Layton fire officials say a 13-year-old dog saved a woman's life by waking her up as her house was on fire.

The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that the dog came into a room where Ron Barningham's wife was napping Wednesday afternoon. The dog, "Jake," whined until she woke up.

She escaped the smoke-filled room by climbing out a second-floor window and jumped to the ground. But she couldn't lift Jake, a mix of golden retriever and labrador who weighs 120 pounds.

She called for him to jump, but he didn't and he died in the fire. Barningham tells the Standard -Examiner that his wife was distraught over Jake's death and didn't want to give her name.

All the contents in the house were destroyed. The cause is under investigation.

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Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net