Pet Pawfection

Only six hours after being adopted from the Highland County Dog Pound in Ohio, Hercules chased a burglar out of the house and over the back yard fence. The 135-pound Saint Bernard was found a couple weeks ago by hikers along a trail after initially mistaking him for a log. Turns out Hercules was dehydrated and bleeding, likely from a coyote attack. He was feeling much better but not completely recovered from his adventure at the time of the burglary.

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A boat of 21 North Korean refugees was recently discovered off the coast of a South Korean island near the disputed Yellow Sea border. In what is the first case of canine defection from the north, South Korean officials were surprised to see a dog with the refugees. The castaway pup apparently belongs to one of the refugees who didn't want to leave him behind.

He obviously cared about it enough not to leave it behind but we don't know how we are going to deal with a dog. Seeing it on the boat was a great surprise. [South Korean Immigration Official]

The dog will likely spend months in quarantine, but if his human papa is granted asylum in South Korea, he has an excellent chance of staying as well. Let's hope this story has a happy ending.

Two paws up to the UK Mail Online for the scoop! Go fetch for a picture of our brave fur brother.

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A young boxer named Duncan and his human Scott Dunn were both sleeping on the sofa in their Cobb County, Georgia home earlier this week when a fire broke out. Dunn woke up to Duncan's pawing, scratching and barking and faced a room covered with a thick blanket of smoke. Dunn grabbed his keys and Duncan's collar and made it out of the house unharmed, but when he looked down at the collar, Duncan wasn't there.

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