A United States Secret Service dog that fought off a White House intruder in 2014 has received a top honor in Britain. The dog, named Hurricane, is a Belgian Malinois. He was honored with the rarely-given Order of Merit award from a British aid group. Hurricane is the first animal from a foreign country to receive the honor. The aid group is called the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals. The group provides free and low-cost medical care to animals and owners in need. Its director, Jan McLoughlin, said the Order of Merit award is equal to royal recognition for humans. “It’s given for animals who show distinguished service for society, who go above and beyond that level of human and animal companionship,” McLoughlin said. Hurricane was a highly trained member of the Secret Service working as a guard dog under President Barack Obama.