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From April 2006 ANIMAL PEOPLE:

Lewyt Award Goes to Honey:  A Brave and Special Puppy Who Saved Her Guardian After a Near Fatal Car Crash

        On Halloween morning Michael Bosch of Nicasio, CA, left his home with Honey, a 5-month old Cocker Spaniel puppy that he adopted only two weeks prior from The Marin Humane Society.  Little did he know Honey would save his life that day.  As Michael began backing his SUV out of his driveway the sunlight blinded him.  His car slipped 50 feet down an 80-degree slope, pinning him in the overturned vehicle and crushing his leg.

 

        Trapped, with the nearest neighbor a mile away, Bosch knew that Honey was his only hope.  Honey managed to escape the vehicle, climb up the slope and alerted neighbor Robin Allen as she arrived home that night.  This young hero pawed at Allen and whimpered for her to follow.  When they arrived at the accident scene,  Honey paced back and forth pointing to the wreckage below. 

 

        Allen immediately called for help.  After more than eight hours of hanging upside down in the mangled car,  Bosch was extricated by firefighters, who had to cut away part of the vehicle to free him.  Beyond the leg injury, his pulse had weakened and he would not have survived for too much longer without help.  He was flown via helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to be treated for five broken ribs and leg injuries before being transferred to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael.

 

        Bosch and Honey were reunited joyfully a few days later in his hospital room.  Honey is truly man's best friend, saving her guardian only weeks after joining his family.

 

        The Lewyt Award for April 2006 has been presented to Honey to honor the exceptional bravery and loyalty she showed in saving her guardian after a near fatal car crash.  As a symbol of the award, North Shore Animal League America is sending this remarkable dog and her guardian Michael Bosch a plaque describing her incredible deed, as well as a $500 check.  They will also present The Marin Humane Society with a matching plaque and $500 check in recognition of the organization's rescue and care of Honey.