Tara is top dog, so to speak, after winning a hero award for rescuing her young owner from a canine attack last year. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Vogel/AP The Two-Way Cat Wins 'Hero Dog' Award June 19, 2015 • Tara body-slammed the neighbors' dog to save her then-4-year-old owner. When a Los Angeles shelter prepared to present its annual trophy, no dog's heroics could match the cat's.
