Kobe the husky saves Philadelphia neighbourhood from potentially explosive gas leak –video

Kobe the husky has saved his Philadelphia neighbourhood after detecting a gas leak. In a video posted to social media, Kobe's owner, Chanell Bell, recounts how she noticed her four-year-old dog repeatedly digging in a hole that was in the concrete of her front yard. Bell said she thought the action was unlike him and decided to investigate further because there had been a gas leak in her home in the previous weeks. Workers remarked that something as simple as turning on a light switch could have caused the fumes to ignite and blow up Bell's whole house, making the importance of Kobe's alertness crystal clear. Kobe's heroism has since been turned into a book after thousands of fans deemed the story worthy

• Good boy': dog saves Philadelphia neighborhood from potentially explosive gas leak