At a Glance

Madison was there waiting when his owner was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise this week.An animal rescuer first spotted the male Anatolian shepherd several days after the fire broke out on Nov. 8.The rescuer left food and water for the skittish dog until the owners could return home.

A dog that survived the catastrophic Camp Firein Northern California reportedly waited at the ruins of its property for nearly a month until its owner returned.

Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise this week.

Gaylord fled when the Nov. 8 fire broke out and decimated the town of 27,000. An animal rescuer who responded to Gaylord's request to check on Madison first spotted the male Anatolian shepherd several days later.

Shayla Sullivan said the outdoor guard dog was apprehensive and kept his distance. Sullivan left food and water for him regularly until Gaylord got back on Wednesday. She also helped locate Madison's brother Miguel, another Anatolian shepherd that was taken to a shelter 85 milesaway in the confusing aftermath of the wildfire.

The dogs reunited Friday when Gaylord came back to the property with Miguel and brought Madison his favorite treat: a box of Wheat Thin crackers.

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Gaylord told news stationshe couldn't ask for a better animal.

"Imagine the loyalty of hanging in in the worst of circumstances and being here waiting," she said.

"Their instinctual job is to watch the flocks and we're part of them," Gaylord said about her dogs. "It's a comforting feeling."