Juliana (dog)

She was awarded two Blue Cross medals, the first for extinguishing an incendiary bomb and the second for alerting her masters to a fire that had started in their shop.

In April 1941, two years into World War II, incendiary bombs were being dropped across Britain during The Blitz.

The dog is reported to have stood over the bomb and urinated on it, extinguishing the fire and preventing it from spreading.

[1] Juliana was celebrated as a hero for a second time when, in November 1944, she again helped to save the lives of her owners.

Initially expected to achieve £60, the sale reached £1,100 with the winning bid coming from an anonymous buyer.