Deputy's family, 'superdog' recovering months after house fire

Orlando Sentinel ^ | Stephanie Allen

[DeFault User]

Margo Feaser loaded the emaciated 1-year-old German Shepherd into the back of her patrol car late one night in December 2009 in hopes of finding him a new owner.

The Seminole County sheriff's deputy found him while responding to a call about a dog scaring away customers from a gas station. He wasn't injured or aggressive, so Feaser took him home.

She had no idea that Maxx, the wild, heartworm positive pup, would end up making her family his fur-ever home and one day save her family's life.

"He definitely returned the favor and then some," she said.

It has been four months since the Feaser's Longwood home caught fire while she, her husband and their 2- and 4-year-old children slept. State fire investigators later ruled the fire accidental, saying it started on a back porch and quickly spread, sending flames through the roof.

[DeFault User]

I don't know if this is a great example of karma or just a terrific dog story, but good deeds don't always go unrewarded.

[Ken H]

Good boy!