PDSA Commendation

Dogs

Dogs provide unconditional love and loyalty, supporting us through the most difficult times and making our lives so much better by simply being there. Here we celebrate just a few of these wonderful companions who have enriched our lives.

PD Cloud II, Ontario Provincial Police
Date of Award: August 2026
"For bravery and paying the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty."

Wellbeing Dog Bubba
Date of Award: August 2026
"For providing emotional support and enriching the lives of others."

Assistance Dog Lilly
Date of Award: August 2026
"For service to community as cofounder of Assistance Paws Australia and for enriching the life of her owner."

PD Boris
Date of Award: August 2026
"For bravery, dedication and devotion to duty."

Rio
Date of Award: August 2026
"For loyalty and devotion in alerting his owners to a potentially fatal situation."

Polly
Date of Award: August 2026
"For loyalty and devotion in alerting her owners to a life-threatening medical emergency."

Toby
Date of Award: August 2026
"For loyalty and devotion in locating a missing dog in treacherous conditions."

Assistance Dog Rowley
Date of Award: August 2026
"For dedication and devotion in protecting his owner from injury and providing physical and emotional support."

Sara
Date of Award: August 2026
"For providing emotional comfort and support to vulnerable children, elderly residents and the wider community."

Assistance Dog Jen Jen
Date of Award: August 2026
"For loyalty and devotion, providing emotional and physical support to her owner."

Assistance Dog Ocho
Date of Award: August 2026
"For loyalty and devotion, providing emotional, physical, and life-saving support to his owner."

Search Dog Jarvis
Date of Award: August 2026
"For bravery, devotion and dedication to duty in life-threatening emergencies."

Billy
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For loyalty and devotion to his owner."

Chippie
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For enriching the lives of his owners by providing comfort and support."

Midget
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For loyalty and devotion to his owner."

Winston
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Kartu
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For enriching the lives of others by providing comfort and support."

Loki
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Mak
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Carmen
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For enriching the life of her owner and raising the alarm when she requires medical assistance."

Harry
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For bravery and devotion."

Peggy
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For showing loyalty and devotion."

Rambo & Honey
Date of Award: 16 August 2022
"For their remarkable actions in alerting their owner to a lady who had fallen down a steep bank and into a river."

Sox
Date of Award: 7 January 2022
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Sir Jack Spratticus
Date of Award: 7 January 2022
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Cara
Date of Award: 7 January 2022
"For enriching the lives of her owner and others by providing comfort and support."

Daisy-Mae
Date of Award: 15 November 2021
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Cerys
Date of Award: 15 November 2021
"For loyalty and devotion."

Bowie
Date of Award: 12 October 2021
"For providing support, loyalty and devotion."

Jackson
Date of Award: 12 October 2021
"For loyalty and devotion, and fundraising endeavours."

Izzy
Date of Award: 12 October 2021
"For providing support & enriching the lives of others."

Blue
Date of Award: 12 August 2021
"For coming to the aid of an elderly lady who had collapsed."

Max
Date of Award: 12 August 2021
"For overcoming obstacles and being an ambassador for his breed."

Miracle
Date of Award: 22 July 2021
"For providing support & enriching the lives of others."

PD Vapour
Date of Award: 22 July 2021
"For bravery & devotion to duty in the face of danger."

Poppy
Date of Award: 13 May 2021
"For providing support and enriching lives at Holly Park Primary School."

Buddy
Date of Award: 4 March 2021
"For alerting his owners to a house fire."

Wellington
Date of Award: 4 March 2021
"For bravery and devotion in the face of danger."

Kin
Date of Award: 4 March 2021
"For loyalty and devotion to her owner."

Scout
Date of Award: 23 October 2020
"For enriching the lives of his owner and others by providing comfort and support."

Bella
Date of Award: 23 October 2020
"For being a loyal companion and enriching the life of her owner."

Bad Boy Tyler
Date of Award: 23 October 2020
"For loyalty and devotion to his owner."

Jack
Date of Award: 25 August 2020
"For loyalty and devotion to his owner."

Clementine
Date of Award: 9 March 2020
"For enriching the lives of her owners and others by providing comfort and support."

PD Venus, Queensland Police Service
Date of Award: 9 March 2020
"For unstinting service as a Firearms & Explosive Detection Dog, and an ambassador to Hospitals & Schools."

Peggy
Date of Award: 20 February 2020
"For unstinting devotion, courage and companionship to those serving with the Gordon Highlanders Regiment."

Milli
Date of Award: 18 February 2020
"For providing support in recovery and enriching the lives of others."

Czar
Date of Award: 10 January 2020
"For gallantry in action during the U.S. Marine Corps campaigns on Guam and Iwo Jima."

J-Lo
Date of Award: 17 September 2019
"For being a loyal companion and enriching the life of her owner."

PD Axel
Date of Award: 3 September 2019
"For suffering stab wounds while attending an incident with Derbyshire Police."

Scrappy
Date of Award: 3 September 2019
"For alerting his owner to a violent incident, then helping detain the suspect until the Police arrived."

Woodie
Date of Award: 19 August 2019
"For loyal, devoted support to his owner."

Crommie
Date of Award: 7 June 2019
"For enriching the lives of others, providing comfort and support."

Peggy
Date of Award: 12 March 2019
"For staying with her owner following a serious fall and alerting rescuers to their location."

Hope
Date of Award: 16 January 2019
"For enriching the lives of others by providing comfort and support."

Bowza
Date of Award: 11 January 2019
"For coming to the aid of an elderly lady who had collapsed."

Jet
Date of Award: 7 September 2019
"For devotion to her owner while raising funds and awareness for military charity SSAFA."

Max and Paddy
Date of Award: 20 August 2018
"For providing support in recovery and enriching the lives of many others."

Scooby
Date of Award: 10 August 2018
"For loyalty and devotion."

Bonnie
Date of Award: 30 May 2018
"For raising the alarm when her owner got into difficulty."

Lola
Date of Award: 24 May 2018
"For bravery and devotion to her owner in the face of danger."

Bertie (posthumous)
Date of Award: 24 May 2018
"For enriching the life of his owner by being a loyal and constant companion."

Ladybug
Date of Award: 24 May 2018
"For displaying determination and devotion to her puppies."

Monty
Date of Award: 24 May 2018
"For raising the alarm when his owner fell into water."

PD Bryn (posthumous)
Date of Award: 24 May 2018
"For outstanding bravery and devotion to duty."

Multi-purpose Canine Tyson (posthumous)
Date of Award: 4 April 2018
"For gallantry in action."

Elsa
Date of Award: 4 April 2018
"For enriching the life of her owner and supporting others."

PD Canto
Date of Award: 30 January 2018
"For suffering stab wounds while attending an incident with West Mercia Police."

Breezer
Date of Award: 26 June 2017
"For alerting his owner to intruders, tracking and securing them to enable police to arrest and detain."

PD Titus
Date of Award: 26 June 2017
"For outstanding devotion to duty and exceptional tracking skills (locating missing persons; saving two human lives and saving a handler from serious injury)."

PD Zeus (posthumous)
Date of Award: 26 June 2017
"For outstanding devotion to duty and exceptional tracking skills (locating missing persons; saving two human lives and saving a handler from serious injury)."

Gunner
Date of Award: 4 July 2017
"For enriching the lives of others and providing comfort and support through his role as a Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog."

Rolo
Date of Award: 28 July 2017
"For providing comfort, support and assistance and being a loyal companion."

K9 Summer
Date of Award: 28 July 2017
"For service as a Military Working Dog and ensuring the safety and security of travellers, VIPs and dignitaries."

Ted
Date of Award: 28 July 2017
"For enriching the lives of others by providing therapy and support."

Katie
Date of Award: 16 August 2017
"For enriching the lives of others through their work as Therapy Dogs."

Cookie
Date of Award: 16 August 2017
"For enriching the lives of others through their work as Therapy Dogs."

PD Nero
Date of Award: 6 June 2017
"For outstanding dedication to duty in pursuit of offenders despite sustaining significant injury."

PD Blue
Date of Award: 6 June 2017
"For exceptional work locating a missing, vulnerable person."

Bella
Date of Award: 20 January 2017
"For being a constant and loyal companion and forewarning her owner of a fall."

Romeo
Date of Award: Posted 25 January 2017
"For enriching the lives of others through his role as a PAT dog and a canine blood donor."

Wispa
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
"For jumping into the river and saving her owner’s life by keeping him afloat until help arrived."

Molly
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
"For enriching the lives of others and providing comfort and support through her role as a PAT dog."

Cannonball
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
"For enriching the life of his owner by being a loyal and constant companion."

Katie
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
"For raising the alarm when a fire swept through their home."

Alice
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
"For raising the alarm when her owner was in difficulty."

Joshua and Kingston
Date of Award: 19 October 2016
"For being constant, loyal companions and alerting their owner to an imminent seizure."

PD Max
Date of Award: 30 September 2016
"For his exceptional life-saving work on 8 March 2015, using his tracking skills to locate a vulnerable missing woman who required hospital treatment."

Mae Elizabeth
Date of Award: 29 September 2016
"For being a constant and loyal companion to her owner."

Poppyscot
Date of Award: 29 September 2016
"For enriching the life of her owner and providing comfort and support to others."

PD JJ
Date of Award: 2 September 2016
"For tracking and locating a robber who had stolen a mobile phone, at knife point, from a 15 year-old girl."

Jack Lovett
Date of Award: 18 July 2016
"For overcoming serious injuries to provide loving companionship to his owner."

Diesel
Date of Award: 18 July 2016
"For being a devoted companion to his owner after she fell and needed hospital treatment."

Jack
Date of Award: 18 July 2016
"For overcoming serious injuries to provide loving companionship to his owner."

Rauour
Date of Award: 18 May 2016
"For successfully finding a critically injured missing woman in blizzard conditions."

Charlie
Date of Award: 10 May 2016
"For forewarning his owners seizures and being a great comfort."

Baxter
Date of Award: 8 April 2016
"For raising the alarm when his young owner became ill and required hospital treatment."

Myrtle
Date of Award: 8 April 2016
"For raising the alarm when a neighbour had fallen and was in need of assistance."

Boston (Cream Pie)
Date of Award: 29 February 2016
"For being a constant and loyal companion to his owner."

Delilah and Lucy
Date of Award: 1 February 2016
"For alerting their owner to a fire in the kitchen."

Chunk
Date of Award: 1 February 2016
"For raising the alarm when his owner fell and needed to be taken to hospital."

Inca
Date of Award: 1 February 2016
"For enriching the life of her owner and for alerting her to a serious illness."

Storm 'Bumble Bee'
Date of Award: 1 February 2016
"For enriching the life of her owner and getting help during asthma attacks."

Tilly
Date of Award: 5 January 2016
"For her role as a detection dog and enriching the life of her owner."

PD Ty
Date of Award: 4 January 2016
"For locating an elderly lady who had gone missing from her nursing home."

Ruby
Date of Award: 12 November 2015
"For enriching the life of her owner and providing comfort to others through her role as a PAT dog."

Poppy
Date of Award: 26 October 2015
"For alerting her owner to an imminent seizure to ensure she can get to a place of safety."

Stella
Date of Award: 26 October 2015
"For being a constant and loyal companion to her owner."

Mika
Date of Award: 23 October 2015
"For being a constant and loyal companion to her owner and alerting the family to intruders on three occasions."

Soochow
Date of Award: awarded posthumously on 23 October 2015
"For outstanding courage and endurance while a prisoner of war and helping to maintain morale among his fellow prisoners."

Boo
Date of Award: 30 September 2015
"For being a constant companion and enriching the life of her owner."

Morgan
Date of Award: 24 August 2015
"For raising the alarm when his owner fell from a ladder and needed to be taken to hospital."

Looby Loo
Date of Award: 17 June 2015
"For raising the alarm when her owner required medical assistance."

Forager
Date of Award: 15 June 2015
"For his duties with K9 Search Dogs in successfully finding dogs that are missing so they can be reunited with their owners."

Tauri
Date of Award: 15 June 2015
"For enriching the life of her owner and providing comfort to others."

George
Date of Award: 15 June 2015
"For alerting a passer-by to the plight of his owner who had been pushed from her wheelchair by two youths."

Maxi
Date of Award: 23 February 2015
"For staying with his owner Julie Dolke following a serious car accident, even though he needed stitches to an injury to his head, and barking to attract the attention of milkman Dennis Blake."

Adi
Date of Award: 23 February 2015
"For helping children overcome their fear of dogs through the Dr Dog programme in China."

Lily-Rose
Date of Award: 23 February 2015
"For enriching the lives of her owners Jenny and Christina Deakin."

Ruby Roo
Date of Award: 23 February 2015
"For being a constant companion and enriching the life of her owner."

Fitz
Date of Award: 17 February 2015
"For being a constant companion and enriching the life of his owner."

Flora
Date of Award: 14 October 2014
"For accompanying her owner Robert Stuhldreer and taking part in charitable and educational work with young people."

Billy
Date of Award: 13 October 2014
"For raising the alarm when intruders entered the house."

Milton
Date of Award: 31 March 2014
"For raising the alarm when his neighbour, Tony Dixon-Smith, suffered a bad fall in the garden and required hospitalisation for his injuries."

Willow
Date of Award: 31 March 2014
"For being a constant and loyal companion to her owner."

Jasper
Date of Award: January 2014
"For raising the alarm when his owner required medical assistance."

Geo
Date of Award: January 2014
"For preventing his young owner, Charlie Riley, from being run over by an oncoming vehicle."

No. 752 Ordinary dog Shrapnel (and No. 571 Leading cat Leslie)
Date of Award: 6 January 2014
"For being loyal companions to the crew of HMS Manchester and for giving their lives in the service of their country."

Monty
Date of Award: 6 January 2014
"For being a loyal companion and raising the alarm when his owner fell down a ravine while out walking."

Scooby
Date of Award: December 2013
"For raising the alarm and waking his owner when a fire swept through the loft conversion at his home."

Driesh
Date of Award: 5 September 2013
"For locating ten missing persons while working with Search and Rescue Dog Association Scotland."

PD Dox and PD Lyon
Date of Award: 5 April 2013
"For paying the ultimate sacrifice in the line of police duty when faced with armed and violent assailants."

Winnie
Date of Award: 18 February 2013
"For locating a missing person while working with Surrey Search and Rescue (Dog Section)."

Zak
Date of Award: 18 February 2015
"For locating a missing person while working with Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs."

Millie
Date of Award: 17 December 2012
"For being a constant companion and enriching the life of her owner."

Henry
Date of Award: 17 December 2012
"For raising the alarm when his owner requires medical assistance."

Guy
Date of Award: 17 December 2012
"For preventing his owner from being run over by an oncoming vehicle."

Louie
Date of Award: 13 July 2012
"For raising the alarm when his owner required medical assistance."

Edward (Teddy)
Date of Award: 16 January 2012
"For enriching the life of his owner and raising the alarm when she requires medical assistance."

Peggy
Date of Award: 8 December 2011
"For raising the alarm and waking her owner when a fire swept through the living room at her home."

Milly & Molly
Date of Award: 1 September 2011
"For actions that resulted in finding and saving the life of an abandoned baby."

Tangye
Date of Award: July 2011
"For being a loyal companion to the British troops in Afghanistan."

Sam
Date of Award: August 2011
"For locating two missing persons while working with Lowland Search Dogs Southern."

Target
Date of Award: awarded posthumously on July 2011
"For repelling a suicide bomber seeking to enter a US military base in Afghanistan."

Brin
Date of Award: July 2011
"For uncovering hidden improvised explosive devices while accompanying British troops."

Max
Date of Award: July 2011
"For being a comforting presence."

Jake
Date of Award: 8 April 2011
"For intervening during an attack on a young woman and chasing away the assailant."

Max & Adora
Date of Award: March 2011
"For enriching the life of their owner and providing comfort to others."

Pip
Date of Award: March 2011
"For raising the alarm when her owner requires medical assistance."

Mitizi
Date of Award: March 2011
"For providing comfort to her owner’s housebound mother."

Bumble
Date of Award: February 2011
"For coming to the assistance of her owner when she was attacked in the street."

Cassi
Date of Award: February 2011
"For being a calm and comforting companion."

Sam
Date of Award: February 2011
"For raising the alarm when his owner fell while they were out walking."

PD Henry
Date of Award: February 2011
"For being an emergency blood donor to a dog injured in a road traffic accident."

PD Max
Date of Award: 3 March 2009
"For locating a missing patient from Llwynpia Hospital in atrocious weather conditions on 7 February 2005."

Buster & Ben
Date of Award: 9 April 2008
"For their actions while out walking on 5 April 2006."

Roz
Date of Award: 9 April 2008
"For safely guiding her owner, Gary Wickett, home despite sustaining extensive wounds following an attack by another dog."

Cally
Date of Award: 29 May 2007
"For saving the life of accident victim, Peter Gurney, in March 2006."

Jesse
Date of Award: Not presented (lost contact with owner)

Sophie & Winston
Date of Award: 14 May 2007
"For waking their owner with persistent barking to warn of a fire."

Tess
Date of Award: 27 July 2005
"For coming to the aid of a fellow canine in distress in February 2005."

Rommel
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
"For his remarkable actions in coming to his owner’s aid when she suffered from hypoglycaemic shock in 2002."

Alfie
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
"For his remarkable actions in alerting his owners to burglars in their house in 2004."

Oen
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
"For his amazing sensitivity and courage when coming to the aid of his distressed owner in 1996."

Small
Date of Award: 29 November 2002
"For summoning help to a child rendered unconscious in an electrical accident."

Russell
Date of Award: 18 November 2002
"For attacking and killing a 6-foot snake which had entered the home of his owner on 5 April 1999."