User:Rickado/Civilian Hero Dogs

First dog to win the Bronze Cross for bravery in the Southern Hemisphere was a German Shepard called Shep. This Medal for valor was won in October 1952 when he saved a young man from drowing at Altona beach in Victoria. The Medal was presented to him was especially struck by the Protection of Animals and the Tailwaggers Club Victoria and presented at a Prahran store in Melbourne. The medal was presented to Shep on the 24th October 1952.