Heroes & Hounds

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.

Two Michigan dogs were overjoyed to reunite with Scott Garrison, the hero who rescued them from an icy river.

When a German Shepherd’s dog mom pointed a rifle at her chest and pulled the trigger, the dog jumped on her, diverting the shot.

More than a year after she lost her snout while saving the lives of two girls, hero dog Kabang had the first of two facial surgeries this week.

When a three-year-old Polish girl went missing from her home, her dog went with her and kept her warm through the cold night.

A Pit Bull named Creature is being hailed as a hero for finding an elderly woman who had wandered into the woods and was covered in mud.

A Pit Bull protected a 3-year-old boy who wandered off into the snowy woods near his South Dakota home in near-freezing temperatures.

Elizabeth Oliver risked her life to save animals in Japan’s Fukushima fallout area, and now she’s saving puppies bred for profit by Japanese gang members.

Two sisters and their five dogs are alive thanks to the heroic actions of a 10-year-old Pit Bull named Baby.

An arthritic little Rat Terrier who wandered onto a busy Texas highway is alive, thanks to the quick action of a police officer.