Number 10: The Loyal Companion This is a story that seemed too surreal to be true
As if it was inspired by an episode of Lassie, a 3-year old girl named Karina got lost in
the rugged and perilous woods of Siberia.
Known for being a treacherous terrain even for seasoned outdoorsmen, Karina’s family
feared the worst for the young girl.
Luckily for Karina, she had a loyal companion in her puppy was with her when she went missing.
For more than a week, the story goes, Karina’s puppy remained by her side and keeping her
warm in the night.
When hopes of finding her alive slowly faded, fate came in the form of the Karina’s puppy
that ventured into town and was followed back to the woods by authorities, leading them
to find Karina alive and well.
A town officials said in an interview, “Thank God, the girl is safe and sound.”
“And thanks too to the dog who did his duty by his young owner when it really mattered
to save her life.”
Number Nine: Tara the Hero Cat In 2014, the internet watched in shock when
CCTV footage captured the harrowing images of a young child being attacked by a full-grown
dog.
The video, which spread like wildfire online, shows the child on the front lawn of his home
riding a bike.
The image cuts to another view of the security camera to show a dog that seems to have seen
the child and ran to his direction.
Out of nowhere, unprovoked, the dog dragged the child off his bike and onto the ground
by his leg and almost instantly, Tara the cat, the child’s family pet darted towards
the dog and chased it a few meters away from their home.
Thankfully the child did not sustain any serious injuries.
Because of this, Tara the cat’s hometown in Kern County, California, proclaimed June
3rd as “Tara the Hero Cat Day” in recognition of this courageous and most loyal feline that
saved her owner.
Number Eight: Airborne Defense Taking your parrot out for a walk may be something
absurd but to one woman, it was a decision that saved her from something awful.
Wunsy, as the parrot was named, was with his owner – flying alongside her – in a London
park when suddenly an unknown assailant approached Wunsy’s owner; assaulted her and pinned
her to the ground.
Before the situation turned for the worse, Wunsy attacked the assailant like a Kamikaze
airplane in a barrage of wing-flapping, shrill squawks, and the occasional clawing.
Fortunately for the parrot’s owner, the bird was able to fend off the attacker and
sent him running.
Number Seven: Kiara, Protector of the House You know when people say that it’s better
to adopt a pet than buy one?
For one, you are helping out a poor animal that desperately needs a loving home and,
second, buying pets from non-licensed breeders only encourage illegal puppy/pet mills to
operate and mistreat animals.
In many cases, dogs that are adopted from shelters need a little introduction to the
family it’s moving in with.
In some cases, the puppy warms up easily to its new family.
In the case of the family of a 10-year old Brazilian girl, they weren’t expecting that
the level of devotion they would get from their newly adopted dog would save the life
of their little girl.
The girl was home alone when the horrifying incident happened back in 2014.
A stranger stopped by her home asking for a drink of water.
The little girl let the stranger in and was immediately assaulted by the man, knocking
her to the floor with a blow to the head.
Before things escalated and before the girls lost consciousness, Kiara the dog leapt in-between
the girl and her attacker biting him and sending him running out of the house.
Had they decided to give Kiara away as was planned by her father, the girl might not
have been so lucky.
Now, however, Kiara is extremely loved and looked upon by the family as a hero.
Number Six: Biting Suspicions Jerry Douthett of Rockford, MI, had been nursing
a troubled toe for months and had put off several trips to the hospital.
Unfortunately for Douthett, the infection in his toe had gotten quite severe that his
wife insisted that they see a doctor.
Several beers and margaritas later, Douthett passed out in bed to get some rest for his
Doctor’s appointment.
Kiko, their terrier, may have sensed something that masters might have missed that night
and took it upon himself to remedy the infected toe.
While his masters were sound asleep, Kiko went to work on Douthett’s toe and chewed
most of it.
The next day, Douthett woke up to find out that he’s missing a large part of the toe.
Wasting no time, they went to the hospital and found out that Douthett’s blood sugar
was at a soaring 560 when it should be below 120; and since the infection in his tow has
already worked its way to the bone, the doctor had to amputate what’s left of Douthett’s
toe to prevent the infection from spreading further.
Douthett’s undiagnosed diabetes was the reason why he was not able to feel his dog
chewing on his foot.
Initially, Douthett considered to put Kiko down for what he had done but went against
it because had it not been for what happened that night, he might have lost more than just a toe
Number Five: Fine Feathered Friend When we think of pet birds sometimes many
of us tend to think of them as charming ornaments to our home.
We keep them in cages so they won’t fly away or get eaten by feral animals.
But we may be underestimating these fine feathered friends when it comes to their devotion to
their owners.
Dylan the cockatiel is a perfect example of a bird that went the extra mile to show his
owner appreciation and loyalty.
One night, when Dylan’s owner, Andrew, went to sleep after coming home from work fire
broke out in his basement.
Too exhausted, Andrew was not able to notice that smoke was already filling his home and
flames were licking his walls.
Fortunately for Andrew, Dylan began squawking relentlessly as if sounding a fire alarm,
waking up his master.
The pair was able to get out of the burning house safe and unscathed.
Number Four: Cat Alarm Slinky Malinki is a name that would conjure
up images of a sleazy, greasy looking gangster from the 30s, but underneath the veneer of
this strange name is the heart of a hero cat.
Slinky is owned by a retired nurse in England.
One day, after having a bad reaction to her medication, the nurse – named Jenny – collapsed
on her floor.
For days she drifted in and out of consciousness, unable to get up and call for help
Luckily for her, Slinky, took matters into his own paws to save his owner.
After finding a way to get out of the house, Slinky went to a neighbor’s house and persistently
tapped on a window until he was noticed.
This then prompted the neighbour to check on Jenny and immediately call for help after
discovering her on the floor.
Number Three: Support and Comfort Sometimes the most heroic thing that any pet
can do is to just be with their owners in their toughest of times.
The presence of a pet has been known to have a calming effect on people suffering anxieties
and panic attacks.
Pets, dogs especially, can exhibit a kind of empathy and sympathy to their owners whenever
something is troubling them.
Such is the case with a Rottweiler named Samson.
In 2013, a woman from Arizona recorded a video of Samson providing comfort to her son who
was on the verge of a meltdown brought about by Asperger’s Syndrome.
Trained to detect depression and self-harm, Samson came to the rescue of his owner giving
him the calm and comfort that he much needed at that time.
Number Two: Heroic Sacrifice Captain Franz Van Derpoll was spearfishing
off the coast of Australia with his dog Sky.
While her master was in the water, Sky sat in the boat, watching Van Derpoll fish.
According to Van Derpoll, he was underwater when he suddenly noticed that he was being
encircled and sized up by two large sharks.
The life-threatening situation shook Van Derpoll but his predicament did not go unnoticed.
Seconds later, Sky jumped into the water to fend off the sharks.
Van Derpoll was able to climb his boat but, sadly for his loyal pet, she had to give her
life in order to save his.
Van Derpoll later recounted “She probably decided to jump over the side to protect me.”
“I had two good years with her in the end but sometimes I wish it was me and not her…
Sky was special.”
Number One: Good Karma Comes Your Way In China, a story circulated about a 13-year
old girl who attempted to commit suicide by jumping off a building.
Little is known about what may have driven her to that point of desperation but had it
not been for her dog, Roman, she may have leapt to her death.
It was told that the teenager was just moments away from jumping off a ledge when her dog
held on tight to her skirt, not letting go.
Eventually, rescuers were able to pull her back to safety.
According to the girl’s landlord, Roman came into the girl’s life after adopting
him months before and it may have been a form of good Karma or something Diving that may
have brought Roman to her life and save her.