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Is Your Dog A Hero To You?

Nominations Open For The 2022 American best of our best friends and will culminate this fall with the support and participation of top celebrity dog lovers
Humane Hero Dog Awards National the star-studded American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala from all over the world. Hosts, judges, award presenters
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Campaign Honoring Heroic And Loving on Nov. 11 in Palm Beach. The event reaches – and is and entertainment acts have included Vivica A. Fox, Jay
Canines Back For Twelfth Year followed by – millions of animal lovers around the world. Leno, Billy Crystal, Betty White, Ariel Winter, Rebecca
Dog owners across the country are invited to visit Romijn, Faithe Herman, Marcus Scribner, Dean Cain,
Winners To Be Honored At Red Carpet Awards Gala herodogawards.org and nominate their heroic hound in Katharine McPhee, Shannen Doherty, Whoopi Goldberg,
American Humane, the country’s first national humane one of seven categories. This fall, the top dog in each Denise Richards, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Chelsea Handler,
organization, has announced the official start of the 2022 category will appear at the star-studded, red-carpet awards Martin Short, Jewel, Wilson Phillips, Carson Kressley,
American Humane Hero Dog Awards campaign. The 12th gala and one of the seven will be named the American Miranda Lambert, Pauley Perrette, Kristin Chenoweth,
annual, yearlong campaign seeks to identify and honor the Hero Dog of the Year – the most prestigious honor a Naomi Judd, Eric Stonestreet, Fred Willard, Danica
canine can receive. McKellar, and many more.
The seven categories include: law enforcement and “Whether they protect us on the battlefield, help us
detection dogs, military dogs, therapy dogs, service with medical challenges, or just lighten our spirits with an
dogs, shelter dogs, search and rescue dogs, and guide/ enthusiastic kiss after a hard day, dogs save and improve
hearing dogs. Following the nomination period, which our lives every day,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, American
ends on March 16, 21 semifinalists (the top three in each Humane’s president and CEO. “The American Humane
category) will be chosen in a first round of voting by the Hero Dog Awards is our way of saluting our best friends
public. The second round, featuring a combination of and we invite every dog lover to take a few minutes to
public and celebrity judge voting, will narrow the field recognize the love, skill and loyalty these remarkable
to seven category finalists who will then vie, through a animals show us every day by nominating their canine
final round of public and celebrity judge voting, for the companion.”
title of 2022 American Hero Dog. Key dates for the 2022 American Humane Hero Dog
During the past dozen years, Americans have cast Awards contest include:
millions of votes for thousands of dogs, all seeking the • Nominations: Jan. 13 to March 16
2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards winner: Boone! coveted title of American Hero Dog. The program draws • First Round Voting: March 30 to May 12
• Second Round Voting: June 2 to July 22
Attention: • Third Round Voting: Aug. 5 to Sept. 13
• Hero Dog Awards Gala: Nov. 11
For more information about the 2022 American

PGA Residents Of Mellowing Years Humane Hero Dog Awards, including complete contest
rules and entry information, visit herodogawards.org.
About American Humane
A single phone number may help you to live confidently and gracefully in your own home. American Humane is the country’s first national
Now there is a volunteer senior ambassador within PGA community who is well-schooled in resources humane organization, founded in 1877. For more
available to help with problems of elders. The Alpert family and Children’s Services has been helping seniors information, please visit americanhumane.org. For
do just that for many years. information on sponsorship opportunities, email Laura
• You have questions? We may have answers. Wright at: LauraW@AmericanHumane.org or call (800)
• You don’t know where to go? We can guide you. 227-4645.
• You don’t know what you need? We’re well-versed in that problem. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
• Do you know a neighbor who needs help?
Don’t wait. Call now. Dorothy Weiss, 624-4035. Let’s keep connected with each other as a community. All you
need is the desire to live comfortably in your own home.

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