Erie dog takes home top honors

 

Kenai, the Bernese mountain dog mix, who saved a house full of people from carbon monoxide poisoning | Todd Smarr

Kenai, a Bernese mountain dog-mix from Erie, Colo., has been named the Humane Society‘s  Valor Dog of the Year for his amazing act of doggy heroism.

In March 2009, Kenai, a 14-year-old Bernese mountain dog mix, starting barking and whining at 4 a.m. awakening his owner who quickly realized that something wasn’t right.With the help of Kenai’s keen senses, seven adults, two children, and four other dogs were rushed out of the house to find that there was a carbon monoxide leak in a basement stove. Read more