A trained service dog saves a life; A Burmese cat saves his owner from a freak fire; A miniature pony visits children in the hospital.

A search and rescue dog discovers an avalanche victim alive; A chance meeting of a woman and horse who desperately need one another; A bald eagle finds a new home at a rehabilitation center for birds of prey; A woman and cocker spaniel develop a strong and powerful bond.

A Golden Retriever pulls his owner to shore, saving him from floating down the river; A medical service dog helps his owner when the power fails and her respirator dies; A woman devotes her time and energy to rescuing and caring for exotic reptiles; Imprisoned women learn to groom, train and care for dogs as part of the Freedom Kennels program.

A Rottweiler backs up his truck-driving owner during an attack; A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and his dog track a family lost in the mountains in the dead of winter; A 10-year-old blind girl rides a racing horse, the arena has given her a confidence in life she might never otherwise have known; Two abused Asian elephants become best friends.

A Golden Retriever saves people from impending heart attacks; A little girl finds a new love through marine animals; An elderly man saves his neighbor's Yorkshire terrier from an icy river; A guide dog risks his life to save his owner.

A Pitt Bull Terrier saves three children from a venomous snake; A mother rescues her five kittens from a house fire; A former bomb dog saves a man's life with his sense of smell; An arson detection dog catches an arsonist; A three-legged lab pulls two men to dry land.

A police officer and his canine partner chase down a thief; Shortly after a woman became comatose, a dog shows up to keep her husband company; An Australian Shepherd rescues his owner from a bad date; A woman and dog share a special bond; A prisoner's life is changed after enrolling in the prison's wild horse training.

A cattle dog blocks stampeding cattle from trampling his owner; A blind cat fights off an intruder; A woman is given the strength to end her abusive marriage and quit her job after swimming with humpback whales; An English Setter warns his owners of a tornado.

A boy with behavioral problems begins a transformation after befriending a horse; A little three-legged terrier saves her owner from freezing to death; A cocker spaniel shows up and saves a boy's life; A woman is reunited with her horse 23 years later.

A spaniel leads a man into a burning house to find his three-year-old grandson; A man rescues an abandoned golden retriever; A champion cutting horse goes blind and learns to live a full life in his dark world; A bio-medical research chimpanzee forms an unlikely bond with a retired farmer; A neighbor's Great Dane rescues a woman from being buried in snow.