Spice barked and acted frantic along the roadside until a Livonia woman driving home from the grocery store noticed the dog and stopped. Katie Kumm was worried the dog was going to get hit by a car, so she stopped to help. The dog beckoned her to follow her into the woods, down to a creek and to her owner. There, Mark Mohacsi was found dead.

Mark, who was 52 years old, had left his parent's Livonia, Michigan home to take Spice for a walk on Friday. Mark's family still isn't certain how or when he died or how long his body was alongside the creek. "We really just assumed he was over at his friend's house. We had no way of knowing," said Ted Mohacsi, Mark's father. Mark had given the mixed breed dog, Spice, a forever home after adopting her from the Michigan Humane Society about a year ago. "I think she's quite amazing for what she did," said Mary Mohacsi, Mark's mom.

Katie Kumm, who stopped to Spice's barks wrote to the family: "I want you to know ... that dog was frantic to get help to his master. I can't explain to you how touched I was to see this animal all but flag me down and force me into the woods." The family believe Mark would not have been discovered if not for Spice.

Once police arrived, Spice ran away. Mark's family thought she was gone for good, then despite not knowing the area very well, she came barking into their lives once again. "3:30 in the morning, she's at the gate barking away," Mary Mohacsi explained.

The Mohacsi's want to honor his memory and his love for dogs by asking people to make donations to the Michigan Humane Society so other dogs like Spice can be saved.

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