WASHINGTON – The devotion that a pit bull in Landover Hills showed after a house fire on Wednesday attracted a lot of attention, but that got her taken out of her home. Now, she’s got a new place to live.

Precious stood guard over her injured and unconscious owner after their house burned on Wednesday, and wouldn’t move. Firefighters told NBC Washington that they needed to use a fire extinguisher to get Precious away.

Pit bulls are illegal in Prince George’s County, however, so Precious and her puppy, Molly, were taken to an animal shelter, NBC Washington reports.

The owner’s sister stepped in, though, adopting Precious and bringing her to a new home in Montgomery County, where pit bulls are legal.

The owner and her father, who were both hurt in the fire, are expected to be OK, NBC Washington reports.