Comments on: 7 Heroic Dogs

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:51:00 +0000

Where is Gelert?…a town in Wales is named after his grave “Beddgelert” after a prince rushed judgment on the situation thinking all the blood near his infant son’s cradle and and his missing heir was the cause of Gelert and instantly slew him…to only find out in his Gelert’s, meaning “Faithful Hound” Welsh, last wimper was the cry of his infant son hidden under the debris of the proceeding fight that Gelert had had with what was now a slain carcus of huge wolf. Gelert had actually protected his son…to be paid in death…so mornful was the prince that he was said to have never smiled again.

Or how about Argos, Odysseus’ faithful hound who waited over 20 years for him to return from the Trojan war who was the first and only person to recognize him disguised as an old beggar…& depending on which translation you read died shortly thereafter his return either of the joy of finally having seen his master again or by Odysseus’ begrudging own hands as he couldn’t afford to have his cover blown…

Whether 100% true their stories have taken on the rank of myth and by far are much older than any here thus belong on this page…if you truly had to list all the acts of courage performed by dogs for humans you might need more bandwidth…valiant and loyal animals all.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:59:00 +0000

MWD Nemo A534 should be on that list,he saved many lives, he was a hero. If you haven’t heard of him and what he did on the morning of Dec 4th,1966, then google him and read about what an amazing dog he was.

By: Ionut Puiu

Ionut Puiu — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:23:23 +0000

Hidesamuro Ueno the owner of Hachiko was alias known as Pavlov? :d

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:33:28 +0000

Feisty Jack Russell dies after saving five children from marauding pit bulls

There’s my Hero, the bravest of them all!

By: Russ H

Russ H — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:40:43 +0000

Absolutely awesome stories about some fantastic dogs. God I love em.

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By: CK

CK — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:16:56 +0000

I Love Dogs! =)

And these are 7 excellent reasons why!

By: marybeth

marybeth — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:41:53 +0000

Chips the War Dog was one of my favorite movies as a child!

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:08:46 +0000

Thank you for this heart-warming post! As someone whose life was once saved by a Pit-Bull, I can relate to these stories on a personal level.

By: Steven Schmid

Steven Schmid — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:44:08 +0000

What about Balto or Togo? Heck, the origins of the Iditarod involved many teams of heroic dogs. But I always liked the quote of Gunner Kaasen, after Balto brought them in to Nome. He delivered the diptheria vaccine, walked to Balto, gave him a hug and said “Damn fine dog”.

Poor Balto never got a good shake, as he was sold for a pittance and lived a sad life as a novelty dog.