If you asked a human to choose between a wonderful life with a terrible death, or a miserable life with a wonderful death, which do you think it would choose? (155) Greetings, You would not be reading this page if a dog had not awakened my mother’s family to a fire. The dog, a mutt appropriately named, Guard, detected smoke early and alerted the family to danger and near-certain death. Hence, this resource is dedicated to Guard. Other dog rescue stories circulate in our family and perhaps yours