After the deadly Camp Fire, a dog waited for his owners' return. They've finally been reunited.
As the Camp Fire raged, killing at least 85 people and displacing thousands more in Northern California, Madison waited patiently.
The Anatolian shepherd’s owner, Andrea Gaylord, was not able to get to her home in Paradise, Calif., when the fire began to spread Nov. 8 — meaning Madison was left behind. For weeks, all Gaylord could do was pray for Madison’s safety, according to California-based animal rescue organization K9 Paw Print Rescue.
Shayla Sullivan, a volunteer with the rescue organization, had already helped locate Madison’s brother Miguel in a different city. But Madison was even more difficult to find. Sullivan spotted Madison a few times in a canyon, apparently guarding territory, and put out fresh food and water regularly in hopes that the dog would turn up, according to a Facebook post by Sullivan. She even placed an article of clothing that smelled like Gaylord near the home “to keep Madison’s hope alive until his people could return,” Sullivan wrote.
When the evacuation order was lifted last week and Gaylord went back to the property — which had been decimated by the fire — her prayers were answered: Madison was there, seemingly protecting what little remained of his family’s home.
“WELL, I’m so HAPPY to report that Andrea was allowed to return to her property today and THERE MADISON WAS!!!!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/08/after-deadly-camp-fire-dog-waited-his-owners-return-theyve-finally-been-reunited/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.02c9ba36d8b0
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For many in northwestern Calif.! So much loss and to find a piece of good makes one a bit less sad.
Still lots of dust to be found in the rubble but it seems that many of our animal friends survived these horrific fires!
A bit of good news is needed! 
What a great dog!