Couragous Canine Saves Her Hooman From Disastrous House Fire By Attacking The Internet Modem, Technician Later Reveals Why The Dog Had a Router Rivalry

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Dec 13, 2024 11:00 AM EST

Hey, animal fam. People say all the time that their doggos saved their lives, but more often than not, they mean that figuratively. Well, this time, we mean it literally. One courageous canine developed a particular problem with her hooman's internet modem. She couldn't stand it. Her hooman had to put it in a crate with a weight on top of it to deter their doggo from constantly pawing at it. Well, that worked for a while, until one day when she went absolutely bonkers!

She ran to her router rival and pawed at it until it essentially broke. What did the technician find behind the modem? Burn marks. Turns out something was wrong with the router and could have caused a disastrous house fire! We're very proud of this pupper, and we think she deserves all the treats, or a giant steak dinner tonight. Scroll down to read the whole story and find out why it was bugging her so much!

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  • 01
    Mystery Solved: My Dog Hated the Modem & Router Bc It Was a Fire Hazard
    via u/matchy_blacks
  • 02
    'Last week she seemingly lost her mind, broke into the crate, and jiggled the router/modem enough that they stopped working completely.'
    via AlynJ
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    [Fluff] TL;DR: a heartwarming story in which the dog's dislike of technology may have prevented a fire.
    via u/matchy_blacks
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    A while back, I posted about my dog's sudden and mysterious hatred of my internet modem and router. Unless they were secured inside a milk crate with a weight on top, she would paw at them. relentlessly. If they were on a shelf or in a drawer, she would pull on the exterior cords. The crate and redirection minimized but didn't stop the problem. (My options for placement were limited.) It happened whether the devices were switched on or not. Eventually, she went on pain meds for arthritis and gen
    via u/matchy_blacks

    One day, our doggo decided that she hated one particular chair we have in our house. We still don't know why she doesn't like it to this day, but yeah, dogs can just randomly decide to not like things. Except in this case, the doggo had a good reason!

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    Until last week when she seemingly lost her mind, broke into the crate, and jiggled the router/modem enough that they stopped working completely. Internet guy comes out, takes the modem off the wall and discovers that it had a loose connection that was overheating...as evidenced by the slight scorching on the wall where it was mounted. I told him about the dog and asked if she was maybe smelling it?
    via u/matchy_blacks

    What a good girl! Maybe she smelled something, or maybe it was making a sound that only she could hear. Either way, it's a good thing she took matters into her own paws!

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    "Probably. Dogs sense stuff like that before we do." This was probably a random coincidence, and it's very possible that the dog's attacks on the device produced the short, but I DID wonder if she was telling me something. Since the installation of the new modem and router, she's completely ignored it.
    via u/matchy_blacks
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    Pronoun37sausage 15h ago • Maybe the modem was emitting a really high pitched sound because it was overheating that only your dog could hear.
    via u/Pronoun37sausage
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    transgabex • 16h ago • That was a crazy read. Your dog is awesome and definitely caught that fire hazard. Dogs are really freaking smart and can see, hear, feel, and sense a lot more things than the typical human. Definitely need to give that pup all the love and treats!
    via u/transgabex
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    Cyclone-wanderer • 16h ago Your dog is a hero! Legit saved your life from a possible house fire. Give her lots of love from an internet stranger!
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    • qwertyuiiop145 • 15h ago Edited 6h ago • Probably either: A) it was emitting a high pitched noise. only the dog could hear and it was driving the dog nuts Or
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    B) it had a bad burning chemical smell that was driving him nuts It's unlikely that he could tell it was trying to burn down the house but it's good that he killed it
    via u/qwertyuiiop145
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    Miss_Management 16h ago • Shiro: Lab - Pitt mix Good doggo! Hope they get a ribeye out of it. Potential saved your life!
    via u/Miss_Management
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    Brilliant-Trick-4311 • 14h ago • The first few weeks I brought my puppy home, we were laying in bed when he started losing his sh I followed him all the way down to the basement & to the dryer. My dumb a bf put batteries in the wash/dryer. Probably would've started a fire if my dog didn't lose his sh over hearing it thru the vents upstairs.
    via u/Brilliant-Trick-4311
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    graveybrains • 14h ago • This was probably a random coincidence, and it's very possible that the dog's attacks on the device produced the short, but I DID wonder if she was telling me something. Since the installation of the new modem and router, she's completely ignored it.
    via u/graveybrains
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    I'm not going to type up the story about my sister living in a hotel for months because she ignored her dog pawing at the floor but no, I don't think it was a coincidence and I don't think the dog caused it, either. They have way better sensors than we do.
    via u/graveybrains
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    heartxhk 16h ago • our dog used to give warning/alarm barks every time we lit a candle; we had to decondition the "fire! danger!" response to get peaceful cozy nights lol
    via u/heartxhk
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    Bercom_55 • 15h ago • If it was scorching the wall, it wouldn't be surpassing if she smelled the burning and was doing that to try to stop it or bring it to your attention.
    via u/Bercom_55
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    • HuskyMush 15h ago • No, they're great that way. Good doggo!! My girl has alerted us to stuff burning in the oven before the smoke detectors went off. Always trust them!!
    via u/HuskyMush
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    amy000206 · 14h ago · I believe it's either steak or burger/chicken and rice night for your super smart dog!
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    IndigoRose2022 • 13h ago. Partying Poodle Our furry friends watch out for us! My sweet pup once started frantically clawing at my shoe that was in a corner of our apt, I told him to stop and redirected him, but he soon did it again, and again. Finally I looked, and there was a freaking scorpion under my shoe! It was dying bc of pest control, but holy heck. My puppy got lots of cuddles and treats for that one.
    via u/IndigoRose2022
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    Casehead • 9h ago • It isn't a coincidence. Your dog either heard it or smelled it or could tell it was hot and that meant bad. I don't know why you'd rather believe it was unrelated than connect two and two and recognize that your dog is an intelligent creature with excellent senses. But yeah, no, it wasn't probably a coincidence.
    via u/Casehead
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    octaffle 14h ago • W Dandelion Dogs are more reactive to sounds when they're in pain, so it could have been making a high pitched noise we can't hear that bothered her when she was over a certain pain threshold.
    via u/octaffle
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    Strict-Community-601 7h ago • • It's possible that your dog is a hero. It's so great that she could tell something was wrong because animals have such strong senses. I'm glad everything is safe now.
    via u/Strict-Community-601
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    javerthugo 7h ago • • I demand pics of this brave pooch
    via u/javerthugo

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