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Our canine companions are not just our best friends but can sometime be called our lifesavers as well. This is exactly the case for a family in Kennewick, Wash.

On Sunday at 1 a.m., three year old dachshund JoJo saved his human family’s life by alerting them to a possible fire in 11 year old Kalen Huntley’s bedroom. JoJo not only warned the family but also tried to shove Kalen out of her bed as well. An electrical fire smoldering behind an outlet had began in her bedroom wall and was just moments from blazing into flames.

“He came out to see us four times, then kept going back into our daughter’s room,” said Diane Urquhart, who lives in a trailer at Chinook Mobile Home Park with her Husband, Colt, including four of their five kids.

Thanks to JoJo the family called 911 and everyone made it out safe. Firefighters let the family know that the outlet was just minutes away from catching fire. The Urquharts saved JoJo when he was a puppy and found drifting in the water at Two Rivers Park. It’s safe to say that JoJo has more then returned the favor.

“He saved us,” Urquhart said.