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December 12, 2022 21 mins

In 75 miles of winding roads in Alaska, Trooper Shanigan's GPS froze up, leaving him lost en route to a fire in his own neighborhood. He'd have to settle for GS to get him there - a German Shepherd named Buddy, who was looking for help and found it.


Resources: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53sAVRZUE4 - the raw footage is in the notes and on BewilderedPod on Twitter. Also, search “Dog leads police to fire Alaska”.  You’ll find it. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36754385

https://alaskapublic.org/2016/02/11/hero-dog-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/

https://ktna.org/2010/05/buddy-the-hero-dog-turns-into-poster-child-for-fire-prevention/



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Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz
Interstitial Music: MK2
Additional music: Freesound.com, Pixabay.org

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Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)


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