The Strongest Examples of Dog Heroic Devotion

Dogs have surprised and continue to surprise people with their unconditional love, devotion and desire to rush to help at any moment. On the birthday of one of these real four-legged friends - Hachiko, we have collected heroic and very touching stories of various dogs that happened in different countries at different times.

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1. Hachiko

Dog Hachiko was born on November 10, 1923 in the Japanese city of Akita. Shortly after his birth, he was presented to a professor of medicine, who gave the dog the name Hachiko, who grew up to be a faithful dog who followed his master everywhere. Such an amazing devotion of this dog in the future will make all representatives of the Akita Inu breed symbols of devotion and fidelity.

In May 1925, the owner died of a heart attack, when Hachiko was already one and a half years old. Every day the dog came to Shibuya Station, as before, and waited for the professor until dusk. And Hachiko spent the night on the porch of his native house, which was tightly closed ...

The dog was not abandoned by the professor's relatives. They tried to place Hachiko in familiar families, but despite this, the dog continued to come to the station and wait for its owner. Railway station workers, local merchants and just passers-by who knew the whole story never ceased to be amazed at this devotion.

Hachiko became famous all over Japan in 1932 after the publication of a newspaper with an article about this devoted dog, who had been waiting for the return of his deceased master for more than 7 years. After that, crowds of people poured into the Shibuya railway station in order to see this faithful dog live.

So Hachiko came, wanting to meet his master, until his death. For 9 years, the faithful dog has been waiting for the return of the professor. The day of Hachiko's death became a day of mourning for all Japanese.

2. Balto

In 1925, in the small town of Nome in Alaska, disaster struck: an epidemic of diphtheria suddenly raged. It was not possible to deliver the vaccine, as Nome was buried in snow far from civilization. Children were dying from a rapidly spreading illness, and then the only therapist in the city decided to take desperate measures. He equipped a relay expedition, which consisted of 150 dogs and 20 drivers. The final stage of the delivery of the vaccine was entrusted to the Norwegian Gunnar Kaasen and his team of Eskimo huskies. The leader of the team was a young, but strong and hardy black Eskimo Balto. In harsh conditions, the team had to make their way to the goal: -51 degrees of frost, a snow storm. Kaasen lost his bearings, he was blinded by thick snow. Gunnar had no other choice but to completely trust the leader. Balto confidently led the team, and they delivered a valuable vaccine to Nome that saved hundreds of lives. After the successful completion of the mission, Balto became a real celebrity, and a bronze monument was erected in his honor in New York.

3. Dorado

A guide dog who went to work at the World Trade Center every day with his blind owner Omar Eduardo Rivera. On September 11, 2001, Dorado was dozing at Omar's feet on the 71st floor of the center. When the terrorist attack occurred, due to panic, fire and destruction, the blind Omar did not have the opportunity to get out of the building, he had already resigned himself to his fate when he felt that the dog tightly grabbed his clothes and pulled him to the emergency exit. Omar completely relied on his four-legged friend, and this saved the man from death. Dorado led him out of the building unharmed.

4. Kabang

A dog named Kabang in December 2011 threw herself under the wheels of a motorcycle that literally flew at the daughter of the owner of the dog. The girl was not injured, and Kabang received terrible injuries, but, fortunately, he managed to survive. The treatment of a devoted friend took place in one of the veterinary clinics in California for a whole 7 months. And upon returning to the homeland of Kabang - to the Philippines, the dog was greeted as a real hero.

5. Yves

Eve selflessly saved her partially paralyzed mistress: once an American, Katie Vaughan, was driving a truck, when suddenly the car stopped, a flame appeared, and the cabin began to rapidly fill with smoke. Kathy couldn't get out of the car on her own, but she managed to open the door for her Rottweiler dog. Katie felt that she was starting to lose consciousness, but at the same time, Eve, firmly grabbing the hostess by the legs, was able to pull her out of the burning car, and as soon as the dog managed to drag Katie a few meters to the side, the car completely caught fire.

6. True

A blind and deaf dog named True bravely saved his owners during a fire. Somehow late at night in the house of an American Kathy Crosley, an electrical wiring caught fire. The hostess and her little son were sound asleep, but their disabled dog, which, in addition to birth defects, had only three paws, sensing something was wrong, was able to get into the hostess’s bedroom and wake her up, “reporting” about the fire.

Katie says that she appreciates her faithful friend very much and is grateful for saving her life and the child.

7. Lefty

The heroic deed of the pit bull Lefty is admired by all the inhabitants of the state of Virginia. The dog literally took the bullet from the robbers who broke into the house who shot at her owner. Even when she was wounded, she fearlessly attacked the criminals, but they managed to steal valuables and money.

Unfortunately, Lefty's injured leg could not be saved.

And since the dog's family was robbed and could not afford expensive treatment for the injured Lefty, their neighbors and friends on the Internet organized a fundraising campaign for the heroic pet, thanks to which Lefty underwent surgery, and she quickly regained her strength.

8. Siko

Siko weighs only 5 kilograms, but despite its small size, the dog faithfully protected the little granddaughter of his mistress, who was playing in the sandbox, and tried to stand between the girl and the poisonous snake approaching her. The child remained alive and unharmed, and Siko almost lost his eye from a snake bite, but thanks to the operation, the dog managed to save his sight.

Now, in the Siko family, he is called nothing more than a "little hero."

9. Elga

In the small Russian town of Primorsk-Akhtarsk, there is an obelisk with the names of police officers who died as a result of hostilities, and more recently, a monument to the dog Elga appeared nearby. The shepherd began her service together with the guide Evgeny Shestak, and Ingushetia became their first business trip. Then - Chechnya. Already in the first reconnaissance, Elga found a tripwire with a hand grenade. A month later, she "sniffed out" a mined machine gun, thereby saving 10 policemen. Usually the period of work in dogs lasts no more than 6 years, since they begin to go blind from the smell of TNT and plastid. At 20 percent blind Yelga worked for another 3 years. The last time she was blown up by a mine. Shepherd survived, but began to get sick. She died in the arms of Eugene at the age of 13. At the request of the veterans of the unit, a shepherd fighter, who saved the lives of dozens of people, was erected a monument in early 2013.