An incredibly good dog has been awarded a prestigious prize in Great Britain, the first-ever non-Brit animal to win the honor.

Hurricane, a now-retired Secret Service dog, was awarded the Order of Merit by the British charity Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA).

The award honors animals that "display outstanding devotion to their owner or wider society, above and beyond normal companionship," according to the PDSA, and is considered the animals' OBE — one of the highest honors that the British royal family can bestow upon an individual.

Notable human recipients of the OBE include Adele, Sir Elton John and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom is American.

Hurricane, along with fellow Secret Service dog Jordan, intervened after a man jumped the White House fence in 2014.

Hurricane, a Belgan Malinois, was kicked and thrown around by the intruder, Dominic Adesanya. But Hurricane was able to tackle Adesanya down to let Secret Service agents arrest him. Then-President Obama, who was home during the intrusion, was unharmed.

The injuries Hurricane sustained from the attack contributed to his retirement in 2016 from the Secret Service. Hurricane retired at 8, 2 years earlier than the average Secret Service dog.

Hurricane was a "legend" within the Secret Service after the attack, handler Marhsall Mirarchi said.

Hurricane will receive the award in October at a ceremony in London.

Contributing: The Associated Press; Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY. Follow Joshua Bote on Twitter: @joshua_bote