SPOKANE, Wash. -- Two German shepherds from Washington will receive a national award from an insurance company after they survived being trapped in a grain silo for 21 days.
Nationwide Insurance offers the Hambone Award to the most unusual insurance claim they receive during a given year.
This year's recipients are named Zeus and Ziva and are owned by Jessica Donges of Medical Lake, Washington.
The dogs became emaciated after they entered a grain silo and couldn't get out for three weeks.
Nationwide spoke with the dog's owner Jessica Donges, who gave this account of what happened:
The Spokesman-Review says Ziva lost more than 20 pounds, was treated for a gash on her leg and given medication for anxiety. Zeus lost 30 pounds and was treated for Giardia and liver issues. The two German shepherds have made a full recovery.