“She always takes care of me,” said Williams. “Sweetie” helped the disabled man find a way out of his home on East Rancho Road.
A cigarette started a fire inside the home on Tuesday afternoon. The house is a total loss.
Williams is in the hospital at St. Vincent’s Hospital in good condition, but is thankful he made it out.
“I was trying to dose off, Sweetie jumped on the bed to let me know it was burning,” said the 59 year-old man disabled from a stock car accident 30 years ago.
When Williams reached the back door, he said a woman passing by responded to his calls for help and dragged him to safety.
While Williams said he lost all of his material possessions including his wheelchair, he has what he values — “Sweetie,” a service dog who served him well.
~ Via NBC 11 Atlanta
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