National Dog Day is an annual event celebrated on August 26. National Dog Day was started in 2004 by animal advocate and pet and family lifestyle expert Coleen Paige. The aim of this day is to raise awareness about the number of dogs that are currently in rescue centres and encourage the adoption of these animals.
Sadly, thousands of dogs become a homeless every year, because they are unwanted or their owners are unable to care for them. National Dog Day aims to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters and rescue organisations.
As we all know that dogs put their lives on the line every day. They protect our safety and freedom by detecting drugs and bombs and also pull victims from wreckage and tragic situations.
Dogs are loyal creatures and will go out of their way to protect their owners/parents. There have been several incidents where dogs have put their own life on the line to save their caregiver's life. Here are some of them:
A heroic and extremely loyal dog guarded her owner for 36 hours after they fell down a 200ft ravine. But that was not it, the dog alerted walkers around as well.?
One of the heart-breaking stories came from earthquake-struck Afghanistan where a dog repeatedly visits his departed owner's house to see them, but the dog doesn't understand all of them are dead. The house has completely collapsed too.
A woman viciously attacked by a mountain lion was saved from being mauled to death after her pet dog came to her rescue and fought off the wild cat.?
A mine-sniffing canine has been awarded the medal of honour by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The cutest furry buddy named Patron is a pint-sized Jack Russel terrier and has been recognised for detecting more than 200 explosives during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.?
A viral photograph of a dog sitting close to a man laid dead allegedly by the Russian Troops.?
The picture published by a European media organisation mentioned that Russian forces killed the dog's owner. Since his owner died, the dog reportedly sat beside him, refusing to abandon his friend.?
A man who got into difficulty in the water was saved thanks to an intervention from a dog who alerted its owner to the danger on the south coast of England.
According to a Times of India report, a Doberman fought with a cobra to prevent the deadly reptile from coming inside the house. The dog named Kali was guarding its owner, Saumya Ranjan Senapati's courtyard. When the family heard the dog barking frantically, they rushed to the courtyard, said the report.
Kelly Andrew said that her dog Henry kept on breaking into her daughter's nursery and waking her up. The mom said that she was fed up with the dog as her baby was not keeping well. Little did she know he would be the reason she is alive today.
The incident reportedly took place in VMAKS Chalet apartment in Vasundhara Layout of Sampige Nagar, Electronic City, Bengaluru. Appu, a one-and-half-year-old Golden Retriever saved around 150 people living in the apartment building.?
A loyal dog makes a daily visit to Mexican coal mine to wait for his deceased owner to come home - three weeks after he was killed in collapse that killed six other miners.
A dog was filmed racing with an ambulance carrying its owner who had fallen ill in Istanbul last week, Reuters reported.?
The woman¡¯s pooch had first tried to get in and accompany her to the hospital when the ambulance came but after being rejected by the staff, the dog decided to follow the vehicle.?
A doggo is being hailed a hero after it came to rescue of her owner who collapsed on the street from a seizure.
A two-year-old Bhutia breed dog named Blackie was spotted waiting outside the Tapovan dam tunnel that was destroyed by the flash floods in the state's Chamoli district as a result of the glacier burst.
A German Shepard named Sadie, has been hailed a hero after helping to save her owner's life during a heart attack. Not only did she stay by his side and lick his face to keep him conscious, the dog also managed to drag Brian to his phone so that he could call emergency services.
A Twitter user by the name of Danny Deraney posted a video where a pet pooch is blocking the way of a toddler when he's trying to climb the stairs. Now, this may seem like a coincidence but it truly was a planned activity by this lovely pet dog.?
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