I know I'm a sucker, but I love these kinds of stories.
A collie/golden retriever farm dog saved her owner by dragging the wife to the spot where the husband was trapped under a tractor.
"The award does not honor trained rescue dogs but "a companion animal that's well-treated and has bonded with the family, so they somehow know what to do and step up to the plate when there's trouble," said Madeline Bernstein, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles...
When she was let out, Shannon bolted from the door, dragging Peggy Mandry through the pasture and into the wood.
"I was bleeding, I began to get weaker. I reached a point where there was either going to be a minor miracle or this was it for me," said Ted Mandry, 65. "At that point, my wife and my dog came to the edge of the gully.
For her heroic act, Shannon was treated to an airplane flight to Los Angeles (she got to sit in the cabin instead of being stowed in cargo) and a stay at a beachside hotel.
She also received a plaque from the SPCA, a year's supply of dog food and a "goodie bag" filled with treats.
"She's loving the attention," Mandry said. "How do you get a dog back in a farm after getting the star treatment in Los Angeles?""
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