A German shephard from Alaska is headed to Los Angeles to receive a canine heroism award. The dog, named Shadow, was nominated for another hero-dog award. According to the same story: In April, Kibbles 'n Bits named Shadow its second runner-up in the Dog Hero of the Year. In that contest, Shadow won $200 for Mobley but lost out to Bullet, a golden retriever in New York who alerted his owner that her baby had stopped breathing, and to Mandy, a mixed breed in Ohio who woke her owners when their house caught fire.

I think Shadow got robbed. He should of at least got first runner-up from Kibbles 'n Bits. How hard can it be to bark a few times when the house is being engulfled by flames? It can't be harder than attacking a grizzly bear. Then again, we used to have a corgie (not more than a foot tall) who wanted to take on a black bear, so maybe going paw to paw with a bear isn't a big deal for dogs.