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CONYERS â Dollar Bill had been his little best friend and constant companion for more years than he can remember. While Walter Harris Chihuahua was small in stature, his heart was big and brave. With the house burning down around them, Harris and Dollar Bill scrambled to safety outside in the yard. It was then the little dog turned and ran back into the fiery blaze.
Folks say they believe he rushed back in to save Harris grandson, Jefferson Tye, who had already managed to find his own way out of the collapsing house.
The brave little dog would not survive. He died of smoke inhalation and was later found among the ashes of the Conyers home. His dog s death was but one of the many blows Harris would suffer from that horrific early morning fire on March 22. That was the day the Rockdale County native lost everything he had ever worked for his entire life.