Guardians
Loyal Protectors, Rescuers, and Animal Companions of Courage
A war mastiff named Dragon kept vigil over his fallen Templar master for three days amid the stench and chaos of Acre.
In the summer fog of 1958, a wild sea lion named Etta dove into a riptide twice to push two drowning children back toward safety.
A Korean War racehorse turned battlefield legend, Reckless made 51 trips under fire in a single day and became a Marine through sheer will and endurance.
The fearless French Malinois who led the charge in Saint-Denis and gave his life hunting terrorists in 2015.
Two sled dogs, Togo and Balto, pushed through the deadliest winter Alaska could throw at them to carry a town’s last hope for survival.
Hachikō became Tokyo’s quiet heartbeat of devotion, waiting nearly a decade at Shibuya Station for a master who never returned.