A hero dog has saved a flock of sheep as a wall of fire destroyed farmland in Australia, according to Metro.
Patsy the six-year-old border collie rounded the sheep up with a farmer as the flames bore down on them in the rural town of Corryong in Victoria. She brought them to the safest paddock on the farm as her owner fought the fire in a tractor with a tank of water.
Thanks to Patsy and her owner, almost all of the sheep were saved, along with the hay bales, silage, shearing shed, and farm houses.
Patsy the border collie saved sheep from wildfires in Corryong, Victoria (Picture: @patsythecorryongwonderdog/Instagram)
Cath Hill shared pictures of her brother’s hero dog sitting on the scorched farmland with the saved sheep and smoke-filled sky in the background.
Cath said her brother is still fighting fires in Corryong, which she says will burn for weeks. She told Metro:
Patsy sits by a fence as a wall of fire approaches the farm (Picture: @patsythecorryongwonderdog/Instagram)
It’s like Armageddon. Everyone is just trying to get water and feed to their animals, shoot the ones that can’t be saved, get temporary fences up to keep stock secure, and put out all the logs and stumps still burning. And there’s people who have nothing left but the clothes on their backs.
Cath said there has been two days of cooler weather, which has helped stopped the fires moving so fast, but she fears the worse is still come.
The flock of sheep graze on hay after being saved from the fire (Picture: patsythecorryongwonderdog/Instagram)
They are expected to get worse around Thursday this week when hot windy weather returns.
It’s unbelievable and it’s only going to get worse. That’s why we put Patsy’s story out there. People need something positive.
After the rescue, Cath went to congratulate on a job well done, and filmed the good girl sitting on the burnt field.
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This article first appeared on Metro UK.
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