4/04/2024

In memory of George


 In 2007, a 9-year-old Jack Russell Terrier called George died after protecting 5 local children from an attack by two pit bulls. He was given a posthumous PDSA Gold Medal, the animal equivalent of the George Cross, at a special ceremony in Manaia in February 2009. The town has also erected a statue in his honour.       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaia,_Taranaki

5 comments:

local alien said...

A brave little dog. Nice to know he is remembered and honoured

kiwimeskreations said...

What a wonderful statue to commemorate a wee dog with a huge heart!!
Thank you for sharing this story Betty
Blessings
Maxine

gz said...

A lovely statue..it has caught the sparkiness of a JRT!

Niki said...

Aww. I got tears in my eyes reading this. Poor, brave thing. I like that they put up a statue of him.

doodles n daydreams said...

What a wonderful way to remember him. A brave little dog.