Former Marine Rescues Terrified Pug From House Fire

Fear and anxiety were placed on the back burner – no pun intended – when a heroic former Marine saw she was needed. Here's the heroic former Marine, Destiny describe, in her own words, how the rescue went down:

The two women stopped and ran to the house, banging on the doors and windows of the home. Although there was no answer, Goddu, a former Marine Corps Sergeant, was worried the home was still occupied.

“I didn’t know if someone was trapped, sleeping or if they maybe had a heart attack while cooking,” Goddu said. “I had to make sure everyone had gotten out.”

Goddu ran to the backyard and opened the rear sliding glass door.

“The house was filled with smoke, but I could see something moving.” Goddu said.
After calling inside the home, a terrified pug ran toward Goddu but then fled back into the house. Without hesitating, Goddu ran into the smoke-filled home and rescued the family pet.
“The dog was coughing, spitting and shaking,” Goddu said.

Fire officials say a next-door neighbor saw the fire and called 911. No one else was home at the time of the fire.

The fire department did arrive and, thankfully, the fire was extinguished within an hour. It's frightening to imagine what may have happened to that petrified Pug if this courageous former Marine didn't quickly take charge and run into the burning house and saved him!

To read more about this heroic rescue, go to the Livermore Patch. It’s been said that some pets are the “angels” humans need in their life. For one lucky Pug, his angle came in human form!



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  1. Valeria Sanchez these sisters were driving by saw the house on fire and went to the back to check for anyone and found the little pug scared how scary i would just die . The pug was coughing and shaking and super scared poor little thing

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