It would have made front-page news around the country: a quiet Philadelphia neighborhood exploding suddenly into flames days before Christmas; but because of a clever dog with a heck of a nose, it’s only making news here on GNN.

A disastrous gas leak was detected underground by Kobe, a 4-year-old husky owned by Chanell Bell, who trusted her intuition and listened to Kobe’s warnings.

Bell, who had moved in to the house only a few months ago, noticed that Kobe kept digging the same place in the backyard hour after hour. Although she didn’t notice it at first, as Kobe is a digger who digs when needed, as the hole grew larger and bigger, Bell became more concerned.

“I trust his judgment because that isn’t his typical behavior,” she said. “He has great senses and he never digs holes unless he is helping me dig; I knew something was up.”

Chanell had had a gas leak in the house earlier in December, and seeing that the hole went under the sidewalk, she “trusted her intuition” to take out her gas detection device.

Immediately, the reading detected gas.

Not only gas but an amount that could be cataclysmic.

Chanell alerted authorities who informed her that if Kobe hadn’t detected the leak when he did on December 21, the consequences could have been fatal.

“We heard that it may have caused respiratory problems, brain damage and death. She said, “They told me something so simple as turning on a light could have caused an explosion.”

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The gas foreman and crew immediately turned off her gas and got to work on the aged pipes that were leaking in three places and which could have affected other houses in the neighborhood as well.

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” They were impressed by Kobe, and commented on what a great dog he is,” Chanell said. She believes you should listen to animals’ senses.

“It feels amazing to know Kobe saved our block, I am very thankful to have him,” she added. “I hope that this spreads awareness to others about the dangers and severity of gas leaks and to pay attention to your fur babies!”

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