would sit there and watch that. >> even with all the media coverage of the dramatic rescue, it take as week for vernon to be reunited with his owners. turns out, vernon's real name is spiky, and his family had no idea what happened to him after he got out of their back yard. st. george and bowman are both recognized by animal advocacy groups for saving spiky's life. it's an honor st. george takes in stride. the humble paramedic insists he's no hero. it's all in a day's work. >> there are 3,000 firefighters within the city of los angeles, and i don't think there's any one of them that would not have done what i did. and i can really even say that for almost any firefighter across the country. it's what we do. coming up. >> these are brutal people that just saw something and wanted it. >> two thugs launch a surprise attack, leaving this bartender