Hero, the happenstance rescue dog

A German Shepherd that had escaped from his yard came to the rescue of a woman who was in a car accident in Thomasville, Georgia on January 26th. Pretty amazing, and shows that dogs are capable of greater things than just causing disturbances in restaurants.

Shannon Lorio says that after her car careened down an embankment, the wayward dog found her bruised and battered on the vehicle’s trunk, pulled her by her shirt collar, dragged her about 50 yards through briars to a highway and let her lean against him so she could flag a passing motorist.

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