Spencer the dog is the companion of a man afflicted with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Chronic Musco / Skeletal Arthralgia. The man, Cheta, was frying sausages for lunch when the sudden, irresistable urge to sleep overcame him. Because of his diseases, Cheta was helpless to fight the overwhelming fatigue but managed to make his way to his bed. He was awakened by Spencer's insistent and non-stop 'alert' barking. Spencer would not be ignored and finally Cheta got up to see what all the fuss was about. The forgotten sausages had started burning up the man's kitchen and filling his small apartment with thick, black smoke. Luckily Spencer's actions had alerted his owner in time, saving his life.

"Whether you can call an animal a hero I don't know but they certainly did extraordinary work for their masters."

Mr.Backhouse.

"While I am no believer in angels, if there are angels at all they are bound to be amoung our animal companions."

Jeffrey Masson.

Binti Jua , a gorilla in the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, put her maternal feelings of protection into action when a three year old boy fell into the gorilla exhibit. Binti rushed over to the child and cradled and comforted him, keeping him safe from less-friendly gorillas. The boy spent a few days in hospital and then was released.

Animals are very extraordinary creatures. Some people are scared of animals like gorillas or dogs because of there size or the history of other animals there type. I personally love animals, like my dog for example, whenever I am sad she is always there to cheer me up, and i know shell protect me. Animals have this sense where they can feel if a human is sad or scared, they are very intelligent and if you love an animal they'll love you back, creating a special bond where the animal would do anything to protect you. I chose to research animal heroes because i thinks its really weird how they can know that people need help, or that they need to be protected.
The two different groups of animal heroes i thought there were was wild animal herons and pet heroes. Binta Jua would be an example of a wild animal hero. Although he was in a zoo he was still not trained and knew no commands. I think its really amazing how he knew the little boy that fell into the exhibit needed help. Unlike Binta Jua, Spencer the dog was a trained animal, he was a pet. He was trained but not to save peoples life's like police dogs. This also amazes me how just an ordinary dog could save a persons life, because of the connection between an owner and a pet.