Max is not just a cute doggie... →[More:]He's also kind of a life saver. Sort of.
My mother told me this morning:
Last night Max was in the bedroom with her, on the floor where he belongs. But he kept growling and scratching at the bed. So finally she took him into her living room. There he sat growling at the kitchen. So she brought him into the kitchen to show him that nothing was wrong. He went over to the stove to growl. When she walked over, she smelled gas. She checked and found that the pilot lights were out. She must have accidentally put them out cleaning the stove.
She relit the pilots and after a moment, Max went back into the bedroom.
Clever dog.