When former U.S. Marine Terry McGlade had a seizure his pitbull Major called for help. Not by barking or yelping like any other dog. No, Major managed to get his owner's phone out of his pocket and call 911 with his paws. Due to 911 thinking it was some sort of prank call, they kept hanging up. Major had to dial 911 not once or twice but ten times before they dispatched help. Before this survey, have you heard about this survival story?

Angel the 18 month old golden retriever threw herself between her 11 year old boy and a cougar that had gotten into the family's backyard. The cougar and Angel fought underneath a deck while the rest of the family called the police. Luckily an officer was nearby and managed to kill the cougar before it could do fatal damage to Angel. Angel made a full recovery and stayed by the 11 year old boy's side the whole time. Do you consider Angel to be a hero?

Tommy's owner uses a wheelchair and suffers from osteoporosis and balance issues due to mini strokes. One day Tommy's owner fell out of his wheelchair and couldn't get up. Usually he would use a medical alert necklace, but it was out of reach and the man didn't know what to do. Eventually the police did show up and found Tommy the cat lounging by the now open phone. Apparently, Tommy had gotten to the phone and dialed 911 to alert the police to the shock of the on-scene officer and Tommy's owner. Does Tommy's action give black cats a good reputation to you?

Robert Briggs was hiking along a familiar path when he came across a pack of black bears. He merely stopped to gaze at them for a minute when a mountain lion grabbed his legs and began to attack him. Just when he thought he was done for, a 400 pound black bear threw the mountain lion from the hiker, saving his life. The bear got on all fours, looked at Robert and walked off. Robert credits this to the fact that this bear had definitely seen him before and knew who he was. Was this black bear an unexpected lifesaver?

Pit Bulls can be sweet and lifesaving dogs! Four intruders broke into Lefty the pit bull's house and began to threaten her family with guns. When one of the intruders pointed the gun at her owner, Lefty jumped in front of the bullet that would have hit her owner. The hospital that treated Lefty crowd funded her treatment for the family and got enough funding. Even though Lefty had to have one of her legs amputated her smile never faltered and she's still very happy to this day. Were you familiar with Lefty's story before this survey?