Would you jump in front of your dog to protect your pet if you knew someone wanted to stab or shoot him? We all say we would, but would we really? Our pets risk their lives all the time to protect us, and a dog from Argentina just proved that to save his owner.
Gladis Silgado is alive today thanks to her loyal dog who barked and woke her up while her home was consumed by a ravaging fire. The woman never imagined that after having a heated discussion with her neighbor, Cristóbal Montero Medina, the man would try to kill her and her teenage daughter by setting their house on fire, but that’s just what happened in Cartagena, Colombia, on April 9, 2015.
Hundreds of dogs that were companion pets to many psychiatric patients in Uruguay, South America, were forcefully and humanly removed, after staff members form the mental institution locate in the Etchepare Colony reported being violently attacked by dogs. However, one dog walked over 37 miles to get back to his owner who he unconditionally loves.
In Lima, Peru, a pet owner hopped on a public bus and didn’t realize his dog named Ramon had followed him to the bus stop. The loyal and persistent dog ran after the bus for a few miles until he was allowed to ride the bus as well.
Worried family members headed out to look for a missing fisherman and when they arrived at the beach they found the man's dog sitting near the shore, guarding his owner's fishing gear.
Collie wasn't specifically cared for by anyone. He would come and go from the cemetery and scavenge for food and water, but without a failure the dog could return to his deceased owner's side every night.
