CatDogBlog

I’m pretty sure a lot of you will feel cheated tomorrow on April Fools Day. But even if you can’t take a joke, you have to admit, whatever it was… you won’t lose any sleep over it, this four-legged friend will:

Poor dog, he looks SO sad! He really wants the big bed.

Two occupants of a Livermore residence escaped a fire that almost completely destroyed their house when they were awoken by their barking dog Saturday morning, according to Jim Purchio, assistant chief of the Alameda County Fire Department.

The accidental fire began in an enclosed patio toward the rear of the ranch-style house at 2546 Greenville Road. The fire was reported at 1:32 a.m. and was knocked down around 1:45 a.m.

Fire departments from Livermore, Pleasanton, Alameda County and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory responded to the mutual aid fire, Purchio said.

According to Purchio, the fire may have been caused by an electrical problem, although the exact cause has not been determined. The fire is not under investigation as it was deemed to be an accident.

No one was injured in the fire. The two residents were displaced and are staying either with relatives or in a trailer they own, Purchio said.

Perhaps Rocky has a nose for real estate. The dog is credited with sealing a home sale in Missouri. Jared and Whittnie Essner met Rocky while house-hunting in Scott City, Mo., and knew they’d found their home… and their new dog.

It turns out the seller couldn’t keep Rocky, so as part of the deal, the little fella went with the American house. The realtor says she’s never seen a contract like it: “Rocky was in black and white under personal property to stay.”

The former owner has visitation rights whenever he wants to see the pooch. And Jared Essner says he thinks the seller “had a better feeling” about the transaction after seeing the couple with the dog.