Vote for your favorite Dogs of Valor Finalist!

The Humane Society of the United States created the Dogs of Valor Awards to honor and celebrate dogs who have performed an extraordinary act of courage by heroically helping a person in need. Finalists for this year’s award, sponsored by PetPlan Pet Insurance, were chosen based on the significance and impact of their heroic actions.

Our panel of celebrity judges, including Benji (with the help of her humans, Joe and Kathleen Camp), Ron Burns, Randy Pobst, and Judge David Young, will choose a Valor Dog of the Year and three Runners Up. Now we want to hear from you!

Cast your vote for your favorite heroic hound before the voting closes on Friday, May 15 2009 at 5 PM Eastern Time. The finalist who receives the most votes will be named this year’s People’s Hero winner! 

Click on the pictures below to read each hero's story; then vote for your favorite.  Only one vote per email address will be counted.
Aubrey Vote!	Baby C. Vote!	Baby W. Vote!	Boo ("Hero") Vote!	Buster Vote!
Butch Vote!	Charley Vote!	D-boy Vote!	Hank Vote!	Jake Vote!
Julian Vote!	Laney Vote!	Piper Vote!	Tripod Vote!	Tyson Vote!

Win a Prize! One lucky People’s Hero voter will be randomly selected to receive "Sirius", a signed, limited edition giclèe by artist Ron Burns!  In addition to this year’s great prizes for the winning dogs selected by our celebrity judges, we're awarding the People’s Hero an Oreck XL Silver Series Upright vacuum cleaner and set of 8 bags.