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Heroic Pets – a compilation of real life pet heroes

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Pet Hero loves heroic animals and humans and we try to share some of these amazing articles or videos to highlight the true nature of selflessness in these heroic moments.

Bulldog saves drowning kittens!

What a true hero! English bulldogs are notoriously bad swimmers. Not built for swimming, this awesome bulldog named Napoleon defies the odds and risks his life to save precious little kittens. This doggy is EXTRA brave.

“Because of the breed’s history of poor swimming ability, this morning’s news came as a bit of a shock to me! Napoleon, an obedient and well behaved two-year-old white English bulldog in Michigan abruptly left his master’s side yesterday and raced out across a road and into a nearby lake.”

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Hero cat saves five-year-old from bullies!

Smudge the heroic cat saves his five-year-old human brother from bullies who pushed him to the floor while playing outside. Smudge came to the rescue…

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Amazing heroic dog saves his elderly owners in a snowstorm!

Read how this amazing half-breed wolf-dog saves her elderly owners in a snowstorm by digging them to safety and keeping them warm with her own body!

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Heroic cat wakes husband to save his wife

Susan had collapsed unconscious on the bathroom floor of the family home, as her husband slept in the room next door. Charley their cat pounced on the bed and continuously licked her husband’s face and pawed at his hand until he woke up, then led him to the bathroom where Susan had collapsed.

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Hero dog makes cell phone call to save owner

Belle, a beagle, saved her owner’s life after he collapsed from a seizure. This lifesaving pooch was taught to bite down on the number 9 on his cell phone contacting 911. When Kevin, a diabetic, collapsed from a seizure, she bit into the phone and as a result, saved his life.

“Every time she paws at me like that I grab my meter and test myself,” Weaver said. “She’s never been wrong.”

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