The barking woke up his wife, who saw the flames and ran to get Reid.
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“I saw from my kitchen window when my wife first woke me up and [the flames] were 10 feet tall,” he said. “Ten seconds later, by the time I got outside, [the flames] were about 20 feet tall. I dropped the hose and tried calling 911.
Reid said Smidge is a family hero.
“This girl gets steak dinner every night now,” Reid said.