Britain's bravest dog saved its owner from burglary - retrieved the stolen items from thieves - and went on to rescue two pet cats from a house fire. Alaskan Malamute Storm, 12, won the Blue Cross Medal for saving owner Karen Crosby's life and saving the family cats from the fire.
Support dog Sorm first came to the rescue when burglars broke into 64-year-old Karen's home in 2019. He chased the thieves from the house, forcing them to drop their stolen stash and alert a passerby who notified police.
Storm was called in to action again in May this year when a neighbour contacted Karen, who was out, to say her home was on fire with all of her pets trapped inside. The brave pooch saved the lives of two of Karen's cats by pushing them out of a window as the house filled with smoke then calming waited by the kitchen door to be rescued himself.
