Blogs Posts on "Dog Hero"

The Bark Heard Around the World – Video by For the Love of the Dog on Nov 4, 2009When Yuri Gagarin was launched into space on April 12, 1961 from Star City, Russia, it was dubbed “The Roar that was Heard around the World”.   Though he was the first man in space, he was not the first earthling in space. Four years...

A Special Kind of Hero by For the Love of the Dog on Nov 2, 2009Last week, one of the FBI working dogs, Freddy, was killed in the line of duty while federal agents raided the hideout of men suspected of involvement with an organized crime ring and who were also allegedly part of a radical Islamic sect.   Freddy...

Neighbor’s Dog Saves Wheelchair Bound Man from Fire – VIDEO by For the Love of the Dog on Aug 20, 2009The Huntsville, AL home of a wheelchair bound man, Ray Worilow, burned to the ground recently, and he says he would have gone with it if it wasn’t for one uncommon hero, the neighbor’s five-year-old German Shepherd, Deja! Gotta love thes...

13-Pound Pooch Takes Hero Pet of the Year – VIDEO by For the Love of the Dog on Aug 18, 2009Meet Chi Chi, this little chihuahua mix is 13-pounds of attitude and now the Reader’s Digest Hero Pet of the Year!  Seems this little guy was out basking on Indian Beach on North Carolina’s Outer Banks with his owners, Rick and Mary Lane, wh...

Hero Dog Takes Snake Bites Protecting Owner by For the Love of the Dog on Jul 8, 2009Lucky is one pitbull-Queensland heeler mix that was named appropriately.  While on a 4th of July hike at Silverwood Lake with owner, Andrea Banks and her fiancé, Robert Morales, Andrea was corner by a snake. Lucky, sensing the danger, jumped on th...

Little Dog Becomes Big Hero by For the Love of the Dog on Jul 7, 2009Not only is Rupert, a miniature schnauzer, a little dog, at 12-years-old, he’s also a senior but his Charlotte, NC owner can definitely credit him for rescuing her from the hands of a mentally unstable man who was assaulting her. Rupert’s...

Dog Finds Abandoned Infant - VIDEO by For the Love of the Dog on Jun 15, 2009When Joe Logan of Wheaton, IL, took his dog, Redbelly, out for a walk on Friday morning, Redbelly decided to mix a little heroism with his business.  He alerted Logan to something by barking and pulling him toward some bushes.  When Logan investiga...

Dog Finds Abandoned Infant – VIDEO by For the Love of the Dog on Jun 15, 2009When Joe Logan of Wheaton, IL, took his dog, Redbelly, out for a walk on Friday morning, Redbelly decided to mix a little heroism with his business.  He alerted Logan to something by barking and pulling him toward some bushes.  When Logan investiga...

Dog Hero Guards His Mother After Accident by Animals That Give Pause on May 15, 2009The link on CNN.A Labrador Retriever was hit in traffic in New York (thankfully she just had a broken leg), in the video you see a German Shepherd guarding her, lunging against the oncoming cars to protect her as she was lying injured on the pavement...

Dog a Lifesaver for Toddler Missing 3 Days - VIDEO by For the Love of the Dog on May 11, 2009Mother’s Day was a very special day for one Missouri mother as she welcomed her 3-year old toddler, Joshua Childers, home from the hospital after his harrowing ordeal.  Missing for 52 hours, 2 nights and 3 days, 40 degree temps and rain, it wa...