Boy will get award for saving pups

A nine-year-old boy will be recognized as a hero next week in his Santa Cruz community after saving two small puppies’ lives. He spotted the puppies in the back seat of a car with the windows barely cracked on a 90 degree August day. The boy grabbed his Super Soaker and shot water into the car, cooling the pups off until police and animal control could come and rescue the dogs. Both puppies have since been adopted.