“Leo the Lion-hearted” saves…
Leo Saves four kittens
On 27 October 2008, an Australian family of 7 were seen to be running away from a burning house with a dog… while their other dog refused to leave.
The dog was a Jack Russell Cross named “Leo” who remained in the burning Melbourne house. The family didn’t have a fire alarm installed, but was warned by a stranger who saw that the front of their house was engulfed in flames.
When the fire brigade arrived, a fireman rushed into the house thinking that there was still a person missing. The children were also screaming for their pets to be saved. The fireman dodged fallen power lines to enter a house filled with thick black smoke. When he entered the house, he saw Leo the Jack Russell guarding a box of 4 kittens!!
The mother of the litter of kittens was no where to be found… however, Leo laid unconscious and not breathing next to the them. Luckily, they were all removed from the house, although suffering from smoke inhalation. The firemen attempted to revive Leo with an oxygen mask and heart massages… and they successfully managed to!
Leo made no distinctions between who should or should not be saved. He knew that the kittens were helpless and he remained loyally next to them… even if it meant losing his life. Without him, the fireman’s attention would never have been drawn towards the 4 kittens who were in a closed box.
Do watch the video of the Jack Russell cross who is a civic hero. The firemen have given him a newly earned nickname “Smoky” hehe.
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This is an amazing story about a brave Jack Russell who decided to protect the four kittens, in the expense of his own life! Just like human, some dogs are more compassionate and non-discriminatory than others. This is a heartwarming story, thank you for sharing.
Amazing …….dog Leo saved 4 kittens from burning flames.Wow…Leo just a dog knew that the kittens were helpless and he must saved them even if it meant losing his life. Without him, the fireman would not have saved the 4 helpless kittens.
I am glad the fireman managed to resuscitate the unconscious dog Leo due to smoke inhalation. Animals have feelings too as us human beings.
Leo is indeed a hero…..and was on TV live.it would be nice as more people will be aware of dogs can do wonders as to be love and kind to them.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing.
This is such a heartwarming article! Leo was really a hero, he was willing to sacrifice his own life to guard the four kittens whom had nothing to do with him. This shows that animals DO have feeling towards each other, no matter what they breed. Thank You for sharing Rinpoche.
Dear Rinpoche,
OMB!!!! What a touching story!
First of all I am just so glad that the family was not really hurt…
But what I am really glad of is that thanks to Leo 4 newborn and cute kittens were saved.
It’s amazing how smart dogs are these day to do so many life saving actions that when upon people hearing that a dog had saved 4 kittens many of us won’t believe/expect a dog to do so.
looks like Leo is not just lion hearted but also a animal Hero!!!
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing!
Love
Jutika
Nice job Leo! this do is truly kind and protecting… i love him! i am so glad he survived. : D. he is so giving that he would give his life to protect others.
This shows how loyal dogs are, and not just towards people but other animals as well. Like when Leo risked his life in a burning house to protect 4 new born kittens. This is amazing, i never taught that a dog would risk their life for kittens. I dont think any other animal in the world could do the same as what Leo has done in this story.
Leo in a compassionate and caring dog.Leo risk its own life to save the four new born kittens. But luckily he was revived by the pure oxygen from the oxygen tank. The kittens mother left the kittens but Leo decided to save the kittens life by using its own life. This is a very touching news.
This is an amazing post to read. Leo is such a brave dog. He even willing to sacrifice his own life to protect the kittens even though it’s not his own pups. He has proved to us that animals do care for each other. Thank You for sharing Rinpoche.
Love, beatrix.
While we tend to think that animals have no brains, they actually do. It is just that they cannot speak.
While humans ran away from fire, Leo stayed in the smoky house until he was unconscious with the sole intention to want to save animals of another breed.
It seems that human needs to learn qualities that we are gradually losing,…..from animals.
Wonderful selfless behaviour by animals. And this dog obviously was not trained to save kittens it probably acted out of instincts. So inspiring to hear even animals would risk their lives for others.
.they were so surprised. Yeah, they didn’t have any money
He is my little Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeero!!
thank you for posting the video. i have no words to describe how touched i was after watching this video. out of 90% of cruelty the world has created.. there’s still a touch of compassion and love surrounding us “without condition”. its a shame at times.. and sad but true.. an animal shows more compassionate act rather than us humans.. (some of us) ^_^ i definitely fall in the category of leo’s act 😀 but this could really show the world that we need to take leo as a great example for us all to make the world a better place.
Leo has demonstrated to us what bravery and compassion are through his action. I guess we have a lot to learn from animals instead of just looking at them as just pets, pests, transportation, food, apparels, sports, to be used in labs, etc.
The nicest thing about Leo is that he didn’t practice ‘discrimination’ when it came to rescuing beings in danger. His courage is amazing! The happy part is that he didn’t succumb to the smoke.
Though stories about the kindness of animals revolve predominantly around dogs, there are stories of other animals who have shown kindness and humanity too. I have read, in an issue of Readers Digest, how a rescued cat was turned (by his vet rescuer and owner) into a ‘therapy’ cat for old and lonely folk in a hospital!
Maybe Leo knew these kittens in a past life… it just goes to show you that animals are sentient beings
Very brave of Leo to brace itself to save the 4 kittens from the fire. Very compassionate and very selfless and a true living example of a selfless being. Rinpoche, thank you for sharing this remarkable story
I have always liked dogs naturally since I was very young. Dogs and all animals should never be hurt, abused or mistreated. They don’t have as much as we do and hence all the more reason we should never abuse our abilities and hurt them or anyone. TR
Wow….it touches me even though this is not the first time i have heard of how animals save lives.
every time when i come across this kind of news, it just remind me that even animals understand the selflessness, help others, sharing, etc….
No reason for me not to do so.
so amazing… i have heard many stories about life saving animals, not only dogs, but also cats, pigs (like Lulu…), even birds… Yesterday also one cat was brought to the clinic, because of depression. His loved owner is very old and got to hospital, so the cat is very sad, refuses to eat and leave his home, go to the bus station and sleep there on a bench….waiting for his owner to come back…:((
There are many true stories of how dogs rescue human lives which always capture our feelings, love and affection. It seems most people naturally love to hear stories about dogs, a man’s best friend, who saved people from perilous circumstances. Even in times of war, particularly the Vietnam war, many dogs came up as heroes saving lives, but end up as losers, even losing their lives for nothing. The vietnam war was a war none will forget; it brought sorrow and losses to countless of people, even the animals, such as the dogs! Many sent to vietnam were killed in action, some missing till this day. Those soldiers who were lucky enough to return home were honoured for their efforts, heroism and courage, but for the dogs, it seems that many were left behind, became unknown, finally disappear into thin air. At the time of war, the dogs’story was prevalent, but today it has become unknown and un-important, perhaps just remaining a myth or a faint memory of courage, patriotism and courage without metioning “betrayal”!
As can be seen from this and many other true life episodes, Dogs are so true to their character as described in your chinese horoscope blog:
The Dog is the most likeable of the signs being very amiable and extremely accommodating to others’ needs. He finds it easy and natural to be giving and helpful – altruism is an inherent part of who he is and all that he does.
Driven only by goodness, the righteous Dog will put his all into righting wrongs and helping to relieve the suffering of others. He himself has little personal ambition – he doesn’t have any particular desire to jostle for power, status nor wealth, which makes it all the easier for him to sacrifice any and everything he has for the sake of someone else’s happiness. They are at their best playing supportive roles. He is truly man’s best friend and is in his strongest element when he is able to help someone.
The Dog is also very grounded and realistic, with his two feet firmly on the ground. He is reliable, trustworthy and committed and you can be sure of his loyalty and friendship until the very end.