Hurricane was a 69-pound black Belgian Malinois whose career in the Secret Service left him the most decorated dog in American history. In October of 2014, he took down an intruder who had scaled the White House fence and made it to within 100 yards of President Obama and the First Lady. He raced from the east side of the lawn as the intruder fought off another Secret Service dog. Hurricane suffered injuries in the incident that forced him into retirement in 2016. His actions caused the Secret Service to employ more guard dogs to White House duty.
Hurricane was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Valor from the Department of Homeland Security in 2015 and the Distinguished Service Medal in 2022, among other awards. After retirement, his handler Marshall Mirarchi founded a charity called Hurricane's Heroes that provides veterinary care for retired law enforcement and military dogs. Hurricane became an ambassador for the organization, and excelled at that job, too, since he was able to socialize and even play with children while off duty, a quality not found in most security dogs. At almost 16 years of age, Hurricane made one last trip to the White House on February 12th and met with the entire K9 team before he was put down. He was a good dog. -via Metafilter