1) Bruti
Bruti was a 7 year old golden retriever when he became a hero in 2004. That's when the loveable pooch snatched up a coral snake as it was slithering dangerously close to a young child, suffering a near-deadly bite from the snake in the process. His heroics did not go unnoticed however, as Brutis was promptly flown to Los Angeles to recieve the National Hero Dog award.
Said the committee who awarded the medal, "when we give an award like this, we're looking for something extra, somethin
g that would make people wonder why a dog would do what he did.
2) Pati
Everyone knows that smaller
dogs have to display in attitude what they lack in size, and Zoey is
living proof. A five pound chihuahua from Colorado, Zoey made headlines
in 2007 for rescuing a one year old child from an approaching three foot
rattlesnake when the snake got too close for comfort. While Zoey
sustained a small wound from a snakebite above her eye, she eventually
recovered and the snake was killed by the dog's owner.
3) Katrin
Hurricane
Katrina was a miserable occurance for everyone down south, but
inspiring stories of heroism have helped give victims something to smile
about. That's certainly the case with Katrina, the ironically named
black labrador who saved a drowning man before rising flood waters
claimed his life. The dog, who was later rescued herself by rescue
teams, was honored at that year's Genesis Awards with a standing
ovation.
4) Shaney
In
a Fox News story titled "Half-Breed Wolf Dog Hero Rescues Elderly
Owners From Snowstorm", readers learn the heroic tale of Shana, a half
wolf dog/half German shepard who saved an elderly couple from a
treacherous snow storm. When Shana found Norman and Eve trapped by snow,
she went to work, diligently digging out a tunnel through which she
would pull the couple back to the safety of their home.
5) Ginnys
Is
Ginny a traitor to canine's everywhere, or an undisputed hero? The 300
cats who attended her memorial service would probably say the latter,
paying homage to a dog who endangered herself on multiple occasions to
save dying or stranded cats from peril. On one particularly remarkable
occasion, Ginny threw herself against a vertical pipe at a construction
site so that it would topple and the stranded cats inside could escape.
Another time, Ginny suffered severe cuts on her paws to find an injured
cat inside a box of broken glass.
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