The 6-year-old gentle giant was selected from a group of hundreds of other dogs and named 2023 American Humane Hero Dog.
Maverick, a 6-year-old European Blue Great Dane, won the 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Award. If Maverick, a 150-pound European Blue Great Dane, puts his paw on you, it might be because you need it.
“A sign of a good therapy dog is a dog that always wants to touch you,” said Maverick’s owner, Kelly Brownfield, who lives in Saint Robert, Mo., and is the manager at the Fort Leonard Wood United Service Organizations Club. “He just has a sense of knowing what people need.” Plus, “he is the perfect size for everything that we do. He is literally their rock; they can lean on him and he is there for them,” she added. “The one thing about this breed is that they have the heart to match.”On Nov. 6, the 6-year-old gentle giant was selected from a group of hundreds of other dogs and named 2023 American Humane Hero Dog.
American Humane, a nonprofit animal welfare organization, is known for the “No Animals Were Harmed” certification it gives to film or television productions when animals are featured. The group has been awarding the Hero Dog designation since 2011 to pups that “make the world a kinder place,” said Robin Ganzert, the organization’s president and chief executive officer.Rick Morris — who retired as a command sergeant major in 2006 after serving in the U.S.
“I can combine my love for the military and my love for animals,” said Brownfield, who has another therapy dog, Apache, a 3-year-old Great Dane — weighing in at a whopping 240 pounds. “Maverick is not going to be there to judge you,” Brownfield said. “It lets the barrier down and allows them to thrive.”
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