Secret Service Dog to Be Awarded Medal for Protecting President Obama from White House Intruder
a one-time secret service dog who is
credited with protecting former
President Obama from an intruder is set
to receive an award for being a hero in
a released the charity people’s
dispensary for sick animals as awarding
hurricane the PDSA order of merit for
his bravery while protecting the
president back in October 2014 hurricane
and his handler officer Marshall Markey
sprang into action when a man jumped
over the White House fence and sprinted
towards the house
hurricane ran towards the intruder and
did what he was trained to do locking
his jaw onto the man’s arms and trying
to push him back to the fence
the heroic pooch was successful as
authorities were able to take the man
into custody
however hurricane did suffer injuries
during the struggle as the man
repeatedly kicked and punched the dog
officer Markey believes the ordeal led
to the dog’s retirement in 2016 on
health grounds that night he stepped up
and delivered under circumstances that
no amount of training could prepare him
for Mirarchi set of hurricanes bravery
hurricane is set to receive the medal in
October at a ceremony in London where he
will also be the first foreign animal to
receive the award
