Stray Mutt Just Won 2025 Hero Dog Award For Soothing Families After School Shooting

Stray Mutt Just Won 2025 Hero Dog Award For Soothing Families After School Shooting
Stray Mutt Just Won 2025 Hero Dog Award For Soothing Families After School Shooting Sgt. Bo wins 2025 American Humane Society Hero Dog – Credit: Faye Okert A stray mutt that turned into a service dog soothing kids after a school shooting has just been crowned the 2025 Hero Dog Award by the American Humane Society—and now he’s winning hearts nationwide as a symbol of comfort and courage. Sgt. Bo, the mixed breed from Nashville, Tennessee, may have started as a stray, but after being rescued off the streets of Florida in 2022, the four-year-old became a certified therapy dog with the Nashville Police Department, working alongside a former officer, Faye Okert, to help students feel safe and supported. Just three months into his service, tragedy struck when a shooting at the city’s Covenant School claimed six lives. Sgt. Bo was called to help comfort children and families at the reunification site—climbing onto buses, letting shaken students rest against him, and staying until the last family …