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Man's best hero : true stories of great American dogs / Ace Collins.

by Collins, Ace.

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Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2014.

Dogs -- United States -- Anecdotes.

Animal heroes -- United States -- Anecdotes.

9781426776618 (pbk.) :

1426776616 (pbk.)

viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Opportunity: The importance of second chances -- Tenacity: He never surrendered -- Determination: Exceeding every expectation -- Potential: Looking for a reason to live -- Duty: The dog terrorists could not defeat -- Fortitude: The will to finish the climb -- Loyalty: It's the size of the heart that matters most -- Love: What the world needs now and always -- Courage: The power of directed passion -- Gratitude: The Christmas stable miracle -- Purpose: Driven to go beyond the call -- Character: Not just playing a hero -- Faithfulness: Finding a calling.

What makes a hero? Sacrifice. Fearlessness. Risking their lives to save others. The thirteen exceptional dogs in this book will amaze and inspire you. These daring rescues and acts of courage defy logic and illustrate why dogs are still the pet of choice in more than 43 million American homes. A Malamute named Patches who saved a drowning man in freezing water; a mutt named Lulubelle who jumped in front of a truck to push a toddler to the curb; a yellow Labrador Retriever named Roselle who led office workers in one of New York City's Twin Towers down many flights of darkened stairs toward safety on September 11, 2001. All of the dogs in these stories were in some way incredibly special, to their owners and to many others. And each one, in its own special way, was a hero.

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