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03-23-2016, 04:50 PM
Heroic hound 'Whizz' gets posthumous award after saving 9 humans
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LONDON — A life-saving dog has been ho**ured with a posthumous award after passing away at the age of 12.
SEE ALSO: Heroic dog saves entire litter of puppies from a forest fire (http://mashable.com/2015/03/19/forest-fire-puppy-rescue/)
Whizz the Newfoundland was trained to rescue people from the water. He saved nine humans and one other dog from drowning over the course of his life.
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Here's Whizz in all his glory.
Image: pdsa
Whizz was awarded a PDSA Order of Merit award — given to "animals that display outstanding devotion to their owner or wider society," according to a press release sent to Mashable — which his cousin Tizz accepted on his behalf.
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Whizz was trained to leap off life boats and rescue people from the water.
Image: Martin Ellard / Grafic House/via pdsa Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/life-saving-dog-given-posthumous-award/)
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LONDON — A life-saving dog has been ho**ured with a posthumous award after passing away at the age of 12.
SEE ALSO: Heroic dog saves entire litter of puppies from a forest fire (http://mashable.com/2015/03/19/forest-fire-puppy-rescue/)
Whizz the Newfoundland was trained to rescue people from the water. He saved nine humans and one other dog from drowning over the course of his life.
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzIzLzRlL1doaXp6X3NhdF9vLjIwZmJlLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/6d151f40/48d/Whizz_sat_on_beach.jpg
Here's Whizz in all his glory.
Image: pdsa
Whizz was awarded a PDSA Order of Merit award — given to "animals that display outstanding devotion to their owner or wider society," according to a press release sent to Mashable — which his cousin Tizz accepted on his behalf.
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Whizz was trained to leap off life boats and rescue people from the water.
Image: Martin Ellard / Grafic House/via pdsa Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/life-saving-dog-given-posthumous-award/)
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