VASHON ISLAND, Wash. – A Washington state animal shelter says a dog dutifully stood guard for a nearly a week on Vashon Island to protect another dog that had fallen in a cistern. Tillie, a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A Vashon Island dog credited with standing guard for a nearly a week to protect another dog that had fallen in a cistern has received an award from Gov. Jay Inslee.