LIVERMORE, Calif. - A dog from Livermore has won an award for an unusual deed.

Ziya, a Belgian Malinois, is the winner of the 2025 Hambone Award from Nationwide Pet Insurance.

The dog was recognized for the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year.

In an interview with the insurance company, his owner said while they were on a morning walk, Ziya found himself in the middle of a real-life bullfight with a loose angry bull.

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The dog was kicked in the jaw and lost a tooth.

"Here we come up on this massive bull. He starts snorting and Ziya dives headlong into it and the bull kicked him," the dog owner said. "So, took him to the ER. We had the tooth extracted and recovered perfec

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