American Humane Hero Dog Awards Program to Air Oct. 20 on Hallmark Drama
The 11th annual American Humane Hero Dog Awards will air in a special, two-hour broadcast on Hallmark Drama this October 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8 Central. This star-studded annual celebration of heroic hounds, sponsored by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, honors outstanding working dogs from around the country and will boast celebrity host Carson Kressley and VIP presenters Nikki DeLoach, Vivica A. Fox, Richard T. Jones, Jason Lewis, Ross Matthews, Barbara Niven, Marcel Spears, Alison Sweeney, Jenna Ushkowitz, Elisha “EJ” Williams and Ariel Winter.
The seven courageous canines to be featured are (as told by their handlers):
2021 Shelter Hero Dog of the Year (sponsored by Lulu’s Fund)
Deputy Chance (Cape Coral, Florida)
2021 Military Hero Dog of the Year
SSG Summer (Mt. Airy, Maryland)
2021 Therapy Hero Dog of the Year
Boone (Hookstown, Pennsylvania)
2021 Service Hero Dog of the Year
Sobee (Holt’s Summit, Missouri)
2021 Guide/Hearing Hero Dog of the Year
Henna (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2021 Law Enforcement and Detection Hero Dog of the Year
K-9 Hansel (Millville, New Jersey)
2021 Search and Rescue Hero Dog of the Year
Little Man (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
All seven dogs, who took top honors in their individual categories from an initial field of more than 400 nominees, will appear on the national television broadcast on October 20 and will then take part in the glittering Hero Dog Awards gala at the fabulous Eau Palm Beach Resort in Palm Beach on November 12. Tickets are available here. The top winner will be determined through a combination of ballots from the public and a special, blue-ribbon panel of animal experts and celebrity animal lovers.
For more information, please visit www.herodogawards.org.
And because behind every hero pet is a hero vet or veterinary nurse, American Humane will also be revealing the winners of the 2021 American Humane Hero Veterinarian and Hero Veterinary Nurse Awards™, sponsored by Zoetis Petcare (a U.S. business unit of Zoetis) at the Hero Dog Awards.
Read these heroic professionals’ stories and keep up with all the action.