Here are 8 Hero Dogs #2 isn’t pat, he’s just a little husky
#8 In mid 2018 a group of 6 English SAS Soldiers
were on road patrol in a village in Syria.
When the soldiers stopped to exit their vehicles, they were ambushed on all sides by a group
of 9 rebels.
Luckily for the SAS they had brought their patrol dog, an intrepid Belgian Malinois whose
name has not been released.
The Belgian Malinois breed has been one of the most widely used working dogs for hundreds
of years.
Originally a sheep dog, the breed is now popular among the SAS for its strength and bravery
under fire.
When the firefight began this dauntless puppy leapt into action.
The dog’s handler took off his muzzle and pointed him in the direction of the ambushers.
The canine darted into the building where the attackers hid and one soldier reported
that they immediately heard panicked yelling coming from the enemies.
When the SAS team entered the building they saw their dog standing over the expired remains
of one combatant and realized that the remaining 8 had fled.
The dog was virtually uninjured and the SAS commander reported that their miraculous escape
was entirely due to the dog’s bravery.
#7 When a Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake hit central
Mexico it left much of the area in ruin.
Many people were trapped in the rubble of buildings when one special Labrador came to
the Rescue.
The dogs name is Frida and she works with the Mexican Navy’s canine unit.
Equipped with a heightened sense of smell, tireless work ethic and custom made rescue
gear including goggles and boots, Frida scoured the wreckage.
In her short career Frida has saved over 50 lives.
The people of Mexico can siesta worry free knowing Frida is on the job.
# 6 Ready Rattle It was an afternoon just like any other.
Paula Goodwin was walking her 6 month old golden retriever Todd on a trail near her
home in Anthem Arizona when she nearly stepped on a Rattle Snake.
Rattle Snakes are venomous predators that live in a wide variety of climates and are
the leading contributor to snake bite injuries in North America.
When Goodwin almost stomped on the poisonous serpent it became agitated and lunged at her
fangs first.
Luckily for Paula, Todd jumped to her rescue.
The heroic retriever intercepted the snakes attack and took a bite in the muzzle.
Paula then grabbed Todd and carried him out of harms way and to an animal hospital where
he received anti venom treatment.
Pictures that Paula posted of Todd’s swollen face quickly went viral and earned him the
title of “Hero Dog”.
A GoFundMe fundraiser hosted by “Friends of Todd” was created and has raised over
$2000 for other dogs who need anti venom treatment.
Todd has made a full recovery and lives to bite another day.
# 5 The next Good Boy on the list hails from South
Africa where he spends his days hunting illegal wildlife poachers at Kruger National Park.
The Dog is a Belgian Malinois and goes by the misleading name “K9 Killer”.
Killer has been trained to track poachers and has garnered a prodigious reputation by
aiding in the arrest 115 rhinoceros poachers over the last 4 years.
Illegal Rhino poaching has become a lucrative business in South Africa due to the insatiable
appetite for their horns across the continent of Asia where they are used in traditional
medicine because of their supposed healing properties, even though they are made from
the same material as human fingernails.
There are worries that Rhinos will be extinct in 10 years due to the incessant poaching.
Which has lead to South Africa’s increasef effort to apprehend the degenerate culprits.
The UK’s leading Veterinarian Charity PDSA awarded killer with a gold medal and stated
that his “contribution to saving the Rhino population is truly remarkable”
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Number four On our list proves that some heroes wear leashes.
Amelia Milling a 21 year old deaf University of Tennessee student faced beth while hiking
the Crow Pass Trail in Chugach State Park 30 miles outside of Anchorage Alaska during
her summer break.
One of her trekking poles broke and she tumbled 300 feet down a mountain before hitting a
boulder and then sliding another 300 feet!
After the protracted fall she was lying on the ground and pondering her new empathy for
the slinky when she saw what she believed to be a Wolf.
Having seen The Grey and knowing that even the mighty Liam Neason is no match for an
Alaskan Wolf pack, she began to panic.
Luckily for Amelia, the wolf turned out to be Nanook, a girwood husky owned by local
Alaskan Scott Swift.
Nanook has a reputation of guiding strangers across the 24 mile Crow Pass Trail and his
owner has even endowed him with a collar that reads “Crow Pass Guide Dog” and he completes
the trail on average 10 times per year.
Nanook helped guide Amelia back to the trail where she then slipped again and fell into
a river.
Some people have a hard time being rescued.
The increasingly flustered Nanook jumped into the water and helped Amelia pull herself out
of the river.
The nearly hyperthermic Amelia jumped into her sleeping bag.
A rescue helicopter spotted the red sleeping bag and Amelia was saved.
After the rescue reports started coming in from hikers who had also been saved by Nanook.
Turns out he saved a little girl who also fell into the river and hiker that had been
caught in an avalanche. # 3
In Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 2016 a couple was awoken in the middle of the night to the
sound of their neighbor’s dog’s panicked barking.
According to the couple, the 14 year old Lab/Chow mix by the name of Che never barks in the
middle of the night.
Che’s atypical behavior prompted them to investigate the disturbance.
To their horror they discovered that Che’s Owner’s house was on fire!!
They immediately called the fire department who arrived at the scene shortly thereafter.
It was discovered that the Owners of the burning home were fast asleep when Che’s keen nose
sensed the smoke emanating from the fire.
Firefighters reported that the dog’s barking saved everyone in the building and that when
they entered the home they found Che laying on top of his owner protecting her from the
flames.
Both Che and the owner were treated for smoke inhalation but were released from the hospital
after a few days.
# 2 During world war 2 when the allies were invading
Sicily, an American service dog named Chips showed unflinching courage while storming
the island’s beach.
The 4 year old German Shepard/Husky mix was pinned down with his handler Private John
Rowell by a German machine pun nest.
Chips broke free from Private Rowell and ran under fire towards the German enemy.
He ran straight into the protected nest and started biting German soldiers like they were
salted pretzels at Oktoberfest.
He pulled a smoke lemondage loose from its base creating confusion among the Krauts and
dragged one of them out by their neck.
The rest followed with their hands in the air.
Chips suffered some burns and a scalp wound during the attack and he was eventually awarded
with Great Britain’s most prestigious medal for animal bravery.
Fun fact during a public meeting with General Dwight D Eisenhower in 1945, Eisenhower bent
down to pet Chips not knowing that the dog was trained to snap at strangers.
Chips bit the general in the hand.
Which earned him some notoriety by the press.
# 1 In 2017 in Fort Lauderdale Florida a chihuaua
mix dog by the name of Mary Jane was with her owner visiting the Seminole Tribe reservation.
They were on a walk in the woods around 9pm when Mary Jane suddenly started barking.
Two bear cubs emerged from the bushes.
Mary Jane ran up to engage the cubs instinctually protecting her owner.
Immediately a mother bear jumped onto the trail and began mauling Mary Jane.
Mother bears are notorious for the ferocity when protecting their cubs and Mary Jane suffered
severe injuries while providing her owner with just enough time to slip away.
Mary Jane’s courageous act left her with several puncture wounds and a damaged chest
cavity.
She was treated by a Lauderdale Veterinary Specialist who said the gallant k9 had bearly
survived the ordeal.
Luckily Mary Jane responded well to the treatment and was cleared to go home after 3 days.