Jay, a three year old Border Collie, has been recruited by Central Scotland Fire and Rescue to help detect and prevent arson.
With special protective boots, to protect his paws at recent fire scenes, Jay will alert his handlers to the presence of petrol and other substances used to deliberately fuel fires. Jay will also visit [...]

Max, a black Labrador from Bewdley in Worcestershire, has saved his owners from a fire in their flat.
His owners, Roberta Marshall and George Fowler, had removed the battery from their smoke alarm. Thankfully, Max’s barking woke them and they were able to get out in time.
Roberta told the Express and Star newspaper:
“We owe our lives [...]

Daniel George, and his partner dog Yogi, were voted winners of the 2006 Friends for Life competition, at Crufts on Sunday.
Yogi has been helping twelve year old Daniel, who has Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy, for the past eighteen months. Thanks to training by the charity Dogs for the Disabled, Yogi has given Daniel a new lease [...]

A Beagle in Florida has saved her owner’s life by calling the emergency services.
Belle – who has undergone $8,000 worth of special training – is able to detect when her owner, Kevin Weaver, is ill. By smelling the minute changes in the sweetness of his breath, Belle recognises the changes in Kevin’s blood sugar [...]

Jazz, a Leeds police sniffer dog, has returned to work and full health after accidentally eating heroin during a drugs raid.
PC Steve Wilson described what had happened:
“Jazz located a package with a scent similar to that of the class A drug.
“As he picked up the package his teeth pierced the wrapping and some of the [...]

A Dickin Medal – the highest honour given to an animal for war service – fetched

Maximus, a black labrador, has saved one of Wolverhampton’s historic pubs from flames.
Scott Hughes, proprietor of the Mitre Inn in Tettenhall, was asleep when a fire took hold on the upper floor. Thanks to Maximus scratching and barking at Scott’s door, both pub and everyone inside were saved.
With any luck, we’ll have more details on [...]