This mother woke up to her dog going nuts in the backyard, so she walked through the kitchen and let the dog in the house
“I owe Sasha my life.”
Nana Chaichanhda repeated those words over and over, still shaken by the events of that night.
While the neighborhood slept, a fire erupted, quickly consuming a nearby apartment complex. Flames spread rapidly, and if no action was taken, Nana’s home—and her family—would soon be engulfed as well.
But fate had placed a guardian angel at her doorstep.
Sasha, Nana’s eight-month-old pit bull, was outside that night—a rare exception. Typically, Sasha slept indoors, but on this particular evening, she had been left in the yard.
Around eleven o’clock, Sasha began barking and scratching frantically at the back door, her urgent thumps growing louder.
It was unlike her.
“Sasha doesn’t act like this,” Nana recalled. The persistent barking and pounding kept her from sleeping. Something was wrong.
Curious and concerned, she opened the door.
The moment the door cracked open, Sasha bolted inside—not toward food, not for comfort, but straight to Nana’s seven-month-old baby’s room.
And that’s when Nana saw it.
Through the window, orange flames lit up the night sky. A nearby apartment was ablaze, and the fire was spreading fast—toward her home.
Panic surged through her veins as she rushed outside, confirming the terrifying sight.
Then she turned back and saw something even more astonishing.
Sasha, her beloved pit bull, had grabbed baby Masailah by the diaper and was tugging her off the bed.
“Oh my gosh, what are you doing?” Nana gasped.
But Sasha wasn’t letting go.
The dog, sensing the immediate danger before anyone else, was already taking action—dragging Masailah to safety before Nana could fully grasp what was happening.
At that moment, Nana understood: Sasha wasn’t just a pet. She was a protector.
A Timely Escape
Snapping into action, Nana grabbed her children and rushed out of the building.
