Always make certain you have enough pet crates and vehicles large enough to evacuate your animals in case of emergency.
“When they departed in a rush, they had been unable to fit their large St. Bernard, Stinky, in the car. “He followed us for a few miles, then we had to speed away and we lost him,” Candlario recalls.
He had tweeted a social media plea for neighbors to watch out for the dog but was overjoyed to find upon his return that Stinky was waiting at the ranch house.
“There he was,” says Candlario. “I can only imagine what he had to go through to find his way back during that fire.”