Heroes & Hounds

When Bridget Evans, who cannot walk, received her graduate school diploma, beside her, also wearing a cap and gown, was Hero, her service dog.

Eight-year-old Olivia Pierce decided to organize a dog show open to all purebreds and mutts – and raised $1,210 for the Carthage Humane Society in the process.

Inspirational 12-year-old Parker Ruse started the company Cutesy Swag to raise money for Pit Bull rescue.

When an elderly man plowed his vehicle into a tree in Australia and was trapped under it for four freezing days, his Australian Kelpie stayed by his side to keep him warm – and probably saved his life.

A 10-month-old Poodle-terrier mix that was tied to train tracks is alive thanks to an engineer who pulled the emergency brake just in time.

A young Labrador that was weighted down with bricks and tossed into a river was saved by the goodwill of a timely passerby.

A Goldendoodle wouldn’t stop barking at his pregnant dog mom as she took a nap. When his dog dad went to hush him, he discovered his wife was having a seizure.

Adam Shaw and his 8-year-old Husky-Lab mix worked together to rescue two young sisters who fell through the ice on a river in Edmonton, Alberta.

A Cocker Spaniel that had been trapped on a cliff in the Hollywood Hills for two days was rescued this afternoon by the Los Angeles Fire Department.

A year-old German Shepherd-Chow mix who had been rescued himself discovered a man stuck in a hole while on a mountain hike with his dog dad.