PDSA Commendation

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes and the PDSA Commendation aims to celebrate the unparalleled devotion and enrichment that animals bring to our lives.

In truly exceptional cases, where an animal has saved lives, or when its own life was in danger, then they may qualify for one of the following: the PDSA Dickin Medal, the PDSA Gold Medal, the PDSA Order of Merit.

Roll of Honour

Dogs

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 (posthumous)
Date of Award: 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
By 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 (posthumous)
Date of Award: 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

Cats

Ruby
Date of award: 4 July 2023
For loyalty and devotion to her owner

Poots
Date of award: 16 August 2022
For raising the alarm to a fire

Yang
Date of Award: 8 March 2022
For supporting the community

Libby
Date of Award: 29 July 2021
For loyalty and devotion

Bugsey & Sylvester 
Date of Award: 9 November 2016
For being loyal companions and providing support to their owner

Smarty
Date of Award: 15 June 2015
For raising the alarm when her owner required medical assistance

Kenny
Date of Award: 15 June 2015
For being quick to raise the alarm when a plastic tray caught fire and thus preventing a serious incident

Butters 
Date of Award: 16 October 2014
For raising the alarm and waking his owner when a curtain caught fire and filled the house with smoke

No. 571 Leading cat Leslie (and No. 752 Ordinary dog Shrapnel)
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

Pyro (posthumous)
Date of Award: 1 September 2011
For providing comfort and moral support to his master and RAF crews flying secret operations during WWII

Basil
Date of Award: 7 July 2006
For his service as friend and companion to the staff and patients of Taplow Health Centre

Felix
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
For his remarkable actions in alerting his owners to burglars in their house in January 2005

Rabbits

Roary
Date of Award: 25 February 2016
For being a constant companion and enriching the life of his owner

Horses

Pickles
Date of award: 16 August 2022
For enriching the lives of others by providing comfort and support

Smoke – Donkey (posthumous)
Date of Award: 2 December 2016
For providing therapy and support to military members (through Take Flight Farms) and being a loyal companion to many

Scooby
Date of Award: March 2011
For remaining loyal to his owner in her hour of need

Dartagnan – Police Horse
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
For his remarkable courage and steadfastness during a violent dispute in July 1981

Wilson – Police Horse
Date of Award: 22 June 2005
For his remarkable actions during a violent demonstration in Bradford in July 2001

Hamsters

Spud
Date of award: 22 July 2021
For being a loyal companion and enriching the life of his owner and others

Ferrets

Bongo
Date of award: 16 August 2022
For enriching the lives of others by providing comfort and support

Thank you for your interest in the PDSA Animal Awards Programme.

Unfortunately, the Animal Awards Programme is currently closed for nominations.

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