2. AP Photo: John Minchillo; AP Photo: Anton Lim for UC Davis; AP
Photo: Julie Fletcher for Orlando Sentinel; Via Facebook:
http://aka.ms/Fp8j8g
Clockwise from top left: Orlando and owner Cecil Williams;
Kabang; Belle and owner Kevin Weaver; Minta and owner Jacob
Owens

3. AP Photo: Julie Fletcher for Orlando Sentinel

4. Belle makes 911 call to save owner's life
When 34-year-old Kevin Weaver of Orlando, Florida, had a seizure
and collapsed in 2006, his Beagle named Belle came to the rescue.
Using her keen sense of smell, Belle was able to detect abnormalities
in her owner's blood-sugar levels. She also knew how to use a cell
phone. On that day, Belle bit down and held the No. 9 on Weaver's
cell phone, which contacts 911. For her heroics, Belle was the first
canine to receive the VITA Wireless Samaritan Award in 2006, given
to someone who uses a cell phone to save a life, prevent a crime or
help in an emergency.

5. CBS 4 Denver

6. Squid helps police arrest burglary suspect
Generally, when a dog barks in the middle of the night, it's an
annoyance, more than anything, to the neighborhood. But when Squid,
a Weimaraner/Pointer mix, surprised his owner with an uncharacteristic
late-night barking and growling session in Boulder, Colorado, in July
2014, a burglary suspect was taken down. Squid led Tina Fuller to the
window, where she spied two burglars breaking into her car. Fuller called
911, and police soon apprehended a 23-year-old man who was believed
to have been tied to a series of crimes.

7. Jaime Rowe Photography

8. Sage, the nation's top search-and-rescue dog of 2009
Sage, a border collie who died in August 2012 at the age of 12 after a
battle with cancer, had a long career as a K-9 dog. While working in Iraq,
Sage had an $85,000 bounty on her because of her ability to show U.S.
forces where the enemy had hidden or buried weapons. Among her
notable feats were detecting the remains of one of the 9/11 terrorists at
the Pentagon in 2001 and searching for missing teen Natalee Holloway in
Aruba in 2005.

9. Via Facebook: http://aka.ms/Fp8j8g

10. Araminta transforms autistic boy's life
Jacob Owens, 8, of Peterborough, England, suffers from a severe form
of autism, which makes it difficult for him to communicate. He rarely
smiled and had no friends. Along came a Labrador named Araminta,
whom the family found through the charity Support Dogs' Autism
Assistance Program. Before Araminta arrived, Jacob would "become
very distressed" if people wanted to talk to him, his mother, Susan, told
the Daily Mail. Now, with his best buddy at his side, Jacob gladly talks to
people and is far more confident. "'Minta is the best medicine," Susan
said.

11. AP Photo: John Minchillo

12. Orlando aids blind owner in fall on subway tracks
Cecil Williams has been blind since 1995 and relies heavily on his guide dog,
a black Labrador named Orlando. In December 2013, both nearly lost their
lives. As they were waiting for a subway train in Manhattan, Williams began
to feel faint. Orlando barked frantically to get his owner's attention, but
Williams fell onto the tracks. Orlando then jumped onto the tracks and
tried to bring him back up. Seconds later, a slow-moving train arrived but
miraculously passed over the man and his dog without hitting them.
Orlando, set to retire the following month, was allowed to remain by
Williams' side after anonymous donors pitched in to keep them together.
Above: Williams pets Orlando in his hospital bed on Dec. 17, 2013, in New
York.

13. AP Photo: Anton Lim for UC Davis

14. Kabang loses snout, jaw saving girls from oncoming motorcycle
Kabang may not be much to look at, but she has an amazing story. The black and
tan mixed-breed known as an aspin grabbed international attention in 2011 when
she jumped in front of a speeding motorcycle to save the lives of her master's
daughter and niece in Zamboanga, Philippines. Kabang's snout and jaw were
sheared off in the accident, and she endured eight months of medical treatment
in the United States to get back on her paws. Thanks to $27,000 in donations,
Kabang not only had her facial wound sewn up, she also was treated for
heartworm and cancer, was spayed and vaccinated, and had an identity chip
implanted in her shoulder. She returned to a hero's welcome in Zamboanga in
June 2013.
Above: In this August, 12, 2012, file photo provided by the University of
California, Davis, a Bunggal family member plays with Kabang in the Philippines.

15. AP Photo: Tina Burch for Los Angeles Daily News

16. Shannon alerts owner to her husband's peril
Ted Mandry was unloading debris at his 80-acre farm in Washington, Missouri,
in 2004 when a parked tractor popped out of gear and toppled into a 10-foot
gully, causing the front-end loader to trap his right leg. Meanwhile, Mandry's
wife, Peggy, had stepped out and the family dog, a border collie-golden
retriever mix named Shannon, was locked in the house. When Peggy returned,
Shannon was howling and scratching at the door to be let out. Once free,
Shannon bolted and led Peggy to the spot where Ted lay injured. A rescue
team spent an hour freeing Ted's leg, which later was amputated above the
knee. For her efforts, Shannon won the National Hero Dog Award.
Above: Shannon is photographed in May 2005 after she was presented with
the National Hero Dog award in Woodland Hills, Calif.

17. Splash News

18. Trakr locates the last survivor of the World Trade Center attacks
For a German shepherd named Trakr, his toughest job came after retirement.
After serving as a K-9 dog for the Halifax, Nova Scotia, police department,
Trakr and his owner, James Symington (pictured above), were among the first
search-and-rescue teams to arrive at Ground Zero following the World Trade
Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. A little more than 24 hours after the towers
collapsed, Trakr led firefighters to a spot where Genelle Guzman lay under a
pile of unstable rubble. She was the last survivor of the attacks. Years later,
Trakr's DNA and surrogate dams were used to clone five puppies named
Trustt, Solace, Valor, Prodigy and Déjà Vu.

19. AP Photo: Adelma Gregory-Bunnell for Cecil Whig

20. Toby saves owner with modified Heimlich
Toby the golden retriever apparently is a fast learner. In March 2007, Toby's
owner, Debbie Parkhurst of Calvert, Maryland, began choking on an apple.
After unsuccessfully trying to dislodge the piece of fruit by performing the
Heimlich maneuver on herself, Parkhurst resorted to pounding her fist on her
chest. When that didn't work, Toby put his front paws on Parkhurst's
shoulders, pushed her to the ground and began jumping up and down on her
chest, finally dislodging the apple. "The doctor said I probably wouldn't be
here without Toby," Parkhurst told The Associated Press.

21. AP Photo: Jose Monsalve, Diario El Austral de La Araucaria

22. Amanda saves her puppies from a fire in Chile
Mothers are often fiercely protective of their children. Such was the case
after a car bomb triggered a house fire in Santa Rosa de Temuco, Chile, in
August 2012. A German shepherd mix named Amanda reportedly carried
each of her 10-day-old puppies, one by one, from the burning house and
placed them on a fire truck. One of the puppies died the next day from
severe burns. The house's owner, Omar Torres, was hospitalized with burns.
Above: Amanda places one of her five puppies in a fire truck in Temuco,
Chile, in August 2012.

23. American-Statesman: Ralph Berrera

24. Yogi saves owner's life after serious cycling accident
In October 2010, Paul Horton, a retired mechanical engineer from Austin,
Texas, took a nasty spill while riding his bicycle near his home. Unable to
move, bleeding from his nose and mouth and out of earshot of anyone,
Horton pleaded with his golden retriever, Yogi, to get help. Reluctant to
leave his buddy, Yogi finally ran back to the main road and got the
neighbors' attention. Doctors determined that Horton had been paralyzed
from the chest down, but Yogi's efforts likely saved his life. Seven months
later, Yogi was honored as the 2011 Valor Dog of the Year.

25. Caters News
Jade discovers abandoned
newborn in a park
In October 2013, 68-year-old Roger
Wilday was walking his German
shepherd Jade through a park in
Birmingham, England. Jade was off
the leash and made her way to
some bushes, where she patiently
remained until Wilday joined her.
Wilday was astonished to find a
newborn baby wrapped in a
blanket, inside a shopping bag, with
the umbilical cord still attached. As
the baby girl recovered in a local
hospital, staff named her "Baby
Jade" after her canine rescuer.

26. Getty Images: Carlos Osorio for Toronto Star

27. Georgie saves Chihuahua from coyote
By simply "doing what he was bred to do," Georgie, a 4-year-old border
collie, saved a 9-month old Chihuahua from certain death in Toronto in
March 2014. When Willow, the 4-and-a-half-pound Chihuahua, found herself
snout-to-snout with two coyotes, Georgie bounded out of the woods and
chased off the attackers. The diversion allowed Willow's owner, Carolyn
Falle, enough time to scoop up her pet. As for Georgie, his owner, Andrew
McCausland, told the Toronto Star that he did what any border collie would
do: "Protect the livestock."

28. AP Photo: KathyWillens

29. Stray dogs save U.S. soldiers from suicide bomber in Afghanistan
In 2009, three stray dogs wandered onto a U.S. military compound in Afghanistan.
Little did the soldiers in the 48th Infantry Brigade realize how important their
budding friendship would become. On a February night in 2010, a suicide bomber
sneaked onto the compound. Before he could reach the barracks full of more than
50 American soldiers, Sasha, Target and Rufus fought him off. The bombs' blast
outside the door gravely injured Sasha, who had to be euthanized, and seriously
injured the other two. However, no soldiers were hit. With the help of animal
rescue groups, Target and Rufus were adopted by two of the soldiers saved that
night, Sgt. Terry Young and Sgt. Chris Duke.
Above: Handler Lisa Seaman comforts Rufus as he poses for a photograph before
being honored at The Animal Medical Center's Top Dog Gala at the Museum of
Natural History in New York in 2010.

30. Caters News

31. Kyrachaan helps 3-year-old girl survive 11 days in forest
On July 29, 2014, 3-year-old Karina Chiktova went missing in a remote
bear- and wolf-infested forest in Siberia. Even in the summer,
temperatures drop to near freezing in the region. However, Chiktova was
not alone during the ordeal. Her puppy Kyrachaan (which means "little
one") reportedly stayed with her for nine days before returning to the
girl's home in the village Omon to summon help. Two days later, rescuers
followed Kyrachaan back into the wilderness, discovered bare footprints
in the dirt and found Karina hiding in tall grass. She was malnourished
and had several mosquito bites and scratches on her feet but escaped
serious injury.

32. Getty Images: Michael Buckner

33. Katrina prevents man from drowning during Hurricane Katrina
When this black Labrador spotted a man struggling in the rising floodwaters
afterHurricane Katrina struck in 2005, she swam over and pulled him to higher
ground. The story was reported on CBS TV affiliate KCAL in Los Angeles, with
the unidentified man crediting the dog with saving his life. After its report,
KCAL sent a team to New Orleans to rescue the dog, later aptly named Katrina.
In March 2006, Katrina received a standing ovation at the 20th annual Genesis
Awards, given by the Humane Society of the United States to those who help
advance the cause of animal rights.
Above: Katrina onstage at the 20th Anniversary Genesis Awards Show at the
Beverly Hilton Hotel in March 2006 in Los Angeles.

34. Martha Rodriguez

35. Psycho takes rattlesnake bite to save girls
This dog's name is likely more a sign of his fearlessness than his cute-and-cuddly
appearance. One day in August 2013 in Hueco Tanks, Texas, a
young girl in her preteens, Maya Delarosa, was making mud pies with her
sister when they encountered a rattlesnake only inches away. Psycho, the
family's 10-pound Chihuahua-poodle mix, stepped between the girls and
the snake and was bitten in his left eye. Psycho was blinded from the
venom and had to have the eye removed, but the girls were unharmed.

36. Roselle guides his owner out of collapsing World
Trade Center building
Michael Hingson was district sales manager for
Quantum ATL working on the 78th floor of the
World Trade Center's North Tower on the morning
of Sept. 11, 2001. Blind since birth, Hingson had
his faithful guide dog, Roselle, sleeping peacefully
under his desk — just like any other day in his
office. But then came "an incredible bang" when
the first plane hit the building, Hingson told Larry
King in a CNN interview. Roselle, who had been
trained at the prestigious Guide Dogs for the Blind
school, along with Quantum ATL employee David
Frank guided Hingson down 78 flights of stairs and
to safety outside the building.
Above: Hingson gets a lick from Roselle before the
start of the "Tribute to War Heroes ... at Both Ends
of the Leash" event held by the American Humane
Society in Washington, D.C. in 2011.
CQ Roll Call: Bill Clark

37. WSOC

38. Ashepoo watches over 2-year-old boy lost in woods
When 2-year-old Peyton Myrick went missing in the York County, South
Carolina, woods in November 2012, a search party involving a helicopter,
police dogs and several people ensued. Luckily, the family's dog, a black-and-
white purebred Australian shepherd named Ashepoo was at Peyton's
side the whole time. After more than four hours, Ashepoo emerged from
the woods and led rescuers to where Peyton lay asleep behind a barn, a
quarter-mile from his grandparents' home.