Hero Dog Saves Three Sleeping Girls From Intruder Who Broke Into Their Home

Jul 03, 2019 by apost team

No one expected much from Edgar. The four-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound was labeled as "unadoptable" by a West Virginia animal shelter. But now the little pup has gone from zero to hero in a story that thankfully has a happy ending.

A Pennsylvania family, the Lamberts, fell in love with the dog and decided he'd be a perfect fit for them. After adopting him, they realized they were right. They described Edgar as "laid-back" to Penn Live, which is perfect for a family of three young children, ages 3-8. He might be calm, but Edgar has a surprisingly fierce and protective side. The Lamberts found that out one night when a nightmare scenario occurred.

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While the family slept, a strange man broke into their house with the intention of kidnapping at least one of the children.

Edgar instantly went on alert. He began barking nonstop, waking up Thom Lambert. When an odd noise came from downstairs, Edgar got even more upset, barking with what Thom described as "pure rage." Thom's blood went cold. Only a few days before, someone had kidnapped a child, Gemma Moats, in their neighborhood reported the York Daily Record.

Thom ran downstairs to see what had Edgar so upset. He found every parent's worst nightmare. The door to the kitchen was hanging open. One of the windows was up. Thom knew that no one in the family could be responsible. They'd been extra vigilant since Gemma had been taken from her home in the middle of the night.

Someone had been in their house. Luckily, all of the Lambert children were safe.

Thom immediately grabbed a knife and swept the home. Everybody was safe and Thom called the police. As if sensing that things would be okay, Edgar calmed right down and went to sleep in the middle of the floor. When the police arrived, they couldn't believe that such a seemingly docile, lazy dog had managed to scare away an intruder. They'd soon confirm that Edgar's heroics truly did save the say.

The man responsible for the crime was 20-year-old, Thomas Dewald. He had kidnapped little Gemma. At just four-years-old, she managed to escape from and was found by a motorist on the side of a road. The smart little girl was able to describe the house where she'd been taken. This led the police right to the kidnapper.

When arrested, Dewald admitted that he'd broken into the Lamberts' house. He claimed to have gotten all the way upstairs where the children were sleeping, but Edgar's furious barking forced him to flee.

The Lamberts were understandably shaken by the events, but they're overjoyed that they made this "unadoptable" dog part of their family.

What do you think about Edgar's protective nature? Should this good dog get a medal for saving his family? Let us know how you feel in the comments below and pass this along to any animal lovers you know!