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Dog credited with saving Iowa family from carbon monoxide poisoning
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Roxy the dog is more than a beloved family pet — she's a lifesaver.
WHO-TV reports that an Ankeny, Iowa, family is crediting Roxy with alerting them when the odorless gas carbon monoxide leaked into their home last week.
Brad Harbert said Roxy is normally mild-mannered, but on the night of Dec. 13 she was unusually active, jumping up and down on the bed.
Harbert then heard the home's carbon monoxide detector go off. He jumped out of bed and Roxy went to Hartbert's son's door and began scratching at it.
Harbert gathered his son, father and the dog and left the home. An investigation found that the leak came from the home's electric and gas fireplace.
A carbon monoxide detector. (file photo)
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