Local farmer's family doggo miraculously saves 2-year-old who went missing and eluded 40-person search & rescue team for over 16 hours: 'He loves kids... he wouldn't leave him once he'd found him'

Howdy, fellow animal fans and enthusiasts. Dogs are just constantly reminding us how woofingly amazing they are every day. One day they're working hard helping their hoomans as service dogs, the next day they're cuddling with their pawrents to make them feel better, and the day after that, they're finding missing toddlers that got lost in the wilderness! We hope they never stop being the bestest boys ever, especially Buford, who is not only the hero of the day, but also the doggo of this wholesome rescue story.

After this 2-year-old went missing, the whole community jumped into action. A 40-person search & rescue team worked for over 16 hours to try and find the tiny toddler, but they couldn't find him. That was, until, a local rancher saw his doggo coming back from his patrol with a young kid next to him. Buford found the boy over seven miles from home and stayed with him until he took him home. Buford deserves all the treatos for this - scroll down to watch the video below!

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Pyrenees dogs are amazing family dogs - very loyal and protective. On top of that, they're also enormous and exceedingly fluffy. Buford is all of those things and more. Way to go, buddy!
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Well, luckily Buford looks like he makes a pawfect pillow substitute. If we had to sleep outside underneath a tree, we would happily do it with Buford. Loyal and floofy, what more could you ask for?
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