Sadly, Yolanda and one of the dogs named Elvis, were both killed. Charles and the other two dogs, survived the accident. Charles was taken the hospital, and the dogs were taken to the emergency vet clinic by the firefighters who responded.

The dogs were taken to the North Houston Veterinary Specialists (NHVS). Although one of the dogs didn’t survive, he was taken to the vet as well to be with his companions. Since the staff didn’t know the dogs’ names, they named them Hope (whose real name is Lucy), Faith (whose real name is Judy Brown), and Angel (whose real name is Elvis)–the dog who was killed in the crash.

One of the firefighters who responded to the crash was a dog parent. He knew that with this tragedy, the family will have a lot of their plate. And since the dogs were at the vet getting treated, and probably needing more surgery, he created a GoFundMe page to help them.

The money donated to the site will cover the costs of the vet bills. Judy Brown aka Faith, had severe wounds and minor lacerations, but she is doing well.

>She has recovered and has been released from the hospital, and is now being cared for by one of the family members.

However, Lucy, aka Hope, is still in the hospital.

Suzanne Merritt, assistant manager at NHVS, told The Dodo “We have been monitoring her for a disc compression injury in her neck as she is unable to use her hind limbs. Yesterday she underwent surgery to relieve the compression. We are still monitoring her and will begin rehabilitation soon.”

It is a miracle that these two dogs survived. A big thank you to the firefighters who helped these dogs and helped the family gather funds for the vet bills.

If you want to help, you can send your donations to Hope, Faith, & Angel Recovery Fund. You can also visit THIS FACEBOOK PAGE for updates about Lucy and Judy Brown’s recovery.

You can read more details of this story at The Dodo and at ABC 13.

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Leo was a Dachshund from Pancevo, Serbia.  Just like many small dogs, Leo loved to cuddle, and had never gone after another animal in his life.  Especially not anything bigger than the little guy, that’s for sure.  However, one day Leo was called to be a big, brave dog, and showed his bravery and love for his humans knew no limits.

Leo had to spring into action while playing outside with his human.  A rather large Bullmastiff went after the little girl that was playing with Leo.  He knew what to do, and jumped in between the little girl and the other dog, biting, snapping and snarling at the Bullmastiff, which was easily thrice his size.

In the end, Leo gave his life to save the little girl.  The citizens of the town have not forgotten about Leo and his sacrifice.  To honor him and his massive bravery, they have had a statue in his likeness erected in Pancevo City Park.

Nikolina Vucetic, the girl Leo defended, said, “I am so glad Leo has a monument, he turned out to be a real hero.  He helped me.”

It was the work of many animal advocates and activists that got the statue in Leo’s honor secured and paid for.  One of the activist groups said that this is the first statue in honor of a dog ever in the city, which is a huge step in the right direction considering Serbia’s less than excellent animal rights history.

Activist Ivan Kurajov  said,  “The idea was to raise awareness about how important animals are to us, and how they are always there for us when we need them.”

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