American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards

2012 Finalists

The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™ celebrate the powerful relationship between dogs and people.  These amazing dogs provide compassion and comfort to transform people’s lives with their unconditional love, devotion and intuition.  Hero Dogs are ordinary dogs doing extraordinary things.

Here’s what the people who nominated them say makes each of these finalists a Hero Dog:

	Emerging Hero Dog (Sponsored by The Annenberg Foundation) — Daniel  Nutley, New Jersey VIEW DANIEL'S TRIBUTE VIDEO “Gas chambers” represent an outdated method of destroying homeless animals. Many people do not realize that such methods of destroying homeless dogs … «Read more»
	Guide Dog — Tabitha South Bend, Indiana VIEW TABITHA'S TRIBUTE VIDEO Tabitha was my first Guide Dog, I obtained her from Leader Dogs for the Blind in 2004. Although now retired, she was and always will be my Hero Dog. … «Read more»
	Hearing Dog — Tatiana II Plantation , Florida. VIEW TATIANA'S TRIBUTE VIDEO Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when I went to sleep on a sweltering South Florida night. But at about 2 a.m. I woke up, struggling to catch my br… «Read more»
	Law Enforcement Dog — Jynx Shillington, Pennsylvania  VIEW JYNX'S TRIBUTE VIDEO On June 29, 2011, Berks County Deputy Sheriff K-9 Handler Kyle Pagerly was shot and killed while attempting to execute a warrant. As they ascended a … «Read more»
	Military Dog — Gabe Columbia, South Carolina  VIEW GABE'S TRIBUTE VIDEO Gabe began his service to the United States of America as a Military Working Dog in 2006 and as such has had an impact not only on the life of Charles… «Read more»
	Search and Rescue Dog — Soot Charleston, West Virginia VIEW SOOT'S TRIBUTE VIDEO Lorrie adopted Soot, a black Labrador, and quickly realized he needed a job. Lorrie never dreamed finding Soot a job would lead the dog to rescuing a… «Read more»
	Service Dog — Holly Magna, Utah VIEW HOLLY'S TRIBUTE VIDEO Holly is my amazing 11-year-old seizure alert and response service dog. The bond and partnership with Holly has changed my life, and saved it on mult… «Read more»
	Therapy Dog — Stella Mt. Kisco, New York VIEW STELLA'S TRIBUTE VIDEO It is with great pleasure that I am nominating Stella Lenore Levy to receive a Hero Dog Award. Richmond Community Services is a not-for-profit organi… «Read more»