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2. MABELINE: THE SHELTER DOG


Mabeline is credited with saving a Florida teen from an attack. (Photo: WTSP)

A 17-year-old girl who was volunteering for Friends of Strays animal shelter in St. Petersburg, Florida says she was attacked and pinned to the ground behind the building in 2012. The girl credited Mabeline, a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix she was walking at the time, with saving her by scaring off her attacker, according to WTSP. Mabeline later found a forever home and a new owner who calls her a "hero."

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4. FIGO: THE SERVICE DOG


Figo jumped in front of a bus for his owner. (Photo: USA Today)

A service dog named Figo leaped in front of a mini school bus on a rural New York street back in June in order to save his legally blind owner from being hit. The 8-year-old golden retriever and his owner, Audrey Stone, both suffered injuries but firefighters say Figo did not want to leave her side. An anonymous donor took care of Figo's veterinary bills. The dog and his owner were both expected to recover, according to USA Today.

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6. SUSIE: THE THERAPY DOG WHO BEAT THE ODDS
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Susie's story helped pass into law tougher animal-cruelty legislation in North Carolina. (Photo: ohmidog.com)

In 2009, Susie licked the face of her owner's child. The pit-bull mix, then still a puppy, was severely beaten, her teeth knocked out, her jaw broken and her body set on fire, according to the American Humane Association. Her ears were burned off and her third-degree burns were infested with maggots when she was found. Susie made a miraculous recovery and eventually became the face of an anti-cruelty law movement in North Carolina. In 2010, former North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signed Susie's Law into effect, stiffening penalties for those found guilty of animal cruelty, with Susie also giving her official pawprint of approval. Susie was adopted and is now a certified therapy dog, winning the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards in 2014

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8. GABE: THE MILITARY DOG


Gabe served in Iraq and completed more than 210 combat missions with the U.S. military. (Photo: AHA)

Gabe began working with the U.S. military in 2006 and is credited with completing more than 210 combat missions while deployed in Iraq with handler Charles Shuck. He was also stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Hood, Texas before his 2009 retirement. Gabe now spends his time visiting wounded soldiers and sick children. He was selected as the American Kennel Club Heroic Military Working Dog in 2008 and the American Humane Association's Hero Dog of the year in 2012.

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10. TARA: THE CAT - YES, CAT - WHO WON THE "HERO DOG" AWARD


The spcLA presented this tabby with its "Hero Dog" award earlier this year. (Photo: spcaLA)

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA) last year presented its 33rd Annual National Hero Dog Award to a cat - yes, cat - named Tara. The 7-year-old Tabby from Southern California was credited with saving a 5-year-old boy from a vicious attack by a neighbor's dog, who had bitten the boy's leg and began to violently shake him. The boy needed stitches but made a recovery and credited the cat with being his "hero" by chasing off the dog.

Sources: KTLA, WTSP,NBC Philadelphia, AKC, KTLA, USA Today, CBS New York, AHA, AHA, AHA, NYDN, NPR, SPCALA

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