Hero Dog Kabang Loses Snout As She Saves Two Girls’ Lives

A hero dog that lost her snout and upper jaw saving two girls' lives is heading home to the Philippines after special treatment at a California hospital.

Kabang was undergoing medical procedures at the University of California and was released yesterday, USA Today reports.

She had her snout and upper jaw sheared off in December 2011 when she jumped in front of a motorbike in the Philippines.

It was reported that the dog saved the lives of her owner's daughter and niece who were apparently in the path of the oncoming bike. Kabang jumped forward to block the two girls from the motorcycle. 

Kabang has been named a hero in the Philippines. Pic: AP

Veterinary professor Frank Verstraete told the newspaper that doctors were able to heal her wounds during her seven-month stay at the hospital, but were unable to reconstruct her snout and jaw.

Kabang will return to her owner in the Philippines.