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Added on: 25th Sep 2015

 

HACHIKÔ

Hachikô's funeral

Arguably the most famous Asian dog in history, Hachikô was an

Akita dog and is remembered to this day for his remarkable loyalty to

his owner, which continued for many years after his owner’s death.

The 2009 film Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, starring Richard Gere,

was based on this heart-warming story.

 

 

SHANA

German shepherd puppy

When Eve and Norman Fertig rescued a sick, two-week-old half-wolf,

half-German shepherd puppy from a breeder, they’d never

dreamed the animal would one day save their lives in return.

During an extreme snowstorm Shana found the elderly couple trapped

in the snow and stayed with them. She started digging a tunnel

through which she could pull the couple back to the safety

of their home.

 

 

MOTI

German shepherd

This beautiful German shepherd honours every letter of the word

hero since he literally took a bullet for his human family. When

a masked intruder made his way into his boss’s household, Moti

wasted little time, leaping to his feet and barking to draw the gunman’s

attention. Faced with the angry pooch, the gunman shot him and

ran off without harming any of the family. Fortunately,

Moti made a full recovery.

 

 

LOUKANIKOS

Graffiti of Loukanikos in Athens

Arguably one of the most popular dogs in the world in the past few years,

Loukanikos, also known as the “Riot Dog,” was in the centre of the

action and became a global symbol of resistance during the protests

against austerity measures in Greece. Loukanikos’s health was

severely burdened from inhaling tear gas and other chemicals during

the riots in which he participated and he died on October 9, 2014.

His story was covered by Reuters, BBC News, CNN, and

Time magazine among others, while his image is

immortalized in a mural on one

of the city’s main streets.

 

 

BELLE

(Not actual dog)

Belle

Belle isn’t just another loyal friend to her boss or even an ordinary

lifesaver; she’s incredibly smart too. When her diabetic owner,

Kevin Weaver, had a seizure and collapsed Belle started biting

Weaver’s cell phone to call 911. Belle, who had been taught to bite

down on the number 9 on the cell phone to contact 911, proved that

dogs are much smarter than some of us think.

 

 

BARRY

Barry

Almost two hundred years after his death, Barry, a Swiss mountain

rescue dog for the Great St. Bernard Hospice, is still famous around

the world for saving the lives of more than forty people during his life.

 

 

BALTO

Balto

In 1925, a life-and-death race to deliver desperately needed anti-toxins

from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, turned a sled dog named Balto

into a hero. Balto’s legend still lives on today through popular culture

and in 1995 Universal Studios released the popular animated family

feature of the same name, featuring the voices of

Kevin Bacon and Bob Hoskins.

 

 

APOLLO

Appollo

Apollo was an NYPD search and rescue dog that arrived at the World

Trade Centre fifteen minutes after the attacks on September 11, 2001.

He was the first rescue dog on the scene and at one point he was

almost killed by fire and falling debris. He went on to receive the

Dickin Medal, which is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross,

on behalf of all rescue dogs at the World Trade Centre that day.

 

 

GELERT

(Gelert's Grave)

Image result for beddgelert grave

In the 13th century, Llywelyn, prince of north wales, had a palace at

Beddgelert. one day he went hunting without Gelert "the faithful hound"

who was unaccountably absent. on Llywelyn's return, the truant stained

and smeared with blood, joyfully sprang to meet his master. The prince

alarmed hastened to find his son, and saw the infant's cot empty, the

bedclothes and floor covered with blood. the frantic father plunged the

sword into the hound's side thinking it had killed his heir. the dog's

dying yell was answered by a child's cry. Llywelyn searched and discovered

his boy unharmed but nearby lay the body of a mighty wolf which Gelert

had slain, the prince filled with remorse is said never to have smiled again.

he buried Gelert here. the spot is called Beddgelert.

 


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