The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards are a nationwide competition that takes place annually. Dogs are competing across 8 categories for the Hero Dog Awards: “Law Enforcement Dogs, Arson Dogs, Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Military Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Guide/Hearing Dogs, and Emerging Hero Dogs (the category for “ordinary” dogs who do extraordinary things).”

Vote once per day until 12pm Pacific Time on August 24 for the 2016 American Hero Dog.