(MSNBC) This image is a still shot from a TODAY video report. Buddy's entire rescue effort was captured by a video cameraon the trooper's dashboard.
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APRIL 29, 2010
Laura T. Coffey, MSNBC

Remember how, in all those old TV shows and movies, Lassie the collie could always be counted on to run and get help? Well, Lassie has a new understudy: Buddy the German shepherd.
On a recent cold, dark night in Alaska, a fire erupted at the home of Buddy's owners. One of them, 23-year-old Ben Heinrichs, got Buddy safely outside and told him, "We need to get help."
That's just what Buddy did. He dashed off and eventually encountered the vehicle of a state trooper who had gotten lost on winding, rural roads while trying to respond to the blaze. Buddy got his attention and began running at top speed down snowy streets, directing the trooper right to the fire. During the rush to the inferno, the dog kept looking back over his shoulder to make sure the trooper was keeping up.
Buddy's entire rescue effort was captured by a video camera on the trooper's dashboard.
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