MEDAL FOR DOG HERO.
In recognition of his sagacity in giving warning of fire during the night, and thereby saving the lives of his owners, Roy, a three-year-old Irish setter, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Smith, of Stewarton, has been awarded the National Canine Defence League's Bronze Modal. Roy was kennelled outside the house, and when the fire broke out he squeezed through a small opening into the and made his way to his owners' bed-* room door. Aroused by Roy's barking and scratching, Mr. and Mrs. Smith awoka to find the house a roaring furnacu, ana escaped with, only, a few seconds to Bpaw*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 2 (Supplement)
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