Story highlights Carmen was critically injured February 5

Her owner was killed in house fire

Carmen now at home with deceased owner's brother

(CNN) A heroic dog that rose to Internet fame after attempting to save her owner from an Ohio house fire was released from an animal hospital and is now at home with her new family.

Carmen, a 9-year-old boxer, went home Monday with Phil Ledford and his wife Elizabeth after two weeks of 24-hour care at an animal hospital.

Carmen, a 9-year-old boxer, tried to save her owner during a house fire. Her owner died, but Carmen fought for her life and is now at home with a new family.

Phil Ledford's brother Ben Ledford was Carmen's original owner. He died in a February 5 fire. Phil Ledford said the homecoming is bittersweet.

"It'll be tough in that sense, seeing Carmen everyday, because she will remind me of Ben," Phil Ledford told CNN affiliate WCPO.

"But it'll be like having a piece of him around," he said.

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