'She's our hero': Dog honoured after protecting Ontario family from black bear last fall

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Ketonen, K. (2026, August 19). 'She's our hero': Dog honoured after protecting Ontario family from black bear last fall. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/chloe-dog-hall-of-fame-9.7311374?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-08-19 · by Kris Ketonen

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Chloe, a mixed-breed dog from Nipigon, Ontario, has been honored for defending her family from a black bear that broke into their home last September 16th. Chloe is credited with holding off the bear until police arrived to dispatch it, during which time she suffered a serious bite wound but continued to protect her owners. The incident occurred just months after Chloe was rescued by her owners in May 2019. As part of her recognition, Chloe has been inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame, which has honored over 180 pets for their bravery and devotion since its establishment in 1968.
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Story summary

A mixed-breed dog named Chloe, who is part of a family in Nipigon, Ontario, has been recognized for her bravery after protecting them from a black bear that broke into their home last September. On the night of September 16, 2022, the bear followed Chloe back into the house when she came inside, and Chloe's barking woke up her owner, Joe Shwetz, who then chased the bear out of the kitchen. The family credits Chloe with saving them from potential harm, calling her a "hero" for her actions that night. In recognition of her bravery, Chloe has been inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame.

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📰 Dog Saves Family From Bear
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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4%
1 of 24 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
77/100
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1
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CBC News · 1289 article(s) · 4 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 4 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Kris Ketonen
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 "We rescued her in May 2019.
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Chloe Nipigon Ont Purina the Purina Animal Hall of Fame

Subjects

Chloe PERSON · 8× Colette Shwetz PERSON · 6× Joe Shwetz PERSON · 2× Nipigon GPE · 2× Ont GPE · 2× Canada GPE · 1× Joe PERSON · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Purina ORG · 1× the Purina Animal Hall of Fame ORG · 1×

Narrative

Chloe, a mixed-breed, medium-sized dog, has been inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame, which recognizes pets "for their remarkable bravery and unwavering devotion in protecting their owners during life-threatening emergencies," a media release states.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-19
🔮 "We rescued her in May 2019.

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

'She's our hero': dog honoured after protecting Nipigon, Ont., family from black bear last fall Bear burst into home last September asserted
Bear → honour → home
A dog from Nipigon, Ont., is being recognized for her efforts to protect her family from a black bear last fall. asserted
dog → recognize → bear
Chloe, a mixed-breed, medium-sized dog, has been inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame, which recognizes pets "for their remarkable bravery and unwavering devotion in protecting their owners during life-threatening emergencies," a media release states. asserted
release → induct → emergencies
"She's a rescue dog," said Colette Shwetz, who owns Chloe along with her husband, Joe. asserted
who → say → husband
"We rescued her in May 2019. uncertain
We → rescue → May
She was about six months old when she came to us." asserted
she → come → us
"She doesn't like a lot of attention. asserted
She → like → attention
She's just one of those old soul dogs," Colette Shwetz said, adding "she's just full of love. asserted
she → say → love
Chloe was let out into the yard, and when she came back in, the bear followed. asserted
bear → let → yard
"Here we are in my kitchen, the three of us, me, the dog and the bear," Colette Shwetz said. asserted
Shwetz → say → us
Joe Shwetz was already asleep, but was woken up by Chloe's barking. asserted
Shwetz → wake → barking
"I got up, run out, went into the kitchen," Joe Shwetz said. asserted
Shwetz → get → kitchen
"Chloe had a hind leg, which was the bear, in her mouth, trying to pull it towards the door." asserted
which → have → door
All three managed to get the bear out of the kitchen and into an adjoining hallway, and it then made its way into the basement. asserted
it → manage → basement
Held off the bear until police arrived Chloe "stood guard," Colette Shwetz said, barking and holding the bear off until the police arrived and dispatched it. asserted
police → hold → it
"We all ended up with a lot of staples and stitches and a lot of wound care," Colette Shwetz said. asserted
Shwetz → end → care
"Chloe, we almost lost her through the bite that she got, but she did really well. asserted
she → lose → that
We got her through it. asserted
We → get → it
" And Chloe also got a steak dinner as a reward, Colette Shwetz said. asserted
Shwetz → get → reward
"She's our hero," she said. asserted
she → say → ?
"I know that without her, I would not be here. asserted
I → know → her
In a media release, Purina said the hall of fame was established in 1968, and has so far recognized 198 animals — 170 dogs, 27 cats, and one horse — "for extraordinary acts of courage and devotion that have helped save lives across Canada." asserted
that → say → Canada
Murph, an Australian Blue Merle Sheepdog from Kenora, was inducted in 1984 after she alerted her owners to a fire in the apartment building they were living in. asserted
they → induct → building
Her owners then rushed to notify all the other residents, and all escaped the fire. asserted
all → rush → fire
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