Dedicated Dog Found Guarding Family’s Home After It Was Destroyed By The Camp Fire

When the Camp Fire approached Bill and Andrea Gaylord’s 80-acre ranch they had only minutes to evacuate. They attempted to bring their two Anatolian Shepherd dogs, Miguel and Madison, to safety but both dogs ran off to protect the property, and they were forced to leave without them. The Camp Fire burned over 153,000 acres, destroying buildings and tearing apart families. Many people, like the Gaylords, were forced to leave their pets and were uncertain about their fate. However, organizations in the area had volunteers who were willing to check on pets. Bill and Andrea, extremely worried about her dogs, had called K9 Paw Print Rescue and requested that someone check to see if Miguel and Madison were okay. The task fell to Shayla Sullivan, who drove out to the neighborhood to see if the dogs could be found. Finding the address was difficult. The fire had destroyed the area, which Shalya describes as “pitch black and desolate.” Workers in the area had spotted the two dogs, so she was certain they had survived the fire, but she hoped to bring them back to the rescue and reunite them with Bill and Andrea. In a Facebook post, Shayla describes the first few days of her search, “Poor bab...