on fire.
Now that dog needs help, after saving something else from the rubble of the burnt house.
"How do you turn your back, literally, on a dog that just saved your life?" said Donna Gagnon.
Her home on Beauty Hill Road burned to the ground on Dec. 29.
>> How to help: GoFundMe for Precious the Dog
Gagnon says saving her 3-year-old border collie, Precious is not an option, it's a duty.
"We credit Precious more than you could ever imagine," she said.
The dog alerted her and her significant other that their home was on fire.
"That dog came up, woke up all the other dogs, woke us up and, literally, she's the reason we got out of the house, and I mean that. She is totally the reason we got out of the house," Gagnon said.
Now, Precious needs help herself.
Gagnon said Precious made her way to the rubble of their home on their property and started digging.
Gagnon's significant other went to see what the dog was doing.
"He found a kitten that debris must've moved and the kitten was trapped in that spot," she said.
Now, not only had their dog saved them but their kitten, too. But Precious also got severely injured in the process, skinning her leg on the debris.
She will require a lengthy stay at a Portsmouth animal hospital, skin grafts and lots of care with a price tag of $9,000 to $12,000.
Now, a family who watched their home burn to the ground has a hero animal to save.
"She's beyond everything," Gagnon said.
If you'd like to help cover the cost of Precious' surgery, you can send donations made out to Donna Gagnon, 491 Beauty Hill Road in Center Barnstead, NH 03225. Donations can also be made to a GoFundMe campaign set up for Precious.