At least he knew what to do when it went to shit.

Good point about making sure your dog(s) actually get out of the house right away. Animals can tend to act unexpectedly in a fire and may not always flee the building, but (like children often do) try to hide under something.
 
Saw this story on one of the network channels last night...........too bad the dogs didn't make it.....he did good to save himself..........