Just days before Christmas, one Minnesota dad woke in his house to the screams of his eldest daughter outside his bedroom door. He could smell smoke. It turns out, the former National Guardsman, Devin Haegeman, 29, his wife, still enlisted Guardswoman Hannah, 23, and their four kids might not have escaped their burning Nevis home in time had it not been for Gracie—the family’s dog. Though they lost everything in the blaze, they were met with an outpouring of community support, in the form of clothes and a crowdsourcing fundraiser to help them get back on their feet. But on that fated early Dec. 22 morning, Devin later learned, it was Gracie who first woke their two boys, Maddox, 4, and Daniel, 2, before bounding off to the room of their eldest daughter, 9-year-old Emily. The loyal pooch first joined the family about six months ago. What started as a …
Family of 6 Escapes House Fire Thanks to Adopted Dog Who Wakes Them: ‘She’ll Never Quite Understand How Grateful We Are’
February 2, 2022
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