New York firefighters adopt the puppy they saved
One lucky puppy named Titus has two new homes after he was saved from a fire and adopted by his rescuers.
Firefighter Jimmy Moore and Lieutenant Timothy Dexter responded to a call on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in downtown Newburgh, New York.
Two pit bull puppies were inside, though they were only able to save Titus who had first and second degree burns from head-to-tail.
After the rescue, the two firefighters left the scene of the blaze as co-parents to the six-week-old pup.
Firefighter Jimmy Moore (left) and Lieutenant Timothy Dexter saved and adopted a pit bull puppy
Titus was found underneath a bed in a burning apartment building in Newburgh, New York
The two men live just five minutes away from each other making it easy to co-parent puppy Titus
The rescuers are from the City of Newburgh Fire Department. Dexter has been with the department for 10 years.
'We kept [the fire] from spreading,' Dexter told ABC News, 'but two puppies were missing. I went in to search for the puppies and checked the front rooms.'
The men found one pup and tried to save it by performing CPR, but unfortunately it didn't make it.
Another firefighter heard a squeal in the room the fire started in and found Titus hiding underneath a bed that 'protected him somehow', according to Dexter.
Titus' original owners insisted that the firefighters take the dog to a veterinarian and keep him, saying they were unsure if they could properly care for the pup.
Titus suffered from first and second-degree burns on his entire body
The men performed CPR on one pup outside of the burning building, yet Titus is the only one who made it. The new parents said he is doing well, but it's going to be difficult to potty train him thanks to the burns
Now the two men, who conveniently live just five minutes away from each other in New Windsor, are happily co-parenting Titus.
Each of the men already have dogs and say that Titus is fitting in with his new brothers and 'actually kind of takes charge', said Dexter.
The fire was on August 3, and after two weeks of recovery Titus is doing well, though he is on four different medications.
But now the new parents have to deal with typical puppy-training.
'It's going to be a little bit more difficult to potty train him thanks to his burns but we're working with that,' Dexter said.
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