.. but i wondered if it would be possible to act in a more archetypally heroic way than this guy did.

You got me Sir MM : ). Archetypally heroic? Personally I don't care about the headline that distorts .. at first. At the end of the day, the guy felt compelled to help and paid the consequences. Hero .. shmero etc.

I think it just may be important that we could concentrate on the breed of these dogs and why it is being encouraged. Not mentioned by our public broadcasting entity. All is well ... etc.