In March of 2010, Shannon Lorio from South Georgia says she owes her life to a German shepherd that wouldn’t stay in his yard. Lorio reported that her car ran off the highway and crashed down an embankment and into deep brush. A German shepherd dog, now named Hero, found her injured on the car’s trunk. Hero dragged her by the shirt collar to the side of the road, about fifty yards away. From there, she was able to flag down a passing motorist. For all his trouble, the two-year-old shepherd was surrendered to animal control for continuously escaping his yard. However, the story did have a happy ending because not only did Hero save Lorio’s life, he had over fifty offers for a new home, including a search and rescue trainer.
