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Docile dog alerts homeowner to fire across the street
Mariah, emitting a "barky-whine," jumped at Nelson's front window, tore down the blinds and flipped over the ottoman to alert Nelson, who was in a back bedroom. When Nelson checked to see what was going on, she discovered the home across the street was on fire. "I was so proud of her," Nelson said of Mariah. "This is stuff I see on Animal Planet." Nelson called 911 and did what she could to help her neighbor, Roy Lamoreaux, out of his burning block home on Elm Street, Houghton Lake. She said he was already starting to come out of the laundry room in his wheelchair when she approached the house.
Nelson said her husband, Rod, is a fireman with Sanilac County, but he was not home at the time. She said Lamoreaux, an amputee, was dressed only in sweatpants, so she went back across the street to grab some of her husband's clothes. Fortunately, Lamoureaux's own dog was at a friend's house, Nelson said. Lamoreaux was assisted by the Red Cross and his insurance company with motel accommodations. The story of Nelson's dog alerting her to the fire was broadcast on the news and since then she has received anonymous gifts on her porch, such as flowers and dog bones.
"She's a big baby," Nelson said. "She's such a honey."
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