In the lick of time

Awwww, a brave doggie saves his people's lives:

We named him Hero and now is a hero," said fire victim Melissa Boyd.

Hero was coughing from smoke inhalation after saving Boyd and her 4-year-old son from a house fire on Christmas.

"The dog saved our lives because he jumped on my son and started licking him on the face to wake him up," Boyd said.

"He went in the fire," said Noah Boyd.

I love my cats dearly, but they would never lower themselves to something so inconsequential as saving my life. They lick my face for their own selfish reasons, usually because they are bored and my reaction amuses them. A fire? Hey, way cool. Look at the way his head is all lit up.